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.](/media/084d8682-3329-4848-a815-634e79735a58.jpg)
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.](/media/4d5f48e1-5539-4d14-98d8-3c5137eabd15.png)
Gut string and wire string division.