HISTORICAL HARP SOCIETY QUESTIONNAIRE
                        NON-PEDAL HARPS
  I.   Identification
       Type of harp:       Arched ____   Angular ____   Frame ____ 
       Make __________________________   Serial(s) _______________
       Model __________________________  Year _____________
       Country of Origin ______________________
       Other marks, signatures, inscriptions _____________________
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  II.  Dimensions
       Overall height _____in. _____mm.  approx. weight ______lb.
      (Circle) Strings:  Single row   2 rows  Cross-strung  3 rows
       Depth: front of pillar to back of knee-block ____in. ___mm.
       Extreme width of soundboard________ in.  _______ mm.
       Number of stringholes/tuning pins ________
       Length of longest string ________ in.   ________ mm.
       Length of shortest string________ in.   ________ mm.
  III. Construction materials
       Neck __________________________
       Resonator ______________________
       Pillar ___________   No pillar __
       Soundboard  _____________________
       Tuning pins:        Wood  Metal   Other _____________
       Soundboard eyelets: Wood  Metal   Other _____________
       String pegs:        Wood  Metal   Other _____________
       Bray pins:          Wood  Metal   Other _____________
       Shape of resonator: _______________________________________ 
  IV.  Action (on neck)
       Individual sharping devices:              None __                    
         Hooks                        Single action:
         Blades                          Discs
         Other ________________________  Other ___________________
     Additional devices or accessories ___________________________
  V.   General decor
     Apparent style (African, Celtic, Renaissance, etc.) _________
     Subject of carvings _________________________________________
       wood     gesso (plaster)    gilded     other    no carvings 
     Description of soundboard decorations _______________________ 
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          decals     paper transfers      plain       hand-painted 
     Color of finish _______________
       painted       stained    varnished   veneered      papered 
  VI.  Forms filled out by ___________________________date_______                            
     Photo(s) included  y/n
                 (close-ups of column, neck, and base appreciated) 
     Permission to publish photo(s)  y/n
  VII. Current owner: ___________________________________________
     Address: __________________________________
     City/state: ___________________________  Phone: ____________
     email: _______________________           Fax: ______________

  VIII. HISTORY OF HARP

     Previous Owners: ___________________________________________ 
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     Significant past performances, performance sites, or other
       significant history:
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