Oscar Schmidt OS45CE Acoustic Electric AutoHarp £300 Harrow

[Happy Jack]

And my current gear sell-off just got weirder.

 

 

There was a time, many years ago, when my future seemed to hold a lot of Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot and owning a decent autoharp seemed like a really good idea.

 

So I bought this one: https://www.u-buy.co.uk/product/2E2HT894-oscar-schmidt-osc-os45c-21-chord-autoharp?srsltid=AfmBOorOBOfKzWY5oVTqysQCWaBMBMP6btilmF7GfA9JbyujrqlrqBCCJwg

 

Now I don't know if it's currently unavailable because they've stopped making them, or their last batch has sold out and they're waiting for the next, or if The Ginger Baby President has slapped a 3-million % tariff on them or something, but for some reason the expression "rare as hen's teeth" springs to mind, especially in the UK.

 

 

 

 

It has been very little used and is in as-new condition. It came to me with strings that I reckoned were already past their best. I can't see that years in storage will necessarily have improved that.

 

 

It is the highly-desirable 21-chord model, far more versatile than entry-level autoharps, and of course it's electric ... which means that it's acoustic but it does have a pickup should amplification be required.

 

 

This very odd sound-hole apparently improves all sorts of things. I have no idea if that is true.

 

 

In truth, this is not the sort of thing I'd normally consider posting but my old mate Confucius assures me that I should never say never.

 

I don't plan on leaving this here for a long time. If I don't get a buyer within a week or two then I suspect eBay is the right place for it.

 

[Beedster]

I suspect the whole forum wants nothing more than a vid of you playing it Jack .............. 👍

[Happy Jack]

Sex and travel mate, sex and travel. 😂

[oldslapper]

3 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

Sex and travel mate, sex and travel. 😂

I think just you playing the autoharp will do for starters Jack.