Harp Rental

Jacob Portelli is the owner of two high quality harps, one lever and the other a concert grand pedal harp. Both are the products of the leading harp manufacturers in the world, namely Salvi.

Cecilia-Agnes Iris Concert Grand Harp

This is a Concert Pedal Harp that is used in orchestral and solo concerts. All hand carved, painted and gilded, it has  great majestic acoustics. Art, music, design and research are summed up in perfect harmony in the Iris Harp. The finesse of the sculpture enhances the natural beauty of the wood and gives style and personality to this harp. A delicate bouquet of roses adorns the majestic column of this harp. The elegance, together with the richness of tone and the extraordinary sound projection, make it the perfect harp for soloists and orchestral harpists.

Alexandra Egan Harp

This is a lever harp also professionally known as a Celtic Harp. The streamlined modern design of the largest of Salvi folk harps, immediately catches the eye. Egan produces an intense and resonant sound thanks to its longer strings and particular structure. It is a product of in-depth laboratory research. A clear turning point in lever harp manufacturing, the new Egan opens the way to areal Celtic sound; the greater length of its strings makes it a breakthrough harp. The column design allows the highest clarity of tone, while the innovative concept of the neck/column linkage offers unmatched structural firmness.

Kindly note that this harp is ideal for small intimate chapels and is less suited for use in big churches.

Testimonials

What Concert Harpists who have performed on this Harp had to say…

Sasha Boldachev (Russia)

Security and smoothness – these are the best words to describe Jacob’s Cecilia. The harp has an awesome sound project. It was a pleasure to play my solo concert on this Harp and meet Jacob in person. Regardless of the difficult and heavy repertoire like Petrushka, Scheherazade and popular music, the Harp proved its the technical level, agility and stability. Big thanks to Jacob!

Fabrice Pierre (France)

I have performed the Ginastera concerto for harp and Orchestra at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta with the Malta Philarmonic Orchestra and it was a great pleasure to play on this beautiful Salvi harp. My two daughters who were in the audience said that the harp’s sound was magnificent.

Silke Aichhorn (Germany)

It was a privilege to play on this beautiful Salvi Iris!
It has a wonderful sound, mechanism is in perfect shape with the tension of the strings allowing a very relaxed and comfortable performance. Smetena’s Maldou was a pleasure to play on this harp. The harp was delivered to the venue of the concert. A great service indeed! Thanks so much, dear Jacob!

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