In Dublin there is the oldest harp of the world, in what kind of wood it is made up of?

Question

In Dublin there is the oldest harp of the world, in what kind of wood it is made up of?

Answer 1

Oak & Willow:

The harp is the oldest to survive from Ireland, and probably dates from the fifteenth century. It is constructed from oak and willow with brass strings. As an emblem of early bardic society, this is the harp which appears on Irish coins. The attribution to Brian Boru, high king of Ireland (died 1014), is legendary.

Answer 2

The harp was played thousands of years ago, long before the Irish Harp. The greeks were playing harps although not the concert type, but one that was held between the chest and the palm of the hand. St. David ( patron saint of Wales played a Welsh harp in 400AD. although not a concert type again. There is a song in Wales that tells us, "David lay dying, his harp by his side. Play brave harp though I falter he cried".

Answer 3

maple/oak

Answer 4

I'm not convinced that the oldest harp in the world resides in the fair city of Dublin.

I think you'll find there are older harps in Egypt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29tZZ8bvy...

The Ancient Egyptian harps varied greatly in form, size, and the ...

and angular harp, as far as their sound is concerned. A few examples of found

and depicted Ancient Egyptian harps. are listed below: ...

http://www.egypt-tehuti.org/books/musica... - Cached

Ancient Egypt: Music and Dance

Songs to the harp are made for you, One sings to you with clapping hands;.

Hymn to the Nile M. Lichtheim Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume 1, p.208 ...

http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/... - Cached

Harp History - The Early Harp and Lyre

These hieroglyphs show that there were many harps in ancient Egypt. The Egyptian

Pharaoh Ramses III (1198-1166 BC) had many bow harps painted in his tomb. ...

http://www.alisonvardy.com/harp-info/ear... - Cached

An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Music

A harpest entertains in ancient Egypt It almost seems strange that we should know

as much as we do .... There were two primary designs for Egyptian harps. ...

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/... - Cached

Different Kinds of Harps

To the left and below are depictions of the ancient Egyptian harp. ... Since many

of the harps depicted in ancient Egyptian pictorial sources are quite ...

http://www.celticharper.com/harpkind.htm... - Cached

Music in Ancient Egypt

Music played a very important part in ancient Egyptian life. ... These ancient

harps had a variety of shapes and sizes, but generally were either built from ...

http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/Egyp...