harp strings
Plucked instrument fibers
Harp strings are the individual cords stretched across a harp's frame that produce sound when plucked.
Harps use many strings—concert harps have 47—tuned to different pitches.
The strings vary in material: gut, nylon, or wire for the bass register.
She replaced a broken harp string before the performance.
- catgutDried intestinal cord
- fluorocarbonCarbon-halogen compound, very stable
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- string tensionTightness of stretched filament
- silkFine woven insect fiber
brass · sound · monofilament · nylon · tuning pegs · carbon fiber · note · resonance · touch · pitch · taut · decay · stretch · shimmer · fingers · steel · twang · angelic
- harpsharpist
- gut productscatgut, sausage casings
harp components
harp stringswooden frame
Structural timber assembly
column · soundboard · neck · base · pedals