My 15 year old Triplett Luna wire harp made the 3,000+ miles trip from Vermont to San Luis Obispo, California in July, back to the workshops of Triplett Harps for a much-needed rebuild.

After I accidentally knocked over my harp while recovering from Covid this past winter, the instrument was severely damaged and needed major repairs. It fell forward and hit a Victorian rolltop desk, splitting the length of the pillar shield on both wings (which has a Celtic knot abalone inlay in the middle) and the stave back soundbox separated at several points. Also the soundbox as a whole twisted to the right, leaving a large air gap at the base. This is a lefty harp, so there’s been quite a bit of pull over the years; the continuous force of the strings under tension gradually draw the neck and pillar to the right.

The harp was shipped off to California in mid-July and has been expertly repaired by Steve Triplett. I’m looking forward to welcoming her home in a few weeks! My church is rejoicing also; we’re planning on moving our beautiful but sadly out of tune antique upright piano to the other wall near the currently unoccupied choir pews so that Luna harp can be placed right in front of and below the pipe organ console and nearby for Communion.