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History and Achievements
Copyright T.Merlin Maddock 2003

Display after transfering harp workshop from Stafford to Pontycymer. 1976
From Left to right,
32 String Clarsach Harp. Telyn Madog 36 String Harp with extended soundboard, fibreglass soundbox. Telyn Myrddin, 24 String harp with extended soundboard, fibreglass soundbox 98 String triple Harp with detachable scroll for ease of transportation.

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The beginning of a harp career for 12 year old Kim Morgan of Pontycymer as she plays her 36 string Madog harp prior to collection.


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First View of workshop in 1976, Personel at lunch.

Meinir_Heulyn Meinir Heulyn playing a Telyn Myrddyn in 1977

Photographs of workshop taken by Lynn Edwards during his vacation 1978


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"Never judge a person by their looks" The long haired person in the foreground is definitely not a female, but my great friend and apprentice John Bishop. John won First Prize in the craft section National eisteddfod of Wales 1979 Designing and making a 39 string Celtic harp. Apprentice of the year Bridgend Technical College in Cabinet and furniture design. At present specialises in traditional hand carved Love Spoons from home grown timber. For example the The Lava Tree. Prices ranging from £17.00 to £800.00

For further details contact John at sionllewelyn @aol.com


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1980 Gillian Green peripatetic harp teacher accompanying pupils at a local Welsh school, playing one of our 36 string extended sound board student harps. Sound box construction molded fibre glass , 377 harps of this model are in circulation.


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Tywysog Madog "Prince Madog acting un paid" tunes a 36 string harp prior to a visit by Tywysog Charles "H.R.H. The Prince of Wales" at the Welsh trade fair 1980