harp and nun

Nun with harp (1899 colorized photograph by JI Austin & Co)

now i've read a bit about nuns and harps. its been awhile so the details are fuzzy, but many did play and would teach the girls in the catholic schools.
a few years back i played for some event, a nun's anniversary of some sort i believe, and while i was eating afterwards i saw a crowd of folks around my harp. usually that would make me nervous (especially after that kid kicked my harp at the four seasons hotel in philly), but it was a bunch of nuns so i could only smile. they were telling me at their convent there was an old harp no one touched that had belong to someone. i wish i could have seen it, i have quite the fascination for old harps, especially those who are lonely, beat up, and all-around lost causes.