p . ▁ ▁V eter an ▁Bre ton ▁har per ▁Alan ▁St iv ell ▁began ▁performing ▁and ▁recording ▁on ▁the ▁rev ived ▁wire ▁har p ▁with ▁bronze ▁strings ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁His ▁record ings ▁have ▁included ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁three ▁Bag pipe ▁P ib ro ch ▁url ar ▁performed ▁on ▁wire ▁har p , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁growing ▁community ▁of ▁har pers ▁performing ▁early ▁Scottish ▁and ▁Irish ▁music ▁on ▁rep lica ▁early ▁cl à rs ach ▁har ps , ▁str ung ▁with ▁br ass , ▁bronze ▁and ▁silver ▁wire , ▁and ▁increasing ly ▁with ▁pre cious ▁gold ▁bass ▁strings , ▁based ▁on ▁historical ▁and ▁applied ▁research ▁by ▁Ann ▁and ▁Charlie ▁He ym ann ▁and ▁Simon ▁Ch ad wick . ▁ ▁He ym ann ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁sh ar pen ed ▁f ing ern ail - based ▁techniques ▁of ▁playing ▁the ▁wire - str ung ▁har p ▁documented ▁by ▁Edward ▁Bun ting ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁from ▁the ▁playing ▁of ▁Den is ▁O ' H amp sey , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁traditional ▁Irish ▁wire - str ung ▁har p ▁players . ▁The ▁sust ained ▁reson ance ▁of ▁the ▁wire - str ung ▁cl à rs ach ▁har p ▁allows ▁for ▁intr icate ▁orn amental ▁effects ▁through ▁various ▁striking ▁and ▁d amp ening ▁techniques . ▁ ▁He ym ann ▁has ▁recorded ▁p ib ro ch ▁trans cribed ▁from ▁early ▁manuscript s