HISTORICAL HARP SOCIETY QUESTIONNAIRE
                          PEDAL HARPS
  I. Identification
      Make ________________________ Model _______________________
      Serial(s) _____________________  Year _____________
      Country of Origin ______________________
      Other marks, signatures, inscriptions _____________________
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  II. Dimensions
      Overall height ________ in. ________ mm.
      Approximate weight ________ lb.
      Depth: front of pillar to back of knee-block ____in.  ___mm.
      Number of strings/tuning pins ________
      Length of longest string ________ in.   ________ mm.
      Length of shortest string________ in.   ________ mm.
      Extreme width of soundboard________ in.  _______ mm.
      Soundboard     (circle)  straight-sided      extended

  III. Construction materials
      Neck ___________________________     Soundboard ___________
      Body ___________________________     Pillar _______________
      Tuning pins: (circle)   Wood     Metal    Other ___________
      Soundboard eyelets:     Wood     Metal    Other ___________
      String pegs:            Wood     Metal    Other ___________
      Pedals:                 Wood     Metal    Other ___________
  IV. Action (on neck)  (circle appropriate category)
       Single action:   Double action:     Shutters in back:
        Hooks             B uilles           Intact
        Crochets          Discs             Removed
        B uilles          Other _______________________________
        Discs
        Other __________ Damper or additional devices ___________
  V. General decor
       Apparent style (Gothic, Grecian, 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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