[3] Images of Bohemian harps have been found dating to the 18th century,[1] in Přísečnice, as well as Nechanice.

[4] The harp was spread to Western Europe after a fire hit the town in 1811, causing mass emigration away from it.

Since around 2002, some individuals have constructed versions of the harp, based on these specimens,[3] and the Klangwerkstatt in Markt Wald.

It was brought across by Bohemian workers working in the local mines, [8] sometime in the first half of the 19th century.

This pedal mechanism was created in 1720, by Bavarian harp maker Jacob Hochbrucker, from Mindelheim.

[13] Strings were made of catgut, but modern replicas use either nylon or polyvinylidene fluoride.