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Old 12-27-2016, 08:05 PM
Steve DeRosa Steve DeRosa is offline
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Originally Posted by Rudy4 View Post
...Many autoharps go their entire life without a string breaking from normal use. Play it and enjoy it.
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Originally Posted by Bob Womack View Post
My elementary school music teacher had a autoharp with the same strings on it for years with elementary school kids banging away on it and never popped a string...
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Originally Posted by Mooh View Post
My Dad bought an autoharp in 1967, used. I have it now and as far as I know it has never had a string change. Holds its tune and sounds good too.
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Originally Posted by H165 View Post
...I don't recall one ever breaking on a harp of mine...
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Originally Posted by blue View Post
...my Mom probably got the autoharp I currently use before 1967. She's was a teacher since the 50's and used it for sing-a-longs in class. No string changes ever...I just know that if they were under near failure levels of stress, one of them would probably have given up the ghost in 50 plus years.
I think the first-hand testimony above is more than sufficient to answer the question to anyone's satisfaction - and I'd take Rudy's wise advice...
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