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Museum Quality Harps - Louis XV The gold concert grand harp "Louis XV Special", bearing the manufacturer Lyon and Healy's serial number 1689, is a 46 string, extended sound board instrument of superb detail in both sculpture and painting and of extraordinary sound. The firm of Lyon and Healy made three copies of the harp in the 1920's, but all are of simplified design and sculpture. Lyon and Healy also completed two partial replicas of the original harp in 1985 and 1992, also of abbreviated design and differing dimensions, and of reportedly markedly inferior sound quality. www.harps-international.com /museum/louis_xv.htm   (1231 words)

Pedal Harps (Concert Harps) by Lyon & Healy Harps > Pedal Harps > Lyon & Healy Pedal Lyon & Healy's attention to quality of sound has led their harps to be found within numerous orchestras and concert halls. Lyon & Healy Harps are made of the highest quality Hard Maple wood, known for its structural vitality as well as its sheer beauty. www.harpcenter.com /page/SWHC/CTGY/LHHPED   (432 words)

Pedal Harps by Lyon & Healy at The Harp and Dragon Pedal Harps by Lyon and Healy at The Harp and Dragon Lyon and Healy make a complete line of professional pedal harps and are one of the best-known harpmakers in the world. This pedal harp was developed by Lyon and Healy in response to a demand for amplification that produces as good a sound as acoustic playing. www.harpanddragon.com /lyonhealypedal.htm   (649 words)

City shoulders the load as harpmaker for world | Chicago Tribune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Lyon and Healy Harps, on Ogden Avenue, is the foremost producer of concert harps. Lyon and Healys are the gold standard for concert harpists, said Liz Cifani, principal harpist for the Lyric, and local representative of the Chicago chapter of The American Harp Society. Lyon and Healy replaced fragile French plaster parts with rugged wood construction--a decided advantage--and Chicago harps quickly supplanted their dainty European cousins. www.chicagotribune.com /business/chi-0611240204nov24,0,2814327.story?coll=chi-business-hed   (1378 words)

Lyon and healy harps: Lyon & healy harps: harp makers to the world since 1889. Lyon & healy lever: sylvia woods ... Lyon and healy harps: Lyon and healy harps: harp makers to the world since 1889. Lyon and healy west -- lyon and healy harp polish The model featured here is the Troubador V. Here is what Lyon and Healy has to say about their work: "The world's best-selling lever harp, the Lyon and Healy Troubadour V is the perfect instrument for both beginning and experienced harpists. harps.5u.com /lyon-and-healy-harps.html   (569 words)

Lever Harps by Lyon & Healy at The Harp and Dragon Lever Harps by Lyon and Healy at The Harp and Dragon This addition to Lyon and Healy's line of harps is a very similar sister, almost a twin, to the Livia by Salvi. Lyon and Healy will apply the original purchase price of any L and H lever harp that is less than five years old to the purchase of a new Lyon and Healy pedal harp. www.harpanddragon.com /lyonhealylever.htm   (1085 words)

LYON & HEALY Harps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) “It is extremely important to Lyon and Healy that the same care and precision with which our harps are built is continued throughout the life of the instrument,” said Antonio Forero, President and CEO of Lyon and Healy. The guild will also help Lyon and Healy and Salvi customers to easily identify which technicians are trained and authorized to work on their instruments. The unparalleled Lyon and Healy sound is marked by its resonance, its clarity, its carrying ability and most importantly, its consistency. www.harpa.com /lyon&healy/conf.htm   (252 words)

Lever Harps by Lyon & Healy Harps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) In 1961, Lyon & Healy's "Troubadour" model lever harp was introduced and enthusiastically welcomed by the harp community. Since then, Lyon & Healy continually improves and enhances their line of lever harps, with now five lever harp models to choose from. Lyon & Healy lever harps are made of Maple wood with Sitka Spruce used for the soundboard creating an instrument with a clear, full tone. harpcenter.com /page/SWHC/CTGY/LHHLev   (271 words)

Lyon & Healy Shamrock The design of the traditional Celtic harp has been reproduced in the newest Lyon and Healy lever harp, the Shamrock. Lyon and Healy Shamrock - New from $3,100* Purchasing a Lyon and Healy Shamrock from The Harp Connection www.harpconnection.com /harpstore/details-Shamrock.html   (322 words)

Lyon & Healy Lyric The 36-string Lyric is the newest addition to the Lyon and Healy line of lever harps. The soundboard is Sitka spruce, the same fine-grained wood used in all Lyon and Healy harps. Purchasing a Lyon and Healy Lyric from The Harp Connection www.harpconnection.com /harpstore/details-Lyric.html   (323 words)

CNN - Plucking harps from Chicago - February 10, 1997 And it's not lost on the old-world artisans at Lyon and Healy harp makers. George Lyon and Patrick Healy started making harps in the Midwest back in 1864 because instruments imported from Europe wouldn't stand up to the climate. Now, you can find Lyon and Healy harps in symphonies everywhere. www.cnn.com /US/9702/10/fringe/harp.factory   (145 words)

Lyon & Healy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Lyon and Healy was a Chicago-based company that built a popular mandolin model that is still in favor with many of today's American classical players. They were considered the first American company to produce bowlback mandolins on a large scale, and some of their better quality instruments bore the Washburn brand name which was a division of Lyon and Healy. The carved back Lyon and Healy model popular with today's classical mandolinist is distinctive in its violin-like headstock (A and B models) and ornate art deco tailpiece. www.mandolincafe.com /glossary/printer_35.shtml   (135 words)

Lyon & Healy Harps, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Lyon and Healy also provided the New Orleans Chapter of the AHS with ten (10) $100 gift certificates that may be redeemed at Lyon and Healy in Chicago or Lyon and Healy West in Salt Lake City. With more than a century of experience and twenty-five current styles, Lyon and Healy Harps continues to strike the balance of harpmaking between old-world craftsmanship and the use of the latest technology. Lyon and Healy Harps and its employees are committed to providing the highest quality and value to its customers. www.harpa.com /lyon&healy/index.htm   (304 words)

[No title] Pictured from left are Steve Fritzmann and María Luisa Rayan, Lyon and Healy; McDonald, and Lillian Lau, Lyon and Healy. Notes McDonald, “It is imperative that we have the finest harps for our students to practice and perform on - Lyon and Healy and Salvi harps are recognized for their superb craftsmanship and sound.” Next year, the university will receive ano ther four new Lyon and Healy harps under a similar arrangement. Lyon and Healy provides a commemorative gold harp to the first prize winner of the U.S.A. International Harp Competition, hosted by the IU School of Music, which McDonald founded and is its music director. www.music.indiana.edu /publicity/fanfare/2005/2005.09.09/harp.shtml   (374 words)

ABC7Chicago.com: Classic Chicago: Lyon & Healy make beautiful music in Chicago Lyon and Healy Harps on the city's near west side is the oldest harp maker in the world today. Lyon and Healy Harps began selling all over the world; by the turn of the century it was the largest music house in the world. Lyone and Healy still handcrafts its harps, which are as much a piece of art as a fine instrument. abclocal.go.com /wls/story?section=News&id=2751198&ft=print   (567 words)

Rare Stencils and Miscellaneous Lyon and Healy DID make some of their own horns in the early 1900's, including saxophones, but they couldn't really compete with the big names, so they decided to stencil some horns, but a little differently: they decided to DESIGN some of their own horns and have other companies make them. The Perfect Curved soprano was designed by Lyon and Healy and sold (primarily) under their Artist brand name. For more information on these horns and Lyon and Healy, take a peek at the Vintage Saxophones Revisited columns in the May/June 1989 and the November/December 1997 editions of The Saxophone Journal magazine. www.saxpics.com /martin/misc.htm   (1008 words)

Bulletin Board Gorgeous mahogany Lyon and Healy Troubadour V with soft cover elegantly monogrammed with Lyon and Healy insignia. It was delivered from Lyon and Healy Chicago a year and a half ago and had it's first regulation at Lyon and Healy West at it's one year mark. It will be shipped with a Lyon and Healy heavy duty shipping trunk, and a mahogany bench and music stand. www.harpmall.com /bulletin_board.htm   (976 words)

Lyon and Healy Snare Drum (1893) at the National Music Museum Lyon and Healy Snare Drum (1893) at the National Music Museum Snare Drum by Lyon and Healy, Chicago, ca. Snare drum by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, ca. www.usd.edu /smm/LyonandHealy1893Drum.html   (145 words)

Gapers Block : Airbags : Striking Up the Band on Music Row Lyon & Healy was founded in 1864 by George W. Lyon and Patrick J. Healy. The Lyon & Healy Building, as it came to be known, was designed by Benjamin Henry Marshall and Charles E. Fox, the same architectural duo responsible for Chicago's Blackstone Hotel and Theatre and the Drake Hotel. Today Lyon & Healy Harps, Inc. has the distinction of being the oldest and one of the most respected harp manufacturers in the world. www.gapersblock.com /airbags/archives/striking_up_the_band_on_music_row   (959 words)

Lake View Presbyterian Church Music The organ was built by the Lyon and Healy Company of Chicago, and later altered by the N. Doerr Organ Company. It is located in a chamber at the front of the nave, with a lower wood case and upper façade of pipes (most of the façade pipes are functional – a few of the façade pipes are non-speaking, used only to maintain pipe layout/visual symmetry). Originally, the Lyon and Healy console was attached to the center of the organ case. lakeviewpresbyterian.org /lvpc_music.htm   (410 words)

TubeNet :: View topic - Question about an old Lyon & Healy tuba - plus photos It doesn't have four upright valves like all the photos I have seen of old Lyon and Healys, but four front valves, large diameter, mounted at a slight downward angle. A couple of top action Lyon and Healy tubas that Dale Hale had in California were purported to be made by Holton. Lyon and Healy seemed to offer so many models that some of them, probably, will remain a mystery as to their origin. forums.chisham.com /viewtopic.php?t=9299   (1814 words)

Harp Strings for Salvi and Lyon & Healy Harps Strings for all pedal harps, and for lever harps made by Salvi and Lyon and Healy Harps, are designated by octave number and note name (e.g. Please note that some Lyon and Healy and Salvi lever harps use pedal strings. For those who already have their diagram chart and have experience ordering strings, select the string type and proceed from here. www.harpcenter.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?page=SWHC/CTGY/SLH   (181 words)

Lyon and Healy, Style 85E, Style 85E Pedal Harp : Harps -> Pedal Harps - musicalinstruments.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Lyon and Healy, Style 85E, Style 85E Pedal Harp : Harps -> Pedal Harps - musicalinstruments.com A contemporary harp designed by Lyon & Healy in 1985, the Style 85 is marked by its pure elegance and its affordability. Subtle in design, but equal in quality of sound and craftsmanship to other Lyon & Healy harps, the Style 85's ornamentation is sparse, bringing focus to its fluted Hard Maple column, accenting the fluid curves in the base and showcasing the classic harmonic outline of the harp. www.musicalinstruments.com /detail.asp?ProductCode=Lyo85EN   (131 words)

SalvageSale | Lyon & Healy Gold Style 23 Victorian Harp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Strings: There were originally 47 strings ranging from 0 Octave G to 7th Octave C. (Several of the strings have been broken through the years). The Style 23 has become the most recognized harp in the world and showcases the woodworking artistry of the Lyon & Healy craftsmen. The highly embellished floral carving at the crown, top of the column, base and feet is coupled with a fleur de lis pattern at the bottom of the column — both were notable features of the time. www.salvagesale.com /ShowOffer.asp?OfferID=20156   (508 words)

Harp Guitar of the Month - Lyon & Healy Monster Bass Harp Guitar While I have yet to find anyone with a complete series of early Lyon and Healy catalogs, Washburn mandolin collector and researcher Neil Russell was able to confirm other years that the MB was not listed: 1904, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1919-20, 1920-21 and 1925. The "College Line" in the name refers to one of several Lyon and Healy brand names, denoting grade of quality. Lyon and Healy appears to have wanted to "just get the whole debate over with" by creating this instrument - making it ridiculously large, and giving it a no-bones-about-it intimidating name to match the overkill of the design. www.harpguitars.net /history/month_hg/month-hg-4-05.htm   (1134 words)

MMD Archives Subject Index for: Lyon Lyon and Healy Pipe Organ Factory in Michigan, from Fritz Gellerman Lyon and Healy Pipe Organ Factory in Michigan, from Tom Detweiler Lyon and Healy of Chicago, from Scott Olson mmd.foxtail.com /Archives/KWIC/L/lyon.html   (211 words)

Forum Harps and Accessories: Lyon & Healy new price list You may request notification for Lyon and Healy new price list. You might ask Lyon and Healy directly and see what they say. Evangeline, Im not so good with computers that I could post, or e-mail to you, past price listsof Lyon and Healy harps, but I have saved quite a few, back into the 1960's that I could scan and then send you the actual photocopies by regular mail. www.harpcolumn.com /forum/message-view?message_id=84446   (1370 words)

Lyon & Healy Side drum at the National Music Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Portrait view of side drum by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, ca. Side drum by Lyon & Healy, Chicago, ca. Paper label inside drum: Lyon & Healy / Factories, Healy Station / Warerooms, Wabash Ave. www.usd.edu /smm/LyonandHealySideDrum.html   (82 words)

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