CH-1 - Harp Pickup For Small Harps

The CH-1 is designed for use on smaller bodied Celtic harps having 28 strings or less. It provides a very simple solution to the problem of quickly and easily adding a pickup to a harp.The CH-1 can easily be moved from one harp to another - so one pickup can be used on more than one harp. 

Technical

The pickup sensor simply sticks to the soundboard next to the string strip, while the output jack assembly has a clip on its' back that allows it to easily clip to the edge of any sound port of the back of the harp.

Up to 18 inches of the lead wire from the pickup sensor to the output jack stores right inside the jack assembly box - which keeps everything neat and tidy.

Installation of the pickup sensor is quite simple, as the unit adheres to the soundboard with our special mounting putty. The mounting of the output jack is equally easy as our new output jack assembly simply clips safely and securely to virtually any sound port opening.

 The pickup sensor is designed to be installed approximately one-third of the way up from the bass end of the soundboard. 

The transducer unit attaches to the soundboard with our special supplied putty. This putty provides a solid and secure mounting for the pickup but still allows for quick and easy removal of the system. Total installation time is normally a couple of minutes at the most. It's that easy.

 View the CH-1 Installation Instructions (pdf)

Amplification

     This pickup has been designed to operate properly and sound terrific without the use of a preamp when plugged into any 'normal' amp (guitar amp, bass amp, etc.) As with any pickup, the sound can be further enhanced with an outboard preamp. If you require the ability to plug directly into a P.A. or mixer then you may wish to add our Mini Pre belt clipable preamp.