We offer seven distinct d'Aigle Autoharp models, and are also certified to make Evo Bluestein Sparrowharps.
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Quick change bar system; ultralite option available
Designed with straight lines for a full, robust sound
Smaller, narrower, and lighter 32 string 'harp
Affordable design using French Okume ply
Loud and resonant due to a longer, deeper profile
Unique carbon fiber material stays in tune very well
Big sound and our most affordable 'harp
Smallest, lightest 36 string autoharp available
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Our Autoharps
The Cascade by d'Aigle Autoharps
Available in either Standard or Ultralite, both Cascade options feature super quick change chord bar systems for inserting any chords you choose at will. Let your imagination and your repertoire be your guide, not the limitations of your instrument!
I think this should have more overview description similar to what you've done for the TLC. (continued): Chromatic d'Aigle Cascade autoharps come with 15, 18 or 21 chords. We can help you choose the chord bar setup that is right for you. Bars are labeled on the sides of the buttons so you can read them while you play.
About the Cascade Ultralite Option
All d'Aigle autoharps are lighter weight than most, but our Cascade Ultralite is even more so.
We remove all mass from the frame that is not necessary for structural integrity, while keeping the frame strong enough to withstand the pull of about 1,800 pounds or more from the compression of the strings.
This not only gives you the advantage of a lighter-weight instrument, it results in a slightly larger sound chamber, which makes the exchange of energy produced by the strings less impeded by the frame.
Each Ultralite comes with all the features of our standard Cascade, along with additional abalone purfling and a sound hole rosette.
Features on Both the Standard and Ultralite Cascade
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings
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Herringbone purfling
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Hand carved sound hole insert
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Super quick change chord bar holders
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
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Easy maintenance aluminum extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Cascade Standard Model
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Fifteen bar or fewer diatonic in walnut and spruce - $2,674.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar chromatic in walnut and spruce - $2,780.00
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For maple and spruce add $150.00; other wood choices are also available.
Pricing for the Cascade Ultralite Model
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Fifteen bar or fewer diatonic in walnut and spruce - $3,055.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar chromatic in walnut and spruce - $3,125.00
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For maple and spruce add $150.00; other wood choices are also available.
Traditional Luthiers Classic (TLC) by d'Aigle Autoharps
Our Traditional Luthiers Classic "TLC" Model features classic straight lines, with a loud, bright and full sound. Bass response is awesome with a great balance through the treble.
Featuring a sound hole decal from original art work by John R. Gray III of d'Aigle Autoharps, each TLC has d'Aigle Flat Line fine tuners and an end cap shaped for leg rest. Choose Maple, Walnut or Cherry, and customize with walnut or cherry trim with a maple back—the choices are yours. Options such as electronic pick-ups, lock bars for multi-key diatonic instruments, and other types of wood are all available by special request.
Standard Features on the TLC
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings
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Sound hole decal
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Screw down chord bar holders
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
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Easy maintenance aluminum extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the TLC
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Fifteen bar or fewer diatonic in walnut and spruce - $2,353.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar chromatic in walnut and spruce - $2,455.00
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For maple and spruce add $150.00; other wood choices are also available.
The Laura Lee by d'Aigle Autoharps
Though smaller in size, the Laura Lee has 32 strings instead of our standard of 37 strings, a narrower design that is easier and lighter weight to hold, and a wonderfully deep voice with plenty of amplitude.
The Laura Lee comes in either a three key instrument with 15 chord bars, or a chromatic bariton with 21 chord bars, both featuring classic straight lines, with a sound hole decal from original art work by John R. Gray III of d'Aigle Autoharps.
The three key instrument is designed to play in any three keys which are adjacent to each other in the circle of fifths—including Bb-F-C, F-C-G, C-G-D and G-D-A—but can be any three keys adjacent in the circle of fifths. The 21 bar chromatic baritone begins on a low F2 which is the same as a standard chromatic, and ends on a G5, normally the last high G on most chromatics.
Standard Features on the Laura Lee
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Our patent pending Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 32 strings
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Sound hole decal
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Screw down chord bar holders
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
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Easy maintenance aluminum extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Laura Lee
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Fifteen bar or fewer diatonic in walnut and spruce - $2,250.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar chromatic in walnut and spruce - $2,330.00
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For maple and spruce add $150.00; other wood choices are also available.
The Desert Rose by d'Aigle Autoharps
Desert Rose is a full bodied autoharp with a deep resonant tone, volume enough to compete with any instrument in the band, fine tuners, and exquisite d'Aigle autoharp craftsmanship, all for a price previously unattainable in an instrument of this quality.
First introduced at the 2006 Willamette Valley Autoharp gathering, the Desert Rose received rave revues from performers and attendees, and the accolades have continued ever since. The sound of this autoharp is guaranteed to blow your socks off!
Desert Rose is a unique design concept from any other autoharp on the market. It's built on the same frame as our other 'harps, comes with our patented d'Aigle fine tuners, our light action mylar spring system, exceptional d'Aigle craftsmanship, and it plays fast and quiet like all of our other models.
What sets it apart: Desert Rose's top and back are made of instrument grade Okume ply, sourced from France. The frame and exposed edge are maple pin block. This, coupled with innovative acoustic bracing, have produced an autoharp that exceeds even our high expectations. Yet despite having everything you'd expect from a much more expensive instrument, Desert Rose is affordable.
Desert Rose is available with built in magnetic pick-up, lock bars, and your favorite set-up or our default Bryan Bowers style set-ups. It's also available in nine, twelve and eighteen bar set-ups, chromatic and diatonic.
Alternate Artwork
If you love everything about the Desert Rose but would prefer different artwork, just ask for the Desert Eagle. It also comes in chromatic or diatonic, with the same options, and is priced the same as the Desert Rose.
Standard Features on the Desert Rose / Desert Eagle
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Easy maintenance aluminum never warp extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Set-ups in chromatic and diatonic
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Art decoration and rosette
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
- Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Desert Rose / Desert Eagle
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Twelve or 15 bar - $1,735.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar - $1,795.00
The Aquila by d'Aigle Autoharps
With two extra inches in length and an extra 5/8 inch in depth than our standard size autoharps, The Aquila is very loud, very resonant, with a distinctive sound and increased dynamic range.
This 'harp will allow you to jam with any number and type of acoustic instruments, in much greater comfort, without having to strain to be heard. It is flexible enough to blend in yet powerful enough to take a lead.
This 'harp features an anchor end bridge two inches out on the top, rather than abutting the frame. This allows the energy of the strings to transfer more directly to the top, which is the main resonator or "speaker" for the instrument. It also increases the size of the sound chamber, resulting in a highly resonant, loud 'harp with a characteristic sound.
The scale length (the length of the strings between the bridges) is the same as our TLC and Desert Rose, and its width is the same as our other standard 'harps.
Standard Features on the Aquila
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings
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Hand carved sound hole insert
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Hardwood perfling and edging
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Screw down chord bar holders
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
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Easy maintenance aluminum extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Aquila
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Fifteen bar or fewer in walnut and spruce - $3,960.00
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Eighteen or 21 bar in walnut and spruce - $4,075.00
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For maple and spruce add $150.00; other wood choices are also available.
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We can also build this autoharp with a carbon fiber top and back, just ask!
Freedom by d'Aigle Autoharps
Looking for a way to be noticed? Tired of having to tune your instrument all the time? This 'harp's design incorporates carbon fiber for a unique, modern look that holds its tune impeccably.
Whether you choose a carbon fiber top only, or a carbon fiber top and back, carbon fiber is impervious to humidity changes, so your instrument will stay in tune like no other.
Chromatic d'Aigle Freedom autoharps come with 15, 18 or 21 chords, in your choice of two body styles: the TLC or the Cascade.
Trim wood (and back if the back is to be wood) can be maple, cherry or walnut. Other woods such as bubinga and African padouk etc. can be used on request, when available, for an additional price. We do not use sensitive rain forest woods harvested under poor ecological practices, but we do work with legal exotics from managed plots.
Standard Features on the Freedom
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings
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Super quick change chord bar holders (on Cascade body style only)
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Speed Bar permanently mounted mylar spring system
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Easy maintenance aluminum never warp extrusion and wood chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish
- Built-in leg rest
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Freedom
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TLC style body with carbon fiber top - $3,386.00
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TLC style body with carbon fiber top and back - $3,622.00
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Cascade style body with carbon fiber top - $3,713.00
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Cascade style body with carbon fiber top and back - $3,932.00
The Tahoma by d'Aigle Autoharps
This full bodied autoharp boasts a deep resonant tone, volume enough to compete with any instrument in the band, and fine tuners, all for an affordable price considering its exceptional quality.
Tahoma is yet another unique design concept masterminded by d'Aigle Autoharps. It's built on the same frame as our other 'harps, comes with our patented d'Aigle fine tuners, our light action mylar spring system, exceptional d'Aigle craftsmanship, and it plays fast and quiet like all of our other models.
What sets it apart: Tahoma's frame and top are carved from a single piece of piano pinblock; its back is made of instrument grade Okume ply, sourced from France. The frame and exposed edge are maple pin block. Coupled with innovative acoustic bracing results in an autoharp that provides affordable high quality.
Tahoma is available with built in magnetic pick-up, lock bars??, and our default 21 bar Bryan Bowers style set-ups. Other chord bar setups are available for a nominal fee.
Standard Features on the Tahoma
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 37 strings?
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Speed Bar permanently mounted? Mylar spring system
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Never warp aluminum? extrusion chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Bryan Bowers style 21 bar chromatic layout
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish?
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Built-in leg rest?
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Rosette designed by John R. Gray III
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Tahoma
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Tahoma with d'Aigle Soft Case - $1,490.00
The Evo Bluestein Sparrowharp by d'Aigle Autoharps
Originally designed by Evo Bluestein for younger, smaller arms, and later redesigned and built by d'Aigle Autoharps, this "little autoharp with the mighty voice" is perfect for anyone who needs a little easier to handle 'harp.
Evo conceived of this autoharp to fill the need for one that would be easier for travelers, performers, teachers, and the casual player to hold and play. At only 5-1/2 pounds, it is the smallest and lightest 36 string autoharp available, with a voice much larger than its size might imply—and available from d'Aigle Autoharps for a very affordable price.
The top and back are made from instrument grade Okume ply made in France, with a maple piano pinblock frame and exposed edge, and innovative acoustic bracing.
The Sparrowharp comes with 15, 18 or 21 chord bars, though we recommend 15 or 18 bars, since 21 will sacrifice some playing room at the high strings.
t can be configured as a chromatic or a diatonic in FC or GD. The standard layouts are patterned after the Bryan Bowers system, but you are certainly welcome to order it in your preferred layout.
Standard Features on the Sparrowharp
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Our patented Flat Line fine tuning system covering all 36? 37? strings?
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Speed Bar permanently mounted? Mylar spring system
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_____ chord bars
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Composite frame bracing
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Bryan Bowers style chromatic layout
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Satin highest quality instrument grade lacquer finish?
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Built-in leg rest?
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Sparrow emblem designed by _____
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Strap buttons installed or sent with your order
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Padded case with back pack straps and tuning wrench
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Limited Lifetime warranty for defects in materials or manufacturing (does not cover strings or felts, normal wear, or damage caused at consumer end, including environmental damage).
Pricing for the Sparrowharp
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Sparrowharp with Padded Case - $_______.00