Camac Blog
The Art of the Electric Harp: a series of videos by Aurélie Barbé
November 3, 2025
Aurélie Barbé is a long-time friend of Camac; in fact, she recently lent her musical creations to the series of videos we created to introduce you to our new and improved manufacturing workshops. In 2020, she was awarded the prestigious Gisèle Tissier-Grandpierre Foundation Award. The foundation's support has enabled Aurélie to realise a series of video interviews in which she explores the work of her fellow electro-harpists.Read more…
Fabulous Fluorocarbon
October 14, 2019
You’ve probably seen the words “fluorocarbon”, “composite”, “carbon” and “synthetic” applied to various types of harp strings. Confused? Read on! Camac President Jakez François explains what fluorocarbon strings are, why they’re good, and how we came to string much of our lever harp range with them. Read more…
London Competitions 2020
October 3, 2019
At the end of May 2020, we'll be in London for the annual competitions we have sponsored for over a decade. Our collaboration with the excellent music and literary festival, the Proms at St Jude's, also continues; a lunchtime recital will be offered to the winner of the U30 Camac prize. Read more…
Putting a stamp on it
September 30, 2019
The DHC Blue Light has reached a new pinnacle of fame with its very own stamps. The Chinese government have released a new collection, all featuring harpist JiongNan Lu with her snow white e-harp! Read more…
