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    Where was the harp first made?

    Question #78282. Asked by Rappezel. (Apr 04 07 3:52 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		The oldest documented references to the harp are from 4000 BC in Egypt and 3000 BC in Mesopotamia. While the harp is mentioned in most translations of the Bible, King David being the most prominent musician, the Biblical "harp" was actually a kinnor, a type of lyre with 10 strings. Harps also appear in ancient epics, and in Egyptian wall paintings.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp#Origins_of_the_harp

    Apr 04 07, 4:01 AM
    Arpeggionist

    		The harp family in the Bible actually consisted of three diferent instruments - the "kinnor", the "nevel" and the "nevel 'asor" which was the ten-stringed harp.

    Apr 04 07, 12:48 PM

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