Lark in the Morning Harp Guitar
New!     Price discounted for 1 minor flaw
SOLD

Note: These extremely affordable made-in-Mexico steel string harp guitars have a significant amount of variation in color, details, quality, etc.  Unlike any other dealer, the instrument pictured here is the exact instrument in our possession, ready for immediate delivery!

This instrument is actually one of the nicer instruments from the factory, but it has one defect that can be seen in certain lighting conditions - a scratch under the finish (pictured below).  We are passing on our savings directly to you for a $150 discount.

Why order from Harp Guitar Music? 

The base price is exactly the same, but the nominal HGM percentage helps support this site and the growing harp guitar movement.  The instrument you see is the instrument you get, rather than a random example out of a stockroom.  As "middle man" familiar with these instruments and the normal range of hit-or-miss Made-in-Mexico quality, the "Harp Guitar Pope" himself, Gregg Miner, screens each one for acceptability.  Additionally, we can custom-string the instrument to your specific tuning preferences, optimize set-up (nut, frets and action) and upgrade tuners for you, all at your request (see Options below).

Specifications: 

• Steel strings
• Solid Spruce top
• Mahogany back and sides
• Rosewood fretboard
• Fully adjustable truss rod
• Six sub-bass strings
• 26-1/8" scale
• 2" nut width
• Dimensions: 15 1/2" lower bout, 4-7/16" depth at tail block, ~41-3/4" total length

  Price (with hardshell LIM form-fitted case): $1850

  "Factory Second" price:  $1700
  (cash or check discount price only $1650 and includes case!)
  SOLD

  Shipping:                             Request quote

Options

• Custom strung for your tuning:                $25-50

• Fret re-dress and set-up (recommended): $145

• Tuners (neck and/or sub-basses):             $ varies (a good inexpensive option is Schaller 3-on-a-plate for the neck and 5-Star 4:1 for the subs, for $206 installed)

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The good and the bad

Lark in the Morning harp guitars have been around for quite awhile, as the only commercially available harp guitar, period.  They are approximations of the classic Dyer harp guitar, are made in Mexico, and thus a bargain compared to other professional instruments.  The quality is adequate for an unusual instrument in this price range, and the sound is generally loud and robust, if a little lacking in finesse.  Aesthetically, they are sort of halfway between a classic Dyer and a slightly gaudy classical guitar.  The most common questions we are always asked are: How do they compare to a Dyer? and: Is it OK for professional use?  To the latter – that is a matter of personal preference, but in our opinion: no, but close.  The tuners should be replaced, and better players will want to have the nut and frets re-dressed.  The necks are wider and thicker than a typical modern steel-string guitar, so may not be suitable for beginners or electric guitarists.  Tone-wise, nothing can compare to a Larson-built Dyer, other than some of the copies by today's best luthiers, selling for several thousand dollars.  But there are many fine guitarists are out there playing Hedges’ Because It’s There perfectly well on these LIMs.  Order yours now and join the growing movement!

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