Ideal for: Players who prefer understated elegance and enhanced projection
Enhanced resonance, clean lines, natural beauty.
This version of the Heather Harp features a 5-panel rosewood back, a construction detail that enhances the instrument's resonance and visual depth. The multiple panels create a subtly curved back surface that directs sound forward more effectively than a single flat panel.
Forward Projection, Enhanced Resonance
The 5-panel back creates a subtly curved surface that directs sound forward more effectively than a single flat panel. You get noticeably better projection to a listener sitting in front of you, a real advantage in teaching rooms, performance spaces, and recording setups.
About the 5-panel construction: Traditional lever harps use a single flat back panel. Stave-like multi-panel backs are borrowed from classical lute and guitar luthiery, where they've been used for centuries to shape and project sound.
Let the Wood Do the Talking
No carved ornamentation, just beautifully finished solid rosewood with the warm grain patterns that make it such a desirable tonewood. The clean lines of this model let the natural beauty of the wood speak for itself.
Chelby levers on every string deliver the same reliable side-engagement design found across the Heather line, with color-coded caps for intuitive navigation.
Why Chelby levers matter: Cheap levers can buzz, slip, or pull strings out of position when engaged. Chelby levers stay precisely in place and deliver a clean half-step every time.
Same Heather Playability, Refined Presentation
Musically identical to other Heather Harps: 22 DuPont nylon strings from C3 to C6, Chelby levers on every string, and color-coded strings. A refined option for players who prefer understated elegance without giving up any playing capability.
New to harp? Color-coded strings are the same system used in harp education worldwide. Red = C, blue = F. Once you know those two anchor points, everything else falls into place naturally.
Technical Specifications
Strings
22 DuPont Nylon
Range
C3 to C6 (3 octaves)
Levers
22 Chelby sharpening levers
Frame
Solid Rosewood, 5-Panel Back
Soundboard
Plywood
Dimensions
36 inches H × 18 inches W × 9 inches D
Weight
11 lbs
What's in the Box
Every Heather Harp ships with everything you need to tune and start playing.
