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Welcome to the Harps and Harps pages

Making your dreams a reality

We are well known for the craftsmanship and the warm resonate sound of our harps.  Comments from a well known harpist such as "I was most impressed with the sound quality and fine workmanship of this instrument" are typical, so check out what people have to say, click here to see testimonials 

                         

Kalinda 36 string harp

In fancy myrtle with quilted maple back, Jarrah trim

Company Profile

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Our goal is to build the best sounding, well crafted harps possible.  We especially like to build custom harps and therefore look forward to making your harp dream a reality.  We build harps here in Australia to a worldwide market using high quality hardware and furniture/musical grade timber (wood).  Harps of all types are possible whether they be labelled folk, Celtic, neo-Celtic, non-pedal, lever, single strung, double strung, chromatic triple strung or cross strung  harps.  We repair and restore all types of harps with a specialty in modern and antique pedal harps.  As we feel that Camac Harps are today's best made pedal harps we have become dealers for Camac pedal, lever and electric harps.   We feel equally good about the folk harps made by Dusty Strings in USA and usually have their Ravenna 34 and 26 string models in stock.  This business is operated by Brandden Lassells as a sole proprietor.

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Harps and Harps is located in the community of  Taradale Victoria, just over one hour's drive up the Calder Highway from Melbourne Australia.  The workshop is a modern fully equipped facility, comprises approximately 100 square meters and is in a shed and annex located on our rural property. 

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Harps are made by Brandden Lassells, Luthier.   Brandden has followed his dream by combining his love of working with timber with a love of  harps to create Harps and Harps offering harps of all kinds.  He combines his formal training in crafts (MFA from The School for American Craftsmen) with 40 plus years experience as a builder and craftsman along with time spent with other harp makers and luthiers in order to make quality harps.  

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Geoff Tonkin who has trained with Brandden and continues to provide local support to Sydney area customers.  He is a graduate of Sturt School for Wood and has been a freelance musician and woodworker for many years and is known for his Bodhrans among other skills.

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Our goal is to to produce excellent sounding custom harps. Our reputation for warm, rich sounding harps and many satisfied customers attests to the fact that we have reached this goal.

We have relocated  to Taradale Victoria.  Taradale is in the Castlemaine area about one hours drive from Melbourne.

Sydney customers will still receive full support and we anticipate frequent trips to Sydney to service our customers needs and to deliver harps 

Contact Information

If you would like  more information on any of our harps, Dusty Strings  or Camac Harps, please contact us by one of the means below.

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    Free call 1800 550 520 or

    03 5423 2230   (+613 5423 2230)

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    03 5423 2231   (+613 5423 2231)

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        18 Charles Street, Taradale Victoria 3447, Australia

bulletPostal Address

        P.O. Box 52, Taradale VIC 3447

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        General Information and Sales: 

        info@harps.com.au

 

bulletNeed directions? try  www.whereis.com or http://maps.google.com 

"Google has it, but you may not find Charles Street listed in "Whereis" or Country Street Directories however they list Henry Street, Taradale.  Charles Street is a small continuation of Henry Street on the Eastern side of the old Calder Highway and it will show up in the "target" even though the street name does not show.  

If coming from Melbourne, Take the Malmsbury/Taradale exit from the Calder Freeway and you will end up on the old Calder Highway, Malmsbury.  Continue north 5-6 minutes and Henry Street is your first right after the "60 KPH" sign as you enter Taradale.

Coming from the north, stay on the old Calder highway, pass through the Village of Taradale and turn into Henry Street just after the school.

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  Area and detail maps, click to enlarge

 

                        

 

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