Even though it is a lever harp, the recommended stringing for the Ana is PEDAL Nylon in the 1st and 2nd Octaves, and PEDAL Gut in the 3rd through 5th Octaves. If you prefer, you can substitute Pedal Gut for the Pedal Nylon, or Pedal Nylon for the Pedal Gut. But be sure that you use PEDAL (and not lever) strings.
Two Types of Pedal Gut - We now offer a choice of two kinds of Pedal Gut strings. We have always carried the high-quality Bow Brand “Pedal Gut” strings. We now offer Burgundy Gut strings, which are an economical alternative. Manufactured by Bow Brand, Burgundy strings have slight visual imperfections, such as variations in color, which will not affect performance any way. Priced up to 30% below Bow Brand, these strings are popular with both students and professional harpists.
Bass Wire Strings You have several choices for the types of bass wire strings (2 strings in the 5th Octave, and 3 in the 6th Octave). The two main types are "Standard Wires" and "Tarnish Resistant Wires". The "Standard Wires" are silver-plated, and the C and F strings are copper-plated. These strings will tarnish with age. The "Tarnish Resistant Wires" are nickel-plated, and the C and F strings are bronze-plated. These strings will not tarnish. The Prelude comes from Lyon & Healy strung with Tarnish Resistant wires. Both of these types of wire strings have "silver-colored" A, B, D, E, and G strings, and "golden-colored" or "bronze-colored" C and F strings. If you'd like to have red C wires and black F wires, be sure to order the "Colored Wires".
Although most Ana harps sold in the US are strung this way, some Ana's sold from Italy are strung with lever nylon, lever gut, and lever wires. If you're not sure which type of strings your harp uses, please contact us.
To order, click on the string type you are interested in. We have a column for the recommended string type and extra columns for the optional.
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