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3.15 Harp-mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Harp ownership<br />
N<strong>in</strong>ety per cent of harpers own <strong>the</strong>ir own harp (Chart 47)<br />
Harp Ownership<br />
89.5%<br />
5.8% 1.4% 3.3%<br />
Own harp<br />
(247)<br />
Rent harp<br />
(16)<br />
Own & rent<br />
(4)<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
(9)<br />
Chart 47: (Sample: 276)<br />
Harp-makers<br />
The make of 431 harps was provided by resp<strong>on</strong>dents. An estimated 33% (139) were<br />
made <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong>, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Nor<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Ireland</strong> (Chart 48).<br />
Salvi, Italy (50)<br />
Harp-makers<br />
18.1%<br />
Camac, France (41)<br />
Colm Ó Meachair, Dubl<strong>in</strong> (36)<br />
Larry Fisher, Canada (28)<br />
Larry Egar, Cork (27)<br />
Paddy Cafferky, Galway (25)<br />
Aoyama, Japan (19)<br />
Jan Muyllaert, Meath (17)<br />
Ly<strong>on</strong> & Healy, USA (11)<br />
Dusty Str<strong>in</strong>gs, USA (10)<br />
Clive Morley, England (9)<br />
Killarney Harps, Kerry (8)<br />
David Kortier, USA (8)<br />
Brian Callan, Galway (7)<br />
Rees Harps, USA (7)<br />
Ériú Harps, Galway (6)<br />
Pilgrim, England (5)<br />
14.9%<br />
13.0%<br />
10.1%<br />
9.8%<br />
9.1%<br />
6.9%<br />
6.2%<br />
4.0%<br />
3.6%<br />
3.3%<br />
2.9%<br />
2.9%<br />
2.5%<br />
2.5%<br />
2.2%<br />
1.8%<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r (100)<br />
35.9%<br />
Unspecified (17)<br />
6.5%<br />
Chart 48: (Sample: 276)<br />
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