History of Heartland Harps
Founder and CEO Dave Woodworth
Heartland Harps Founder and CEO, Dave Woodworth, began building wood harps in 1984, and over the next 25 years, built more than 1,700 wood harps in a variety of models. In 2001, Dave married professional harpist, Pamela Bruner. Pamela did the hand-painted artwork on the wood harps and, with her help, the design and sound of the harps continued to evolve through the years, including into new materials like carbon fiber.
In 2009, Heartland fused the art of harp-building with cutting-edge technology and introduced the world’s first harp fabricated from carbon fiber—creating a harp that is lightweight, impermeable to the elements, and virtually indestructible. To date, we’ve built more than 1,200 carbon fiber harps for delighted customers, changing how players relate to their harp all over the world.