The strings, possibly made of hair or plant fibre, were attached to the sound-box at one end and tied to the string-arm at the other. The strings ... As the early harps had no mechanical devices for providing the player with different keys, harpists found it necessary to retune those strings they required for each piece. read more
Ancient Egypt (2500 BC) The earliest evidence of the harp is found in Ancient Egypt circa 2500 BC. They were shaped liked bows or angular and had very few strings (because they lacked a column they could not support much string tension). read more
Oldest stringed musical instrument in the world is the harp. Music has been coming from harps since ancient times. In Greek vases that date back to the 400s B.C., illustrations show musicians strumming large harps. The Sumerian harp goes back 4,500 years. The Bible says that the harp was invented by Jubal. read more