ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Harp Center, located in a quiet office park off South Main Street in Alpharetta, sports the largest selection of harps in the South.
Its showroom at 11775 Northfall Lane features pedal and lever harps from Lyon & Healy and Venus in Chicago; Salvi in Piasco, Italy; Camac in Mouzeil, France; and Dusty Strings in Seattle.
Visitors to the showroom are greeted with a mix of nature and technology.
More than 50 harps are on display from around the world. Three little fish, each of one the primary colors, circle a tank in the lobby as harpists peruse the extensive inventory.
From the hand-carved pillar of the Minerva Natural from Salvi to the 34-string, electric-lever Camac Ulysses, there is a harp designed for each patron’s taste.
The Atlanta Harp Center requires appointments to visit its showroom, which employees said allows clients to hear and experience the unique sound of each stringed instrument.
For harpist across the South, Alpharetta’s Atlanta Harp Center is a mecca.
The rent-to-own program for lever harps gives customers the choice to either return the instrument after a four-month period or continue to rent it on a month-to-month basis.
The team, consisting of industry experts and professional harpists, applies most rental payments toward the purchase of the instrument and allows a trade-up policy for the purchase of a pedal harp.
The initial payment for rental varies between $260-$600, with monthly payments less than $200.
While credit approval and a contract are required for the rental program, Atlanta Harp Center works with customers to find the right size, sound, look and price.
The price range for harps extends from $2,500 to $40,000.
After co-owners David and Mary Jane D’Arville married, the couple opened the Midlothian-based Virginia Harp Center in 1997. They decided to keep the name when opening a…
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