PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Oscar Schmidt OS120CN Summary
This 21-chord Autoharp plays in eleven different keys. The traditional button configuration makes it easy to learn and to continue to play for years to come. Suggested as the ideal bluegrass autoharp.
Whether you are an Autoharp player, a student of American folklore, or even a collector of antique musical instruments, you should find the history as well as the instrument itself unique.
Original Design
This 21 chord autoharp features an Adirondack solid spruce top.
Gloss Finish
The gloss finish not only provides an added layer of protection, but it also affects the vibrations, creating a slightly lower sound.
FT600 Fine Tuning System
The secondary tuning system consists of tuning pegs that can be adjusted with an Allen wrench at the bottom of the autoharp. This allows professionals to adjust the tension of the strings by a significant amount, providing a more refined sound.
Bird's Eye Maple Back
The back of the body is a bird's eye maple, designed for strength and optimal support. It also features a simulated Mother of Pearl binding.
Incredible Strength
The pin blocks in many of the finest autoharps consist of rock maple for extra strength. The pin blocks are laminated 10 ply rock maple pin blocks meaning they are specially coated for extra strength. The purpose of the pin block is to firmly hold the tuning pins in place where the strings are attached. The added strength of the laminated rock maple ensures that everything will stay in the right place.
Multiple layers of maple laminations are cross-banded using a special high frequency, waterproof gluing process. Reversing the grain direction on each layer of lamination yields incredible strength and the high-frequency waterproof glue seals the laminations protecting the pin block from changes in the relative humidity.
Oscar Schmidt Original
What's in a name? Quality, history, and tradition. Our Autoharp is the original, with over 100 years of history behind it. A wide variety to choose from. Oscar Schmidt is truly the original and only complete source for the Autoharp. Premium woods, quality hardware, and modest prices create an ideal instrument. Each is inspected and adjusted in the USA by a skilled technician, your assurance for smooth fret ends, precision low action and resonant sound quality. Unequaled standards, easy playing comfort, and tone response create the perfect value.
Product Specs
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Model #
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OS120CN
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Chords
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21 Chord
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Front Finish
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Adirondack / Spruce Top
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Back Finish
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Bird's Eye Maple
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Additional Features
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Gloss Finish
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Warranty
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5 Years
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Our products are brand new and are still in the original package. They are stored in our temperature controlled warehouse to prevent any damage or warping. Our first-in first-out inventory system assures that you will receive the newest Autoharp available. We specialize in Oscar Schmidt Autoharps and accessories, so our time and energy is devoted to Autoharps. This allows us to provide our customers with the highest quality service and the best products available.
We are an authorized Oscar Schmidt dealer, so you know that we offer the best products on the market. The AutoHarp Store makes it fast and easy for you to find what you are looking for. With our easy ordering system and same day shipping*, it is easy to order and arrives quickly to your door. In order to cut costs to offer our customers the lowest prices, we do everything online. Although most people would prefer to try out a product before they purchase it, by not having a showroom or storefront, we can offer the lowest prices in the market.
Accessories Included
Tuning Wrench
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History
“An American instrument of American invention.”
The Autoharp is one of the few musical instruments that can claim to be truly American in origin.
Invented in 1881 and patented in 1882, the Autoharp has had a remarkable hundred-year history. After being proclaimed “the nation’s favorite musical instrument” and then nearly fading into obscurity, the Autoharp has taken its manufactures on an endless roller coaster of ups and downs. As a nineteenth-century parlor room favorite, it was finally replaced in popularity by the phonograph. The Autoharp did not die. It retreated to the mountains where it underwent a metamorphosis from a parlor instrument to a folk instrument. From there it came out into our schools to become a classroom feature and finally, has emerged as a popular instrument for the serious musician.
QB ID: OS120CN
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