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Morley
Harps - Based in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, UK, Clive
Morley Harps is a family business dating back to 1817. We specialise
in harp sales, rentals, repairs, sheet music and accessories.
A Member of The Institute of Musical Instrument Technology and
of The Worshipful Company of Musicians UK, Clive Morley Harps is
also a worldwide exporter of harps, harp music and accessories
and antiques.
The history of the Morley family's long association with harps begins in 1817 when George Morley (1790-1852) registered his harp making, tuning and repair business at 95 High St, White Chapel, London. George's grandson, John George Morley (1847 - 1921), was apprenticed to the influential pedal harp innovators, Erard. In 1890, the Morley family took over the Erard London shop and workshops. John George designed a 48 string pedal harp of which he was justly proud
During the first part of the twentieth century John Sebastian
Morley (1897-1988) - a founding member of the United Kingdom Harp
Assocation - ran the harp business from premises in South Kensington
with his wife, Cecilia Praetorius Morley, a celebrated
harpist and teacher. Morleys became a home from home for world
famous harpists who frequently dropped in to do business and exchange
gossip. Many items in the Clive
Morley Collection originate from this time.
After the First World War, the demand for new pedal harps had dropped
to the point where Morleys began to concentrate exclusively on
harp repair and the making of small harps.
In 1968, John Sebastian retired and the Morley harp business passed
to Robert Morley and Co Ltd. On the demurging of Robert Morley
and Co Ltd in 1987, Clive Morley moved his newly established harp
business to Filkins in the Cotswolds, where it has been located
ever since. In 2001 Clive was joined by his son, Ben, who officially
took over the business in 2006.
Today, the Morley family draws upon its long history of harp expertise
to work with hand picked harp makers to provide a wide range of
quality instruments to suit every budget, level of ability and
interest.
