'The Harp in Middle-earth', Norbert Maier

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Originally Posted by Faramir Jones

Above all I am interested in the question: How did the harps sound? (p. 108)

We can today savour the authentic sounds of baroque music because skilled people have reconstructed instruments from that period using the correct designs, materials and techniques and so reproduced their authentic sound as realistically as is possible. Thanks to these efforts we can today savour the music of that period as it was meant to sound rather than some adaptation using 20th and 21st Century instruments. Maybe one day some sufficiently skilled instrument makers can try to resolve some of these questions concerning Middle-earth and maybe even put together an orchestra with such instruments?