A concert harp, also called a pedal harp, has 47 strings. Tuning is a tedious job. Seven pedals allow the changing of the pitch. Pressing a pedal moves a rod inside of the harp’s column. The rods are ...

Harpist Mary Lattimore would like you to know that the harp, all 47 strings and seven pedals, often towering above the artists who choose to master it, is just an instrument. “You can shove it into ...