W & W Musical Instrument Venus Harp

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“VENUS Harps” is the trade name for a full line of premium quality pedal harps manufactured by W&W Musical Instrument Company in Chicago Illinois.In 1957 Walter Krasicki Sr. was hired by Lyon & Healy Harps’ Raymond Durham, brother of L&H President Gregory Durham, who recognized his expertise in wood craftsmanship. William Becker, VP and Comptroller promoted him to foreman of the harp shop in 1967.About 1968 Lyon & Healy was sold to CBS Corporation and by 1969 Walter Sr. had seen enough of Corporate America’s approach to harp manufacturing. His belief in hands on production methods and the quality of old world craftsmanship led him to leave L&H in 1969 and open his own company. His company would be dedicated to harp repair and the pioneering of a new pedal harp line in the USA, to be known as VENUS. This new harp line would be based on the tried and true old way of pedal harp making. With his wife and son, Walter Sr. established what is now known as W&W Musical Instrument Company.

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