Hi all - new member here, jumping back into woodworking after a few years off.
I finished up this autoharp a couple weeks ago. The plans are freely downloadable from MusicMakers (www.harpkit.com), they call it the 'Autochord'. MusicMakers also sells a complete hardware kit which contains all the non-wood things you need for the build (tuning pins, strings, etc etc). I built the plans pretty much as designed, with some minor tweaks.
This was a really fun build and went together pretty smoothly. I used white ash for the frame and chord bar buttons, and walnut for the chord bars and covers for a contrasting look. I had both woods available in my "scrap pile" from prior projects. The sound board is cedar, and the bottom is some laminated birch I had on hand. Most of the woods were in my scrap pile so my overall cost was pretty low.
I was pretty happy how it turned out, and it sounds decent too. Now I have to lean how to play it well
If you're interested in a lot more pictures, including lots of "in progress" photos use the following link (you don't have to have a Facebook sign-in to view it).
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=1b1bb75ec1
-Tim