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Summary: A harp is a stringed instrument that creates sound through vibrations in strings that are connected to a sound board. Discover how a harp's sound board projects sound into the open with help from a harp instructor in this free video on how harps make sound.
Briawna Howard has been playing harp for 13 years. She is an instructor of playing the harp and has a class of 30 students. Howard performs for different events, such as weddings and...read more
"Hi my name is Briawna Howard, and I am here at Summerhays Music Center in Salt Lake City, Utah to talk about how a harp makes a sound. A harp is a stringed instrument where the strings attach at the top or neck of the harp to pegs. They then run down the length of the harp, and are inserted into small holes. You can see through the back end of the harp the other side of those holes where the string is tied to a post, and then the tension keeps it taut across the front of the harp. This bridge or small piece that is afixed at the base of the strings connects the vibration of the string to the sound board, which is this large piece at the front of the harp. Then when you pluck a string the vibration of the string travels down the string to this little hole through the bridge and to the sound board, which projects the sound out into the open."
eHow Article: How Does a Harp Make Sound?
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