Strings

The harp has 47 strings. The strings are color-coded. All C strings are red and all F strings are black or blue. The remaining strings are white or silver colored.

Wire strings/gut strings.

Wire strings/gut strings.

The lowest 12 strings are wire strings, with steel centers wrapped with copper, steel or silver-plated copper. The remaining strings are made of gut or nylon.

Gut string and wire string division.

Gut string and wire string division.