Oregon Art Beat, from the Oregon Public Broadcasting Television Station, came to our home and shop in October of 2005. They filmed 4 hours of what happens here at Thormahlen Harps and condensed it into an 8 minute video clip that aired June 1, 2006. We hope you enjoy learning about our harps from this video. Time: 7:48

The tunes played in this video are as follows:

22: Confluence (from Gossamer Gate book)

2:31 Song for a Whale (A Rose In Winter)

6:33 Sunstream (Gossamer Gate)

Here are comments from 4 of our customers who tell you about the experience of their Thormahlen Harps. Also are some portions of an interview with Dave. Time: 7:44

1. Kathy: A Certified Music Practitioner (one who plays for hospital and hospice patients). She plays a Cherry Cygnet.

2. Rachel: a teenager and her mother Tina. She plays a Serenade.

3. Marilyn: a woman new to music in her life. She plays a Mahogany Swan.

4. Laura Zaerr: A professional harpist, teacher and harp professor from the University of Oregon in Eugene. She plays a Koa Swan.

Here are some details about Thormahlen Harps. You can hear Sharon Thormahlen play the same tune (A Rose In Winter which you can find on the books page of this website) on the 3 models of harps that we make: The Swan, The Cygnet and The Serenade, made out of a variety of woods (8 harps in all). Time: 4:54

This is a list of the harps played on the video clip:

1. Maple Cygnet/Spruce soundboard, Folk Gut Strings

2. Bubinga Cygnet/redwood veneered Spruce, Folk Gut

3. Koa Swan, Cedar veneered Spruce, Folk Gut Strings

4. Cherry Cygnet, Cedar veneered Spruce, Nylon Strings

5. Walnut Cygnet, Cedar soundboard, Folk Gut Strings

6. Cherry Swan, Spruce soundboard, Nylon Strings

7. Serenade, Mahogany, Nylon Strings

8. Maple Swan, Spruce soundboard, Nylon Strings