Harp Moving: How to Load a Harp in a Vehicle, Harp Care, Maintenance, and Repair #9

Loading a harp in and out of a vehicle can be intimidating if you've never done it before. In this video, Jacquelines loads three different sized harps in and out of a mini van, showing various options for how to safely transport a harp in a vehicle. Throughout the video, she offers thoughts and tips while demonstrating the process.

This is the third video in a three-part series on moving harps.
Watch Video 1, How to Cover and Uncover a Harp:    • Harp Moving: How to Cover and Uncover a Ha...  
Watch Video 2, How to Wheel or Carry a Harp:    • Harp Moving: How to Wheel or Carry a Harp,...  

00:00 Introduction
00:59 Temperature considerations
2:23 Loading a small lever harp in a trunk
4:02 Unloading a small lever harp
4:30 Side loading a large lever harp
6:52 Unloading a large lever harp
7:57 Side loading a pedal harp
11:02 Unloading a side loaded pedal harp
11:43 Column loading a pedal harp
13:36 Adding extra gear
14:23 Unloading a column loaded pedal harp
15:01 Conclusion

Thanks to the Maryland State Arts Council for their support in making this video.

Jacqueline Pollauf is a professional harpist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She regularly publishes videos in a variety of categories: solo works, instructional videos, harp repair and maintenance, and inspirational videos for young harpists.

Recordings are available through all major music outlets, including Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon.

More information about Jacqueline is available at her website: http://www.jpharp.com/. Here you can sign up for her mailing list, find out about upcoming performances, and learn about online harp lessons and workshops.

Visit Jacqueline’s informational harp website, https://www.harpinsideout.com/, for a wealth of informative articles and videos about the harp. Sheet music of Jacqueline’s exercises and arrangements is available for purchase here as well.