That’s a harp guitar, folks, played by Andy McKee. This is the same Larson-Dyer Type II model that I learned on – it was my great grandfather’s – and I still have it. It’s got a wide fretboard with 6 strings and 6 free bass strings above, hence the “harp” moniker. (One mustelabrain erroneously described it as a “mutant harp/guitar.”)
I’d never heard one played properly until I saw this video, same guy, same song, but with a commercial advert, and we ain’t gonna post no damn adverts here on
The Overnight Open Thread.
Tags: harp guitar, History, Larson-Dyer, Music, Overnight Open Thread
