Model

Aoyama Irish

Celtic lever harp family

The Irish harps are Aoyama's line of Celtic-style lever harps, folk instruments that use sharpening levers instead of pedals. The family spans 34- and 36-string sizes, including a gut-strung version.

Technical line drawing of Aoyama Irish
Technical line drawing of Aoyama Irish

Sources

Category

  • Technical line drawing of Harps

    Harps

    Pedal harps, lever harps, harp makers, model families, and orchestral harp variants.

Made by

  • Aoyama Harps

    Aoyama Harps is a Japanese harp maker with pedal, semi-concert, student, and lever harp lines represented internationally.

Family models

  • Technical line drawing of Aoyama Irish 34S

    Aoyama Irish 34S

    Harp · Japan

    The Irish 34S is a 34-string Aoyama lever harp strung with gut for a warmer, more traditional Celtic tone. Like the rest of the Irish line it uses string levers instead of pedals on a walnut or maple body.

  • Technical line drawing of Aoyama Irish 140

    Aoyama Irish 140

    Harp · Japan

    The Irish 140 is the 36-string member of Aoyama's Irish lever-harp line, giving folk and Celtic players a slightly wider range than the 34-string models while keeping the same levered, pedal-free design.

  • Technical line drawing of Aoyama Irish 130

    Aoyama Irish 130

    Harp · Japan

    The Irish 130 is a 34-string lever harp in Aoyama's Irish folk-harp line, using hand-operated sharpening levers rather than pedals. It is built on a walnut or maple body with a spruce soundboard in a semi-matte or dark-brown finish.