an incredible musical instrument

It works even if you're not irish. I think its just great music.

Like it's someone a piano a mandolin and a guitar at the same time.

Its not about precision. Her left hand mutes unnecessary strings. Anyway its hard

@@IronIronMarkI think Karen plays diatonic Autoharps so some notes are played open with no chord bars

I totally agree.

Just jealous people I guess... So jealous that they act out in stupidity...

Just autohaters

Jealousy

I don't see any "dislikes"?

Look up Hal Weeks for autoharp. He gives lessons on KZfaq. You can lear a lot more.

she plays well.

Go to one of the Autoharp gatherings. She is not the only one who plays well by melody.

Not many better than her

I'm just back from the Mountain Laurel Gathering. The contest opened up large horizons because of the wide range of music styles played on autoharps!!

Try years. Or are you trying to say that you could play it with only hours of practice?

@@oldgoblin6976 usually depends on your background with string instruments. Like me, it seems easy since I play the violin and cello.

The bars on the front have buttons that the player uses to choose the chord. Under the bars are felt tabs that mute the strings not in the chord. The player then chooses the strings without danger of wrong strings being heard. I have heard of a person who played without using the chord bars, but that means you don't strum a chord I guess.

@@markhume9768 Very cool!

Now there are 23 numpties with cloth ears who have disliked it?! (June 2021)

The fret bars mute the strings not required. She really doesn.t finger pick it like a Banjo. Look for a KZfaq video of Bryan Bowers playing The Battle Hymn of the republic where he demonstrates the different melodies you can strum

Bryon Bowers: Battle Hymn of the Republic" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5h0rbOX2J21cXU.html

Tune it with a digital tuner, or Clear Tune App on your phone. Look up Cathy Brittell who teaches. Go to Cyberpluckers and Yeah, I play the Autoharp, Autoharp Quarterly, and surf KZfaq a lot.

Where did you buy it and how are you progressing?

J Q Got lucky and found it at good will for half the price its actually worth. So far I'm getting better. Its not a difficult instrument to learn if you already play guitar.

MrMentalInertia Damn you, lol. Wish I could find it at bargain. I don't play the guitar but I would love to try this.

Go on ebay and look for an autoharp. The autoharps for $100 or less on ebay don't have felts and the strings are rusty. Buy a refurbished one from a luthier and you will get new strings and a conversion 21 kit. She is also playing an autoharp with fine tuners and a pick up. They do make electric autoharps. When Dolly Parton was 7 she wrote her first song using a guitar she made from a piece of wood and some strings someone gave her. When she was 9 or 10 someone gave her an autoharp and she wrote 3,000+ songs.