The Internet Autoharp

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Just click on a chord (not in the image, in the ASCII art...) and a 1-second mu-law 8KHz sample of that chord will play! Those with sensitive ears may note that these chords have a few extra notes in them.... the samples are from my "Jazzy chorded" autoharp. Do it enough and your browser will cache the sounds and who knows what may happen!
This Internet gadget was a real treat back in 1995!
I have seven autoharps and have done a number of experiments with them regarding tuning and chord voicings.

I bet you folks would like some autoharp links!

The Autoharp Quarterly They have their own big list of links, and there you can read Ivan Stiles' True History of the Autoharp! Thanks, Ivan & AQ!
The Cyberpluckers!
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins WV home of many folk arts festivals and workshops, including ones featuring autoharps!

You can even hear me playing the autoharp in these MP3's recorded long ago (1985) at Harvestworks' old P.A.S.S. studios on 22nd st!

JJMD Variations. Modally-tuned autoharp warps Bach's Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring.
The Rest Of Our Lives. Composed sometime in the 70s.
The Swim.
Bass Fission. Mostly to see if an autoharp can play a bass line.

Happy listening.

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