The harp is one of humanity's oldest stringed instruments. Present in Egyptian, Greek, and Celtic civilisations, it has crossed centuries to establish itself today on the world's greatest opera and symphony stages.

There are two main families. The pedal harp, the quintessential concert instrument, has 47 strings and seven pedals, allowing it to be played in all keys. It is the instrument found in philharmonic orchestras. lever harp, plus accessible, generally includes 34 to 40 strings and is perfectly suited for students, and folk, Celtic, or jazz musicians.

These two instruments share the same fundamental architecture: a spruce soundboard, a maple column, a neck and nylon, gut or wound strings for the bass registers. Each harp is a unique object, the result of highly precise cabinetmaking and instrument-making work.

Maintaining a harp requires constant attention: regular tuning, replacing worn strings, and adjusting mechanisms. It is precisely for this reason that a specialised technician, familiar with the specificities of each brand, is essential to preserve the instrument's sound quality over time.

Behind every finely tuned harp, there is a technician. Enric de Anciola is one of the few independent specialists capable of working on all the major brands on the market: Camac, Érard, Salvi, Lyon & Healy, Wurlitzer, Aoyama, Horngacher, and many others.

Originally from Catalonia, Enric de Anciola first studied philosophy and management in Paris before training as a luthier at the ITEMM (European Institute of Musical Crafts) in Le Mans, where he obtained his CAP. He began with the guitar, then specialised in the harp from 2011 onwards, within the Camac Harps manufactory, where he became head technician and head of after-sales service.

In 2019, building on this international experience, he founded Pro.Harp.Tech — then develop the brand De Anciola Fine Instruments — to offer non-exclusive expertise, serving all harpists and orchestras. Its clients include: the Paris National Opera, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, world-renowned soloists such as Isabelle Perrin and Anneleen Lenaerts, and institutions like the Royal College of Music in London.

Passionate about teaching, he also leads masterclasses in several European conservatoires, training musicians in the autonomous maintenance of their instruments.