ROYAL STRINGS ATTACHED; HANNAH STONE AT BOW BRAND STRING FACTORY, KING'S LYNN

Royal Harpist Hannah Stone visits the Bow Brand factory in King's Lynn, where they make the strings for her harp - Hannah in the string drying room. (Picture: Matthew Usher).


...Carolyn Clarke, managing director of Bow Brand, said the company was established in 1902 and was the only factory of its kind in the UK.

“We were here when this was just fields and they used to drive the cattle up the A10 to the cattle market,” she said. “I guess they thought: ‘We’ll just build a factory and steam the intestines here’.”

During the two world wars, Bow Brand made sutures for stitching wounds – those made of gut dissolve gradually as the injury heals.

Mrs Clarke said the company, which employs 25, was having its busiest ever year.

Excerpt from article written by Chris Bishop, July 26, 2013

There will be a price increase on Lyon & Healy harps effective September 1st, 2013. Prices will increase by 3 - 7 %. The increase will effect lever and pedal models.

If you are interested in a Lyon & Healy harp, or have a student interested in purchasing, we suggest taking advantage of the current lower prices (and the Chicago CG harp sale!) before September, 2013. 

HILA has the new price list effective September 1st. If you have any questions regarding the price of a new harp, or anything at all, please ask!  


Image from  French coat manufacturer, Blizzand, entitled "Red Coat" by  Gruau, c. 1965