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Craig Pierpont

Eight-year member and first-time author Craig Pierpont’s interest in lutherie began in the ’60s while in high school. At that time he realized that the only way to acquire all the instruments in which he was interested would be to build them himself. He quit his day job in the ’80s eventually becoming a full-time harp builder. Declining to use power tools, he builds his instruments completely by hand. That may be the reason that many of the other instruments on his original list remain built only in his mind.

▪ bio current as of 2000

Clark Irish Harp Revisited

2000
AL#64 p.38   BRB6 p.160            
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▪ American Lutherie #61 offered a plan and description of the Clark Irish harp.Here harp maker Pierpont gives a more technical explanation of the Clark’s anatomy and explains why it is a good starting point for any prospective harp builder. With 9 photos and a set of diagrams.