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Music Maker Lap Harp |  | Brand: Music Maker
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $24.00
as of 9/8/2010 13:59 EDT details
You Save: $25.95 (52%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 960
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 2 x 15.5
MPN: RB1527
Model: RB1527
UPC: 681234000013
EAN: 0681234000013
ASIN: B00000J50W
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| ♦ | Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio award | | ♦ | Great introduction to the world of music | | ♦ | Made of quality hardwood | | ♦ | Beautiful in tone and appearance | | ♦ | Great for even young children |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This unique string instrument is hand finished from solid hardwood. Beautiful in tone and appearance, the Music Maker is playable even by young children. Simply pluck the strings indicated on the twelve individual song sheets which are included and you have instant music.
A tuning key and pick are included with this lightweight and portable instrument.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Made our Christmas Enjoyable for All Ages January 7, 2010
B. L. Kluballkern (Baraboo, Wisconsin USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We bought this for our niece and our grandaughter. It was fun to see everyone, at all ages, picking up the instrument and playing it. The music cards that come with it were so self explanitory that anyone without music ability could do it. We are so happy to have the sound of strings in the home over this wonderful holiday. Every home should have musical instruments and this is a good coffee table item. Prior to giving this as a gift, pull out the tuner and extra string and give to the parents to put away without the children seeing it. I did fine tune before giving however it was only a little bit. If the children get the tuner tool, they can over screw and the string will break. You also might want to pull out the order sheet for extra cards and tuner instructions prior to gift giving. A case would be a great addition.
Excellent for preschoolers January 3, 2010
Heather (WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased for my 4 year old daughter for Christmas. Within 15 minutes of opening it she was playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Row Row Row Your Boat unassisted, just by following the music sheet. She loves it!
I love these so much I created World of Harmony Music, a music curriculum for children! July 19, 2010
Debbie Center (Littleton, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a Music Maker zither, or lap harp, twelve years ago, when my daughter was only 2. She immediately loved the instrument, could easily play beautiful music on it, and would take it with her to play for friends and family in their homes. Being a professional musician myself, I was so impressed that I decided to create an educational music curriculum for children, using these instruments! You can see my books here on Amazon. Just look for World of Harmony Music.
 good music fun! January 22, 2009
good times (Utah, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
My 7-year old son got this for Christmas, but it's fun for everyone in the family. He played with it quite a bit right away, but then he tightened a string a little too much and it broke. There is extra string (actually wire) included, so I was able to fix it without too much difficulty. But there's probably only enough string to do that one more time. Maybe it is simple to find at the hardware store, I don't know. That is the only problem we've had. I would still buy it again, we've really liked it.
 Don't lose the tuning key! September 30, 2008
Melissa Williams (Belmont, NC)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I received this harp many years ago as a gift for Christmas. I loved it then, and had many happy hours learning how to play the different songs that are provided,
It is very easy to learn for children and once you have the basics of "tune" a child naturally starts to play music by memory and adapt other songs to the melodious harp on their own. You can also buy extra songs of different categories (Christmas, Christian, Folk, etc.)
The only caveat I see with this lap harp - is unfortunately a very problematic one. The strings on the harp are looped, and so two notes share one string (see picture) - Making it very difficult to keep the harp in tune for long
EX: Tightening one side can change the other, and thereby changing both notes. Only a few years into having it as a child, I lost the "tuning key" and was completely unable to tune it thereafter. [A wrench, pliars, etc strip the small studs]
I found my harp again in pristine condition from whence it was packed all these years, and it is still horribly out of tune. I will have to buy a tuning key from a music store - after a second try with pliers stripped the pegs yet again. Different tuning keys for different harps - so here's hoping!
I recommend the harp if you can KEEP your tuning key, or are adept at keeping it in tune easily. It is a wonderful learning tool, and fun musical instrument that is different than most.
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