An curved arrow pointing right. Pedal harps can cost $70,000 — far more than lever harps, which cost $2,000 to $9,000. At first glance, a pedal harp looks like a simple frame with a row of strings.

Pedal harps can cost $70,000 — far more than lever harps, which cost $2,000 to $9,000. At first glance, a pedal harp looks like a simple frame with a row of strings.

“You Can Play the Harp,” from 1-3 p.m., is for anyone age 5 and up who is interested in giving the instrument a try. It will feature demonstrations of pedal and lever harps, an ensemble ...

Laura Zaerr is surrounded by pedal and lever harps in her Northwest Corvallis home studio. One pedal harp, built in Chicago, is about 100 years old. As she plucks the strings of each one ...

“It sounds gorgeous.” Finding a harp to play was easier, at least at first. Taryn learned on the smaller, simpler lever harp, renting them through the years. When she was 14 and ready to move ...