Build your own world-famous, original, John Kovac-designed 29-String Paraguayan-style folk harp from this kit.
This harp kit is designed to be used along with John Kovac's Harpmaking Made Simple 2-part instructions PDF eBook & templates book, which features full-sized, reusable, cut-out templates with instructions & specifications for each harp!
WOOD NOT INCLUDED! (But it is easy to obtain from your local home & hardware retailer or lumber company.)
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This is a complete kit, except it contains no wood, and is based on the plans found in the included John Kovac classic HMS book, "Harpmaking Made Simple". (See below)
With readily available wood & other materials and simple tools, you can build any or all of these harps from John Kovac's groundbreaking HMS DIY book.
If you know how to use a drill press, circular saw, jigsaw, router, and power sander, you can make your harp from scratch in about a week or so for the largest harp. Smaller harps may take a bit less time.
Each harp kit comes with everything you need (except wood) to build one of John Kovac's famous Paraguayan-style folk harp designs. This 29-String kit contains all the strings, parts, specific tools, & dedicated hardware needed to build your harp.
You select & provide your wood components, based on John Kovac's recommendations, to cut & shape your harp into a unique musical instrument, drawing on John's years of harp-making experience, his pre-engineered sound, and proven performance. Give us an email for further guidance or recommendations. Plus, you'll need to supply your tools, glue, etc., to create & finish the harp.
In the HMS Book, John Kovac includes the list of wood materials you will need for your harp. We also include that comprehensive list separately with each kit, including a complete specifications string chart & a harp supplement document package to assist in the successful build of your harp.
- Go to my Harp Resources page to find the three Lists that show you the wood materials, strings, hardware, & tools required for each harp.
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See John Kovac playing these Paraguayan Harps:
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The kit comes with the following:
- Brass eyelets (Small, Medium, & Large, depending on the model)
- Up to almost 4 Octaves of Nylon Treble Mono-filament & Nylon Wound Bass strings
- String Colors are Red Cs & Blue Fs
- String Tuning Mechanisms, Chrome and Pearl/White knobs
- Various Screws, Hardware, & feet, etc.
- No Wood is supplied. All wood is to be provided by you, the builder.
Stringing & Tuning Tools are now available as add-on options. They can be found in Accessories or Harp Kits.
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The optional classic Kovac DVD, Traditional Paraguayan Harp Making, is available. Filmed at John Kovac's harp shop in the Shenandoah National Forest, Virginia, USA, the late, great harp maker & player, Geronimo Morinigo, takes you through the steps of making a traditional Paraguayan folk harp. Very informative & entertaining. Watch this inspiring DVD before you make your own harp! Geronimo even plays the harp he made at the end of the video.
An optional Electronic Guitar Tuner is available to assist you with your initial string tuning & keeping your harp in tune thereafter. (Actual models vary but are very similar.)
See John Kovac's classic Daily Moments Harp Kit Demonstration Video on YouTube.
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Go to Harp Resources Page
- Products are normally shipped up to 48 hours (2 Days if ordered before Noon) after being ordered & are shipped on regular business days, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays & weekends. (Though some orders may ship on Saturday mornings if they come in after noon on Fridays or Thursdays if Friday is a holiday.)
- We currently do NOT ship outside the U.S.A. (Import/export taxes, tariffs, & trade wars make this impossible for the time being.)
- All orders, except Pre-Built Harps, will go out via USPS's best rates for the fastest delivery, including but not limited to U.S.P.S. Priority Mail. (Includes USPS First Class Letter, First Class Package Services, USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Flat Rate, etc.)
- It is less expensive for you if we add shipping separately for each complete order instead of hiding it within increased prices for each & every one of our products while making the bogus claim you are getting "free" shipping & handling. No Carrier ships for free!
- Please be aware that Black Friday, the Christmas Season, weather-related emergencies & various man-made disasters often delay deliveries, often without notice to us or you. JK Harps accepts no liability for such delays that are always beyond our control.
- REMINDER: String Tuning Mechanisms & Wound Bass Strings may have a back-order delay in shipping of approximately two (2) to three (3) weeks due to their custom nature.
- When any delayed orders finally ship, you will be immediately notified by routine email.
- All orders will be tracked, and you can be updated, via carrier email if you choose, as the process goes along.
- All orders are fully insured per standard carrier insurance services.
- All shipping & handling will include standard fees for shipping materials & order handling.
- A viable shipping address is required, and we are not responsible for orders not deliverable at your end. (P.O. Boxes & A.P.O.s are not qualified deliverable addresses; no exceptions.)
- Any orders over $100 will require a delivery signature at the address you provided for shipment receipt before you can receive your order.
PRE-BUILT HARPS
- Pre-built, USED harps are only available for local pickup at our Georgetown, Kentucky, harp-making shop.
- Pre-built NEW harps are available for local pickup (as above), or can be shipped to your Zip Code within the Continental USA only.
- Contact us first to obtain a shipping estimate for shipping to your Zip Code.
- After you purchase your new harp online (if it is to be shipped), you will be given a second link via email or text message so you can pay the Shipping Fee for your new harp. (Your harp will not ship until after the Shipping Fee is paid.)
- A nominal, flat Shipping & Handling Fee of $25 will be added to your order upon payment for your harp.
- See the harp's description & shipping directions for any further details.
DAMAGE to SHIPMENT
- You must check your delivery for any damage or loss immediately upon its arrival in the unlikely event of any shipping issues with the product caused by the 3rd party, the delivery carrier.
- Take pictures, if possible, and notify the Carrier immediately of any damage to or missing order(s). (Within 24 hours or less.) John Kovac Harps by Davy Clark will not be held responsible for damage to or losses of orders done while in transit. Claims will be made to the shipping carrier immediately in such cases. (But, inform us also to keep us in the loop if anything might be done on our end.)
- If you fail to notify the carrier promptly and the claim gets rejected, you may forfeit your right to redress with the shipping carrier.
- For clarification, but not in all cases, once you make a claim with your delivery shipment carrier, and they approve your claim & finally pay you for your loss or damages, then you will forward us that payment. Once cleared with our financial institution, we will immediately ship out to you a replacement order(s).
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