The krogharpe was a type of harp native to
Norway, which featured steel strings and a horizontal soundboard.
In the modern era German harpist
Nancy Thym has reconstructed and played a krogharpe based on an instrument built in 1776 in
Ă˜sterdalen.
Period description
A 1916 article in ''
The Musical Times
''The Musical Times'' is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom and currently the oldest such journal still being published in the country.
It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as ''Mainze ...
'' described the instrument:
A 1902 German-language encyclopedia described it as "played until recently."
Further reading
''The Norwegian Krogharpe: an attempt to reconstruct a lost playing technique'' Nancy Thym
References
{{Norwegian folk music
Harps
Norwegian musical instruments
Reconstructed musical instruments