Unboxing the Marini Made 28-string Bass Lap Harp
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- My new harp arrived on June 21. Join me as I unbox the Marini Made 28-string Bass LAP harp. I'll give you my first impressions, some of my favorite features and sound samples with and without the installed pickup.
0:00 Unboxing the Marini Bass lap harp
0:40 First observations and 6 favorite features
2:54 Tuning it up
3:30 Quick music demo
4:22 Wearing the harp using the strap
5:02 Recording with the installed pick-up
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It's always fun to meet and get to know a new harp! Have you been waiting to find out what's in the box? My Marini 28-string Bass lap harp arrived on the first day of summer. Thanks for stopping by to unbox it with me! I love how light and portable it is, dreamy! I'm looking forward to getting a stand, I'll have to wait a few more weeks. Let me know if you have any questions.
0:00 Unboxing the Marini Bass lap harp
0:40 First observations and 6 favorite features
2:54 Tuning it up
3:30 Quick music demo
4:22 Wearing the harp using the strap
5:02 Recording with the installed pick-up
What a gorgeous sound !!!
Excited for you!! Looks and sounds lovely! It seems so perfect for you to take outside and record your music.
That's the plan!
Wow! That is awesome! I love all the features that you told us about, but especially the tone. Thank you for sharing! Good luck with that! Congratulations!
Glad you enjoyed watching the unboxing 🙂🎶
How exciting! Your new harp looks and sounds lovely! 💕🎶☀️
Thanks Becky! We’ve been hanging out together on the back deck 🙂🎶
Oh Anne - your videos are soooooo inspiring. Now we are all going to want to buy this lovely harp too. You are sooooooo special! ❤
Always fun to see an unboxing video - it's a beautiful harp and I look forward to hearing more from it!
Thanks Stephanie! First day with a new harp only happens once, so it's fun to catch a video.
Ahhhh, a new harp! She sounds beautiful! Congratulations!!👍👍🎶🎶
Thank you Gloria! 💕🎶
It is really heart warming to see you so excited and happy about your new harp!
Wishing you very happy harping with your new baby!
Mary
Sweet 💕 Thanks so much Mary!
A new harp, the summer hat and rushing stream. How wonderful. I'm so happy for you and happy to see you happy!
The harp, the hat and the magic path... I love them all!
Wonderful! Thank you Anne❤️😊🎵
Glad you like it!
Oh how exciting, sounds lovely and mellow. Great that you can “wear” it, so light. Enjoy❤️
It really does have a lovely mellow tone 🥰
Thank you for sharing this video, Anne! I had the pleasure of visiting the Marini's in Pennsylvania three years ago. They have a showroom in their home with so many beautiful instruments. A large barn at their home has been converted into a workshop. They will be pleased, I am sure, with the enthusiastic way you presented this lovely harp.forward
Oh lucky you! Wouldn't it be fun to see these harps being built! I've watched their videos, which are wonderful!
Oh, dear Anne, that is sooooo wonderful!! Your new harp looks beautiful... Every time i see these unboxing videos, the eyes of the unboxing harp players are shining soooo much and look soooo full of joy. It´s the same here. You look sooo happy. That´s beautiful. I wish you so much pleasure with you new lap harp :O)))
Meeting a new harp is always delightful!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic 😍😍😍
Awesome . Thank you
You're welcome!
That is one beautiful lap harp, if you love it now just imagine as your soundbox matures and gets a Fuller ,larger voice,oh my goodness so does this mean that we're going to have more songs to play on our lap harps? What an exciting prospect, this will be a fun summer for sure, I am so happy for you. She is beautiful.
Thanks Deb! Indeed… a summer fun harp💕🎶
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Anne can i ask why did you choose the model you did? Is the shape better for you than the celtic? I am looking at both and I cannot decide which i like better?
@@debw2635 My instinct was that the rounded shape would help provide a full, warm sound. Plus they had one in stock when I ordered!
Oooooh new harp. So beautiful. Love your new glasses. Congratulations. Beautiful resonance. Beautiful video and photos Thank You Anne
Thank you Connie! I wish my glasses were new 😂Someday I'll be able to see again! I've become an excellent guesser.
Wonderfully helpful as I am a harp newbie and was thinking of purchasing this as my first harp because of the bass range.
Ha! Was waiting for this, beautiful new Baby 😍😍😍 I am looking forward to a lot of beautiful music for it. Enjoy 🌸🌹💫🤗🌸
It just never gets old to welcome a new harp into the family!
This harp has such a nice tone!
This looks like a beautiful new addition to your collection Anne! Thank you so much for sharing your unveiling with us! It certainly does check off a lot of those boxes for portability! 🥰
It’s small without being small 😉🎶
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic I've been looking for something very similar Anne. I was not familiar with this particular model but it looks really tempting!!!
@@donnahutchison8293 You’re welcome to come try it, Donna 🙂
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic I’m very tempted! Thank you for the invite. I’ll give you a call! ❤️
@@donnahutchison8293 Anytime 🙂
Beautiful harp, and doesn't seem to need the pickup to sound beautiful. You could see your excitement and pleasure all over your face! It made me remember the excitement I felt when my harp arrived. Happy memories.
The pickup is helpful for recording as my room isn't perfectly quiet, but you're right it sounds lovely without a pickup. Meeting a new harp just never gets old!
Yay, it's beautiful! Congrats!
Unboxing just never gets old! I think you'd be great at a double strung (winkie winkie)
What a wonderful harp. 💖🎶
Thank you Paula, I’m enjoying it 💕🎶
Such a sweet voice! Thanks for sharing this.
It really does have a sweet voice, gentle yet singing. Just what I was hoping to hear from it.
Congrats on your latest acquisition! Thanks for sharing and enjoy! ❤
Thank you Irene!
Anne, I have the 26 string LAP cherry harp and I absolutely love it !! Beautifully made, same graceful design and lovely rich tone ❤ my go anywhere harp!!
It really is a “go anywhere harp” 🙂
I have this style Marini harp, made before the bass model was available; mine has 26 strings. I love it!! It has travelled with me to many hospital, nursing home, and hospice settings. There is also a little stand made to fit it that makes it almost like a small floor harp. I use that instead of the strap. It is very comfortable for me. A very lovely little harp!
It really is a lovely choice for a therapy harp. Such a gentle tone and the extra bass strings give just enough low end.
What fun for you Anne! There will be some great music ahead!
Oh yes, that's for sure!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Anne, What is a Bass harp?
@@lorikirkwood5414 It's small and light enough to play on my lap, but it goes down to the low F, which is 4 more strings than on a typical lap harp.
I just saw that the Atlanta Harp Center just got one of these Marini Made Bass lap harps on consignment and that it was purchased new in May of last year. I immediately thought, "Oh, no, I hope Anne didn't end up wanting to sell her Marini Made harp!" However, the one on consignment is in walnut. I was happy to return to this video and discover that yours is clearly a different harp since yours is in cherry!
I love the deep rich sound...a lovely warm tone. Gorgeous!
I'm so happy with the tone! Very versatile!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic You said you ordered it with the Camac levers? Their website offered the gold, silver or Rees levers. Could you give me your opinion on the different levers please? This would be a great harp to carry to hospice.
@@LM-WWJD I would have ordered the Truitts, but they weren't available. I was just as happy when they offered the Camacs for the same price. I don't have experience with the other levers, but you could reach out to Sue Marini and ask.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Thank you 🙂
It’s gorgeous, Anne!
Thanks Pat! Have those extra bass strings is so nice!
I have not obtained a lap harp yet but this is very nice! I love seeing you playing it by the stream, which makes me even more interested in a lap harp. I have a Blevins 34 Encore, Dusty Strings FH36S, and Lyon & Healy Grand Petite 85. I love them all! This one sure has some nice possibilities for taking it places. Not much more trouble than a guitar.
Its portability is a big pro! Sounds like you have a lovely collection of harps!
Beautiful!
Thank you! Sweet little harp isn't it?
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic anything Italian has got to be beautiful! 😄
Wunderful.harp! Have a lot of fun together!
We are hanging out together right now 😉🎶
A new lap harp, how exciting! I also considered this model last year but Brook Boddie swayed me towards the Musicmakers Sonnet. I’d love to hear your take on how this harp compares with your other harps of similar size (Dusty, Triplett, etc.). Looking forward to more beautiful compositions 💞.
Oh yes, the Sonnet would be in a similar category wouldn’t it? I was hoping for a tone that sounded gentle, clear and warm. Really enjoying it so far!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Thank you for this very helpful video. The sound of the Marini Bass 28 string is so amazing. But still, I am undecided whether to get a Sonnet 29 strings (sound holes on the side! and with A to A strings) or the Marini made Bass 28 string. Do you have experience with both? If so, which do you think sounds fuller? Anything else I should consider? I am a beginner 5.2 "tall". Thank you very much!
Absolutely beautiful harp!! I’m glad I got to hear the tone which sounds great. I am working with Susan at Marini with the details of my harp. They are starting to build a 28 Celtic Bass Lap harp and I’m going to wait and see how it sounds then I can choose it or the style you have. I’ll have to wait awhile and just be very patient! I’m so excited for you!!
I was very lucky that they happened to have the cherry bass lap harp pre-built, so I didn't have a long wait. They are in the process of making the stand for me. So many lovely options!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic I’m also getting the stand built - they look awesome and sturdy. My music room is in the lower level of our raised ranch and I don’t play much upstairs because I don’t want to lug my FH36 up and down my stairs. So the new harp will look great in my living room next to my baby grand which I inherited from my mom. Now my next step is to figure out how to record - I have a desk top computer in another room and I have an IPad. Next adventure!!
@@msavard0 Sounds like a fun and musical home 🥰🎶
Beautiful harp! The Marinis were my first harp instructors actually. They make amazing instruments! You play beautifully!
Aren’t you lucky! Indeed they do a beautiful job!
Pretty, shapely harp. Reminds of my Musicmakers harp
Hi Anne, I also just ordered the same lap harp for my daughter (yesterday)! Will get it shipped to Australia in a week or two 😀... Great to see you getting it! I am now confident about my choice 😊
Ooo exciting! Which wood did you choose? Are you getting the stand?
Hi Anne, I got the Cherry one and I got the floor stand 😀
I haven't got it yet. Am very exciting after seeing your video. I love your teaching and your music so knowing that you are also appreciating this harp makes me very confident that I made the right choice. Thank you 😍😍😍
That’s one happy face you have there Anne. Gorgeous 😊
It ticks off all of my wish list boxes! ✅
I just unboxed my new Marini Bass Lap harp in cherry only a couple months ago. I love the sound and the range of strings! I was excited to find out that I could play the full-harp version of your arrangement of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross on my 28-strings, except for that very last chord which I had to modify. I'm eager to learn what you arrange for this harp.
It’s so versatile isn’t it? Did you get the stand for it? I’ve got a new piece cooking along already 🙂🎶
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Yes! I love it for its versatility. I have the floor stand. I'm saving my pennies for the collapsible stand. For now, I sit with the harp on my lap, or in the floor stand atop a sturdy cardboard box. :) I'm still very new to the harp. I started slowly almost a year ago with the ten-string Kinnor harp, also from Marini. That too, has a lovely sound.
@@heidistyer4504 I’ve been enjoying taking it outside to play, but I’ll be happy to get a stand so it doesn’t have to live on the floor.
Beautiful. Okay I am too impatient to wait until the day after receiving it to open it up. Oh my gosh there’s no way o could wait! Ha. 😄 I actually looked at these before buying my fullsicle and couldn’t find much at all on the instrument. Except that it looked so comfortable. But I ended up getting a second with a blemish ( a little dark spot on the grain) so they knocked quite a large chunk off the price. I just happened to buy at the perfect time. And with a pick up it sounds good. But this was one I was very interested in and I liked that it had extra bass strings. But I knew absolutely nothing about harps when I bought. Now I am waiting on a custom harp by Musicmakers. I bought the Jolie 33 string. I could have it next week. I hope. And if it is delivered at night like my fullsicle was, I will be recording at night!!!🤣 Now I just hope and pray it comes.🙏🤞🙏 Did you know that a galling of milk weighs 8lbs also? So your harp is equal to a gallon of milk in weight!
I used the tell the folks at the long term care facility that my harp weighs less than my cat LOL! A gallon of milk works too! 😀Hope you have lots of fun with your Jolie when it arrives! Did you get a fun color? I had my eye on the blue one!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic yes I did get a fun color. He will make the cooors any way you want. I wish I had known that and went with a navy blue or royal blue. But I went with a deep green dark. There’s no yellow in it like in the photos of the vivid colors. In fact he added black to it. If you’re over on Learning the Harp together on Facebook then I will post pics there. And I always post on my one Instagram page The Harping Catholic, or on my other one Sharon Cullen Art. And I post videos here on my UA-cam channel. So you can see it wherever you are. I can’t wait to play more of your music on the new harp so I can reach those loss notes!
@@SharonCullenArt Sounds gorgeous! Can't wait to see it!
I have a Marini Roma Rosa 36 string and it is beautiful and sounds wonderful...however, it weighs around 60 pounds...so it stays home for the most part. I do have other harps that are more portable. I love that you have a light harp to play and the strap will be so convenient! Looking forward to your recordings.
What are your portable harps? I'm working on a new piece and recording this weekend!
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic my two little harps are a 19 string Waring cardboard and wood harp and my 22 string Roosebeck Balladeer Pakistani harp. I find that the Waring sounds better and is much lighter but I wish it had more strings. The Roosebeck sounds tinny and although fully levered a couple of the pins were misplaced. It does look pretty. I also started using my Waring harp as an autograph harp as well ( on the back of the soundboard). I’m still on the lookout for the right lap harp. I also need to get straps for both of them.
@@livefunfully Amazing how light that little Waring is! I'd say less than a loaf of bread! I just changed the strings on mine this weekend.
Hi Anne! I would love to see a video teaching why it can be a good idea to tune your harp to F major. As we both know, I need a theory lesson! :)
I think that's a good idea!
I think Marini makes some of the best harps, especially the smaller ones.
I'm sure they will be delighted to hear that! Thank-you!
I know them personally.. I own the Shechinah
@@tameshanolt What is the Shechinah? A harp?
yes a model they retired..
@@tameshanolt Thank you. Now I understand. Blessings.
Hi Anne, I really enjoy your videos, both your voice and your harp playing! Do you mind telling us if this harp can be put in a hand carry luggage? Many thanks! 🙏🤗
Thank you for watching. This harp is probably too big for carry-on luggage.
Thanks Anne for sharing this video! That's so timely I'm just thinking about a therapy harp! Can I get your opinion please: how is this harp's sound compared to Triplett Christina? This might be an interesting question, but how tall are you Anne? I saw that the harp's height is very good sitting at your knee level, but i'm very small, so wondering if that works for me, or I should consider getting a stand for it. Thank you so much❤️
When my stand arrives I think I'll do another video to show more clearly the options for holding it. It's got a bigger sound than the Christina, but it also sounds gentle and intimate. Feel free to send me an email if you want to chat about them.
Love all your videos Anne! Can i ask why you chose the Marini over a Christina or Nightingale harp? I have never heard of Marini until I found your video :)
I had always wanted a small, portable harp that went down to either a low F or G. I love that I can play most of my normal repertoire on the Marini. I think you just have to really figure out what are the most important features that you need in a small harp. This one ticked off all the boxes that I need for right now.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic yes I am worried about the range. I know I want a pickup to play with an amp! Have you tried that?
@@christineweatherford5852 Yes I have the K&K pickup installed.
Hi there. Please make a video about harp tuning. I didnt find much about using any alternative tunings. Thank you
Thanks for the nudge, I think that's a good idea.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic cant wait. Especially because I love Fmajor :)
My zeroth made harp without levers is in this tuning. Also I like to do kalimbas in this.
But still with F tuning it would not be able to use levers to tune to f minor - do you use this tuning? For now it is my most liked minor scale. But when tuning harp to Eb you can have just f pentatonic when using levers. So maybe I will start to tune to fminor instead Ebmajor - I still will be able to lever up to C, F, G and others...
Anyway, make that video please. Your video about modes is so great that I shared it with other musician and instrument makers - even non-harpist. Thank you!
Hi Anne, your outdoor playing sounds great. Do you only use K&K pickup to record? Do you also use a preamp along with the pick-up? Thank you for the great video. Liz
Hi Liz! I use a mix of the K&K Big Twin pickup plus a Warm WA-84 microphone. The pickup runs into an external preamp on my audio interface.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Why do you add the Warm WA-84 to the Big Twin and do you have both of them when you’re performing live?
Love the sound of the Marini harp. Are there any studies regarding the most popular harps for Therapeutic harps?
Did you get certified in therapeutic harp? If so what organization?
Thank you for being you!
My Marini has a sweet folky sound. Glad you enjoyed it. I’m not sure if there have been any studies done, but most of the harp therapy programs have recommended harps. Yes, I am a certified clinical musician through Harps for Healing.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic I will contact them to find out when they suggest a harpist can get started. I am a newbie at the harp but studied piano many years and was an occupational therapy assistant for over 12 years.
Its beautiful I want one and waht the name of that song you are playing by the brook?Do you teach it?
That's called Amelia's Lullaby. Here's the link: musicdiscoveries.shop/products/amelias-lullaby
You said it has medium tension. Is it the same as a Dusty 36 or lighter tension? How would you compare it to a Harpsicle in tension?
Thank you. Love your playing style.
I'd say the tension is somewhere in between a Dusty 36 and a Harpsicle. Similar to a Triplett Christina.
I like how the back of the harp conforms to your body. That must make it easier to balance either on your lap or with the strap. It is beautiful. Why do they call it bass? Is that because it goes to F 2 below middle C and does it take out the F and G at the top? I have the Christina 26 which ends at the C below middle C and goes to the G 3 above middle C.
Yes, I had a Christina for a number of years and it was great as a therapy harp! This one is called a bass lap harp because it has the extra bass strings (down to low F). I'm waiting to get the stand for it and then I'll do a video on different ways to hold it.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic I look forward to your video on how it works with the stand
@@belindahunt9365 I’m eager to try the stand as well.
Would you recommend this as a first "real" harp? I have a 22 string very cheap harp that I have been practicing on, but it is almost at it's breaking point. I have been saving to buy a nicer harp and I am torn between saving for longer to get a larger harp with a bigger range or buying this one now. It will most likely take me another 1-2 years to save up for the larger harp I want. I want to buy both eventually, it's just which one to buy first☺
Hi Anne, I am interested in getting a lap harp to use for harp therapy. Which lap harp would you recommend? Which has the best sound?
People use all kinds of harps for harp therapy, it really depends on where and how you intend to play. Your harp therapy program will most likely list the pros and cons and give recommendations.
Congratulations! I have considered Marini harps several times through the years, as I live very close to them. I got a great deal on a second hand Morgan 34 string harp 6 years ago. How does the Marini compare with a fullsicle?
Thanks Annette! The Marini has wider string spacing, firmer string tension and a bigger sound than the Fullsicle. The fullsicle would be smaller and lighter if that's an important factor.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Thank you that helps.
Just from that 'pulling' you did on the section on String Spacing at the beginning of the video, it's pretty clear that the stings are of the 'rubber band' variety' - which, for a pedal harp player, is the most annoying element in ANY small/lap harp. Thoughts?
Oh it's definitely not at all like the tension of a pedal harp! But certainly firmer than my Dusty double strung, my old Lorraine and harpsicles. Similar to a Triplett Christina.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic See, that's the 'indefinable something' that most harp manufacturers just don't tell people- and when you don't live in a major city area, to go and try all of these various makers, how do you know? Thanks!
@@moirbasso7051 I've had quite a few harps come and go over the years. With each one I try to figure out what it wants to say by adjusting my touch on the strings. I can even be quite delighted playing a little cardboard harp with that sense of curiosity. That being said, it's nice to have an idea of what to expect from the harp before you make a purchase. I reached out and asked people for their opinions and recordings, which helped a lot.
@@annecrosbygaudetmusic Yes, I suppose I'll have more adeptness when my technique improves. It's primarily a tactile thing with me. I like some resistance when I play.. thanks.
@@moirbasso7051 It great to know your preference! I prefer somewhere in the middle for string tension :)
Hallo, you pretty, little beauty , welcome in the harp world of Anne Crosby- Gaudet!
She seems to have a lot to say already! 😀