Previously, most harps in North America had been made in France, England, Ireland, or Italy by smaller groups of craftsmen. Originally, Lyon & Healy had been sent to Chicago to start a sheet music shop for the Boston music publisher, Oliver Ditson, but by the mid-1870s, they had branched into making musical instruments, including harps-the instrument for which they are best known today. The company was founded by two men originally from Boston, George W. More recently, in 2003, Lyon & Healy also began the manufacture of electroacoustic harps. In addition, Lyon & Healy has also made more affordable, smaller versions of the concert harp, known as folk harps (based on traditional Irish instruments) and lever harps (which use levers to change the pitch of the string rather than pedals), which have helped to popularize the instrument.
LYON HEALY HARP 17 PROFESSIONAL
Lyon & Healy harps are among the most widely-played in the world by professional musicians, in part because Lyon & Healy has remained one of the few manufacturers of high-quality harps for orchestras, also known as "concert harps" or " pedal harps", in the world. Lyon & Healy has its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, which, in addition to being the location of the production of its harps, also contains a showroom, concert hall, and recording studios. Lyon & Healy (founded in 1864), built its first harp in 1889 and is one of the few major harp manufacturers in the world, along with Salvi of Italy and Aoyama Harp Company of Japan.
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