The krogharpe was a type of harp native to Norway, which featured steel strings and a horizontal soundboard. In the modern era German harpist Nancy Thym has reconstructed and played a krogharpe based on an instrument built in 1776 in Østerdalen.
Period description A 1916 article in The Musical Times described the instrument:
A 1902 German-language encyclopedia described it as "played until recently."
Further reading The Norwegian Krogharpe: an attempt to reconstruct a lost playing technique, Nancy Thym
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