General Early Music
Baroque Violin Links
Information / Articles
Here is a nice basic article on the history of the baroque violin.
Here is a long list of essays on the baroque violin.
Historical
Harp Links
Makers / Restorers
H. Bryan & Co - builder who specializes in the restoration of antique harps in Virginia.
Clive Morely Harps - available antique harps. Located in Gloucestershire in the UK. A very reputable dealer, the first harp making ancestor of the Morley's purchased the Erard workshop.
Pilgrim Harps - located in Surry in the UK and usually has several antique harps for sale.
Niebisch & Tree - UK harp dealer in London, restores and sells antique harps.
Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur - harp maker and restorer in Germany. They have many harps available for restoration and also make replicas of antique harps.
Tim Hampson - in Devon, UK, makes replicas of Erard Single Action pedal harps for those who want the sound and the look but not the maintainance, and have lots of money to spend.
Beat Wolf - restorer or antique harps who also makes replicas of Louis XVI harps. Located in Switzerland.
Information / Articles
Here is a nice article on Erard and other contemporary makers.
The Louis XVI Harp - nice article on these harps on the Harp Spectrum Site.
The Historical Harp Society - for all of us who love historical harps.
Artists Who Perform and Record on Historical Harps
Nancy Hurrell - harpist in Boston, MA.
Danielle Perrett - Harpis in the UK who has recorded on an 18th century Louis XVI harp.
Mike Parker - performer and musicologist in the UK, author of "Child of Pure Harmony" - the only book on the market dedicated to the single action pedal harp. Every serious historical harpist should read this.
Phil Williams and Sarah Deere-Jones - performs on Medieval harps.
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