You're really providing a great service for a pretty niche crowd. Very informative. Keep it up!

Good news! Aklot has fixed the string problem. C's are red and F's are blue, plus the strings are better quality.

Thank you for the video! I got this cute little harp two weeks ago, after I got to know it through your unboxing video. I wanted something small and light weight next to my 34 string floor harp. At first I was sceptical towards „just“ 15 strings, but I must say, that it turned out to be so much fun to take melodies of traditional songs and make own arrangements which can be played on it. And I agree that it has the perfect weight and size to wear with the strap! That’s a harp you can just take with you wherever you go, even if you just want to get comfortable on the couch. Something you definitely can’t do with a big floor harp :-D Thank you for your nice videos, keep up the good work! :-)

I have this one, and the Roosebeck LUTE HARP. The sound is much better on the Roosebeck but the Lute Harp is super awkward to hold and play with the left hand. I've ordered grown up replacement strings for this Aklot, (in Canada) from West Coast Harps on the Island and they are extremely helpful. I'm looking forward to delivery of my new strings and restringing this harp to make it a nice little practice harp.

I'm so glad to find somebody who's familiar with harp, reviewing this! 😀 I have two harpsicles, but since its beginning of the year I've been taking lessons on my Dusty Strings Ravenna. I'm a little bit afraid to go back to the harpsicle just yet because it took me awhile to get used to the different string spacing. Do these little Harps have more of a "standard" spacing or is it closer together since it's a smaller instrument? I would love to have a small harp with more normal string spacing, but it's hard for me to justify when I've already got two fullsicles plus the Ravenna! $$$$ But I'm seriously eyeballing this cute little thing! lol

A real harp. Like they used to be pre French. No multiple string rows, or levers, or pedals. Just a nice simple solidly built wood frame that you can carry around and sounds heavenly.

Very helpful review. Thank you.

Hi! Molly, Thank you for your youtube channel and reviews of harps. I am really curious after you tried to replace the better strings for the Aklot 15 string harp, is it sounds better? Or the pretty much the same? Thank you

Love your reviews. I've been a musician my whole life and am currently looking at this harp. One thing I've noticed is that I can't find a replacement string set with 15 strings. Being a stringed instrument musician I'm used to buying strings that match the instrument. Would I need to get a much larger set to pick out the strings that I would need? I just don't want to buy a harp and then not be able to find the strings that I need. Thanks so much!

Excellent perspectives and insight Molly. Your review is very different from mine or Maria's because you actually have experience with harps. LOL. I love hearing different musicians reviews of the same instrument. It's interesting to see what each person fixates upon or sees as a drawback.

Would you recommend changing the strings of that Aklot harp with Roosebeck brand harp strings?

Thank you. You made my day.

Hi Molly! Love your reviews! Which do you prefer the sound of the white or the mahogany? Also, is the tension less or more than a Harpsicle? Keep on making your reviews. You are bring music to so many others with all the instruments.

Hi Molly! your review helped me to get this harp! I am so excited to start practicing! I was wondering what types of books would you recommend for this 15 string harp. I am finding it kind go hard to find practice books for it. Thanks!

I just bought the Aklot harp so I can start learning,but I am completely lost where the stings are concerned.Can you tell me what numbers and diameter the new strings need to be?Also,what octaves is this harp in?Thanks

Thanks Molly! I'll be traveling (hopefully) this summer and would like to have a small harp (even a harpsicle is too large for me to travel with) - Quick questions: C - C (the lowest C is middle C?); and how is the tension? Similar to the Harpsicle, or greater tension/less tension? Thanks!

I say this you have a very Bubbley personality love the little giggles 😅

oh lovely - what are the name of the strings you used to replace? :)

Did you find any improvement after changing the strings?

Musical Molly Khan They were having a supply issue w/ getting the right colored strings.

I’ve had this harp for several months and I discovered something pretty amazing about it! First the bad news, I can’t get it to stay “in tune” because of its unreliability and tediousness of tuning (for that, I use the Fullsicle)…BUT that means that the Aklot harp works great for microtonal music, and as a composer, it’s opened up a whole new universe for me for different sounds. So, if you’re interested in that, I highly recommend it!!!

Hey Molly. I'm loving your harp content! Thanks for sharing your opinions. I was wondering if you had any recommendations for strings to replace these ones? Preferably something inexpensive haha

That little baby harp looks more like a desk top decoration than an actual playable instrument, but kudos to you making a song on it🎶

Great video Molly! I'm planning on getting this harp and I am wanting to replace the strings on it, what would be a good set of strings to put on it? (I'm new to harp, still learning everything.) also I have heard that lyre/lap harps are harder for beginners to learn, what is your stance on that? thanks and may God bless!

I appreciate your review! I'm interested in getting a lyre or harp but I can't tell if the sound I'm looking for is a lyre tuned in a specific way or just a tiny harp lol

Great video Molly. I agree about the strings. Kale mentioned Vermont Strings. That’s the same company as Robinson’s right ? I was going to jUst replace the 4 incorrect strings. But now I’m re thinking if i should wait and Change all of them. if it’s worth all that time right now (not the biggest fan of changing strings lol ) ! It’s funny I think the pluckiness isn’t as bad when you listen to it. And wow yes the Aklot is much nicer !!! Now the last song was with the changed strings ? Cause it sounded so good.

Are you playing a different harp at the end?

Obrigada pelos seus vídeos, adoro seu conteúdo e você é tão animada deixa tudo perfeito. A música e a sua alegria. Estou planejando comprar uma, ainda não sei se seria melhor uma Lyre 19 strings ou Harpa 15 strings.

Wow if its anything like my Aklot lyre it must be nice! I need to review your harp videos again because I think I would like more strings. But I just got an Eastman mandolin and am not a string player so need to learn it before I get my harp. What harp would you recommend with levers and not much larger than this one?

Thank you for such a good review. I have been thinking of buying one of these. Where did you find strings to restring the harp? Thanks. Ebay has them at $111.

Hi Molly! Three quick questions: it's difficult to tell on the YT video, but do you think the new strings from Robinson make a big difference in sound? Also, is the tension the same with the new strings vs. the original strings? Finally, if I contact Robinson, can I just ask them for the same string set that you have (will they know what I'm talking about)? Thanks so much!!

How much is a new set of good strings? And what brand or type should I replace it with?

Hi Molly! When you get a chance, can you let me know what strings you bought for this little harp? Thanks and miss you in the channel.

Hi, After seeing your presentation I bought such a 15 string Aklot harp.because of it's plonkyness I tuned it in the lower key of G. I wonder what you think of that! Love Elizabeth

Well, I did buy the Aklot 15 string and it arrived yesterday. I'm wondering if they changed their production? The strings are similar to plastic (!) and the tone is horrible - nothing like what yours sounds like (even with the original strings in your video). The grommets/eyelets are different also and 2 of the tuning pins do not hold (I tune it every hour but two just will not hold - I'm familiar with nylon harp strings where you tune all the time for weeks when the strings are settling LOL but this is different). I'm not sure whether to invest in the Robinson string set - I just don't know if the tuners are good enough and worth the extra investment for the new strings? I have no idea if it will sound good with the nylon strings, or if it won't....Hmmm. Bummer....Anyway, just wondering if they rushed my harp into production to meet demand? It also has some nicks in the wood but that doesn't bother me (too much LOL).

Hey Molly, is it possible to tune it in pentatonic scale ? Thank youuuu

Any harpists here who can comment on the spacing of the strings? How does it compare to so-called standard? Also the tension? I am emotionally attached to my harpsicles (although I play Dusty strings Ravenna these days) but the harpsicle tension is so low it makes them too buzzy for my liking. Looking to find another affordable small harp like this Aklot. Thanks!😃

I've always heard that red is C and I read that harps start with G

Does anyone know the specifications of the strings for this harp? We know the coloring for this little harp is wrong when purchasing it but I am sure the corrects strings are available. Can anyone provide this information to help with ordering. Thanks for the review Molly.

Always wanted to play the harp.. If they weren't so expensive💔

I realized that if instead of trying to reproduce and copy others people music I play from my imagination and my heart i can play faster and is much more fun. Have you tried?

How many times she said “Hehheh 😆”

How many harps do you own? LOL!!

Holaaaa

Sorry that 8 string sounds like a toy harp. Can I also say your smile should be bottled and given to anyone suffering from depression 😊