I am afraid that there is nothing relating to wood or strings, but I
think that the harper O'Reilly probably took a very small size in
woollen socks if thats any help.

Keith

--- In clairseach@..., "bigjoe" <bigjoe@...> wrote:
>
> Keith
>
> Good question, I would also like to know who made the Harp used by
O'Reilly in the Danish Court. Also while you are looking, I would
like to know anything you find. I am especially interested in what
wood and what strings and who made them if you can get that far. The
strings for a Harp define a lot about what the Harp is.
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "sanger_keith" <sanger_keith@...>
> Reply-To: clairseach@...
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:31:15 -0000
>
> >Alasdair raises an interesting point in his quote from Arthur
O'Neill
> >regarding how accomadating the harpers were in regards to
> >instruments, especially when they were furth of their own country.
> >
> >We certainly know what Darby Scott was playing at the Danish Court
> >circa 1620, as he was obliging enough to have his picture painted
> >with harp, although that of course does not tell us where it was
> >actually made. A more intriguing question arises however with his
> >predecessor 'Carolus Oralii',(Charles O'Reilly) who is listed
among
> >the payments to court musicians between November 1601 and October
> >1602.
> >
> >As he was the only harper listed around that period, then an
> >instruction from King Christian IV of Denmark to his Knight
Marshall
> >dated 24 September 1602, regarding the final payment to a harper
> >coming to the end of his contract, which includes the instruction
> >to 'Keep the Harp as we paid for it', must presumably apply to the
> >instrument used by O'Reilly.
> >
> >So the employer paid for the instrument, but what sort of harp and
> >where I wonder was it made ?
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >
> >
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