W&W Musical Instrument Company is now VENUS Parts and Services LLC. The company is established by Walter Krasicki Sr., who once worked as a foreman at the Lyon & Healy. W&W Musical Instrument Company, based in Chicago, Illinois, produced the Venus harps. The Venus harps are some of the most expensive harps in the market today. You can buy it at a whopping price of $189,000. It also comes with a transport cover set. Moreover, it has the unique etching of the grand action plate design of Lyon & Healy on the soundboard’s inside.īesides, it comes with an engraved yet previously retired action plate on its front, together with an engraved backplate. It also features a floral trellis design that is hand-painted with a 23+ gold leaf. Its soundboard’s edges come with intricate carving as well. This harp comes in Bubinga or Maple veneer. Its neck and knee block are also adorned with an intricate carving. It bears the distinctive Lyon & Healy sound that offers clear and resonant sound. The design of this harp incorporates flowers, leaves, scrolled feet, and shell-like shapes. It also comes with the elaborate rococo style typical of the reign of Louis XV. It features intricate carvings and garbed in 23+ karat gold leaf. The Louis XV Special is very splendid and superbly crafted.
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The company was the one that created the Louis XV Special, which is the most expensive harp in the world.
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As far as harp production is concerned, nothing can beat Lyon & Healy, which began manufacturing harps around 1890.