>>About - Harp Shipping Options

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This page lays out in simple terms how we can ship a new or used harp or hammered dulcimer sold by West Coast Harps to you. There will be no surprises if you read this page carefully plus our Instrument Pricing page. Our shipping options below contain our shipping charges, policies and the benefits therein. We keep our shipping costs very competitive in order that we can give you a very satisfactory price. So read on....

Harp Shipping Options
   Shipping for Harpsicle Harp Series
   Shipping for Noteworthy 24x Lap Harps
   Shipping for Dusty 26 Harps
   Shipping for Noteworthy 26x Harps
   Shipping for Small Floor Harps
   Shipping for Dusty 34 Harps
   Shipping for Blevins 34/36 Harps
   Shipping for Another Era 32/36 Harps
   Shipping for Medium Floor Harps
   Shipping for Dusty 36 String Harps
   Shipping for Large Floor Harps
   Shipping for Hammered Dulcimers
   Shipping for Bowed Psalteries
   Shipping by Airlines
   Shipping Insurance
   Shipping Chest
   Shipping Terminal Locator
   Shipping Bases

>>About - Harp Shipping Options

Shipping for Lap Harps
Shipping costs CAD$65 plus taxes for County Kerry 24, Harpsicle, Sharpsicle, Flatsicle and Fullsicle packages. We ship via Canada Post Expedited Parcel Post insured to anywhere in Canada. Canada Post will deliver to your private residence. We ship signature required and a tracking number is available. The harp will be well packed with foam peanuts and double walled cardboard.

As a Previous Basic Harpsicle Package Buyer: The Harpsicle Harp Bag [without free accessory] is available only to previous Basic Package buyers at a later date if they choose to upgrade. Shipping the Harp Bag without the harp costs CAD$35 plus taxes anywhere within Canada by Canada Post.

Shipping for Small Floor Harps
The Ravenna 26E, Ravenna 26D, Allegro FH26, Fh26x Double Strung, County Cork 26D and other small floor harps are too large for Canada Post. West Coast harps uses a custom perfume shipper with heated vans which specialises in gentle handling. We ship to one of our Terminals fully insured in a custom carton from Dusty Strings and West Coast Harps adds an additional layer outside to ensure the carton surfaces are triple walled. The harp is further cushioned with custom foam package inserts and foam packing peanuts for premium cushioning of the harp.

We:
   Ship to most major Canadian cities & towns.
   Insure our shipments to our specified terminals.
   Minimise freight handling, risk & costs by shipping to terminal.
   Use heated vans.
   Use triple wall packaging with foam inserts & peanuts.
   Ship Tuesdays when the vans are relatively empty across Canada.
   Offer a tracking number.

You:
   Have no additional fees above our Email Quote.
   Pick up the harp at the shipping terminal in a timely fashion.
   Can immediately pack the harp into car without packaging issues.

Our:
   Shipper is Day & Ross Transportation.
   Delivery times are negotiated to match your schedule.
   Shipping Bases interline with other LTL carriers.
   West Coast Harps Terminal Locator with dock addresses.

Shipping For Medium Floor Harps
The Ravenna 34D, Crescendo, FH34, Celtic 32, Irish 32, Celtic 36, French 36, Encore, Espre and other medium floor harps are too large for Canada Post and UPS Canada. West Coast harps uses a custom perfume shipper with heated vans which specialises in gentle handling. We ship insured using a premium custom made solid aluminum returnable shipping chest. On occasion we use a triple walled custom carton with foam peanuts for a lush ride.

We:
   Ship to most major Canadian cities & towns.
   Insure our shipments to our specified terminals.
   Minimise handling, risk & costs by shipping to a loading dock.
   Use heated vans.
   Use an aluminum shipping chest.
   Alternately use triple wall packaging with foam inserts & peanuts.
   Ship Tuesdays when the vans are relatively empty across Canada.
   Offer a tracking number.

You:
   Have no additional fees above our Email Quote.
   Pick up the harp at the shipping terminal in a timely fashion.
   Will release the chest to be shipped back to us at our expense.
   Can immediately pack the harp into car without packaging issues.

Our:
   Shipper is Day & Ross Transportation.
   Delivery times are negotiated to match your schedule.
   Shipping Bases interline with other LTL carriers.
   West Coast Harps Terminal Locator with dock addresses.

Shipping For Large Floor Harps
Shipping a large floor harp (FH36s & FH36h) is a normally a very difficult task. We make it extremely simple. We cover all the bases for you. West Coast harps uses a custom perfume shipper with heated vans who specialises in gentle handling. We use a custom made solid aluminum returnable shipping chest. Alternately we use quadruple wall packaging with plywood sheathing, foam inserts and peanuts.

We:
   Ship to most major Canadian cities & towns.
   Insure our shipments to our specified terminals.
   Minimise freight handling, risk & costs by shipping to terminal.
   Use heated vans.
   Use an aluminum shipping chest.
   Alternately use quadruple wall boxing with plywood inserts.
   Ship Tuesdays when the vans are relatively empty across Canada.
   Offer a tracking number.

You:
   Have no additional fees above our Email Quote price.
   Pick up the harp at the shipping terminal in a timely fashion.
   Will release the chest to be shipped back to us at our expense.
   Can immediately pack the harp into car without packaging issues.

Our:
   Shipper is Day & Ross Transportation.
   Delivery times are negotiated to match your schedule.
   West Coast Harps Terminal Locator with dock addresses.

Shipping for Hammered Dulcimers
For Dusty Strings D10, Prelude & Apprentice Dulcimer Packages the shipping charges are CAD$60 plus taxes via Canada Post Expedited Parcel Post insured to anywhere in Canada. A tracking number will be available. A custom manufactured double-walled shipping carton has been expressly created by Dusty Strings and is tripled walled by West Coast Harps before shipping to you.

The Intermediate Sized Dusty Strings Dulcimers are CAD$75 via Canada Post Expedited Parcel Post insured to anywhere in Canada.

For all the The Largest Models of Dusty Strings Dulcimers which are too large for Canada Post the shipping charges are approximately USD$125 to USD$225 plus taxes to most Canadian centres. Enquire for an accurate quote.

West Coast Harps uses a shipper with heated vans which specialises in gentler handling. We further quadruple wall the shipment with extra cardboard around the Dusty provided packaging. We may take even further extra precautions with the largest dulcimers by providing a wooden crate outside the Dusty Strings provided packaging. We transport the dulcimers from Seattle in our van and have extra care in shipping from Victoria BC to you.

The Shipping Terminal for the Larger Models Dusty Strings Dulcimer closest to you is found at the West Coast Harps Terminal Locator.

Shipping for Bowed Psalteries
Shipping costs CAD$30 plus taxes for Alto Psalteries via Canada Post Expedited Parcel Post insured to anywhere in Canada. Tenor Psalteries ship for CAD$35 plus taxes and Bass Psalteries ship for CAD$40 plus taxes to anywhere in Canada. West Coast Harps will email you a tracking number. The shipping carton we use is well-reinforced and is filled with foam packing peanuts and foam padding.

Shipping by Airlines
West Coast Harps may use alternate airline carriers to locations across Canada or in the North including the Yukon YT, The Northwest Territories NT, and Nunavut NU. Shipping charges are higher [actual cost] and West Coast Harps charges a minimumCAD$120 plus taxes packing and handling fee. A custom carton is usually used for this purpose and West Coast Harps ensure all the carton surfaces are triple walled and strong. Contact Stephen if you wish to know more...

Shipping Insurance for Harps and Dulcimers
All insurances offered cover damages due to shipping related mechanical and handling excesses or loss during transit. West Coast Harps will not insure for harp damage due to extreme temperatures during shipping (above +35c or below -30c). This is an industry standard practice. So we will only ship and offer insurance when we are confident that the temperatures for the entire shipping journey are outside those extremes. In effect, we will only ship when we are sure your harp will have a safe journey. This can cause unexpected delays.

We use heated van shipping in the winter due to the Canadian climate to keep the harp above freezing temperatures. We delay mid-summer shipments during heat waves. The West Coast Harps custom harp shipping chest for harps is designed to ameliorate all short to medium term temperature changes giving your harp the most luxurious ride possible. Industry/ harpmaker's experience shows that colder (-25c) temperatures are generally not of concern when shipping our harps and dulcimers but we still prefer to ship in heated vans and use a heated warehouse network as a precaution. Enquire if you have a concern.

We always ship insured with Canada Post and the major airlines.

Once your instrument is accepted and you have released the empty West Coast Harps shipping chest for its prepaid return to Victoria, your instrument is subsequently covered under the new harp warranties and guarantees of the respective instrument maker or as per the West Coast Harps used harp warranty where applicable. Consigned harps are sold on an "as is" basis.

WCH Shipping Chest
We use an aluminum shipping chest (pics) for most of our floor harp shipments.

• You simply remove just the harp and its padded case at your designated terminal - West Coast Harps Terminal Locator.
• The chest is automatically returned to us in Victoria at our expense.
• You can use your normal harpmobile without having the need for a large van as necessary for the large traditional cardboard box packaging with foam peanuts.
• Our chest shipping rates compare favourably with the cardboard box packaging equivalents.
• We use heated (12C) vans & warehousing in winter freezes.
• We do not ship during heat waves (+30C).
• The harp's ride is luxurious & internal harp temperature changes are gradual.
• It is very simple and bulletproof way of receiving a harp without all the recycling issues.
• A re-usable chest saves the planet a little too

View how our shipping chest works in this series of images.

WCH Shipping Terminal Locator
Find the address of a terminal near you that WCH ships to in our Terminal Locater using the packaging as listed in the Locater:

WCH Shipping Bases
We use an aluminum shipping chest for most of our floor harp shipments that go to our selected shipping bases. These shipping bases are Day & Ross Transportation interline docks from which the harps may be moved up feeder routes to a loading dock/ terminal closer to you. Shipments destined for these interline feeder routes are often sent with single-use robust cardboard packaging instead of a chest.