SUCCESS!!! – The Punisher's Harp

Why Does The Punisher Play The Harp?

It’s easy to imagine The Punisher shooting up criminal hideouts and blowing off the heads of thugs and mob bosses as the ultimate punishment for their crimes. But it’s hard to imagine (and believe) that there is also very gentle side to The Punisher no one knows about except for The Defenders (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist), Microchip (aka David Linus Liberman), and Spider-man (aka Peter Parker) who actually saw and became amazed at him doing something no one has ever thought he could do with his violent hands– play the harp. A gentle stringed musical instrument no one could ever believe that The Punisher would have such talent and ability to use his otherwise destructive hands to gently and tenderly pluck and caress its strings. Why, you asked? Because Frank is doing this in memory of his family whom he communes with through songs, poems, and prayers as he gracefully wave his battle-scarred arms and hands across the strings to fill his private family shrine with harp music that moves The Punisher to joyful tears.

Where did the Idea of The Punisher and his Harp come from?

It’s a concept I, Sherry Konkus made up myself. It combines my new found obsession with The Punisher that I had since 2014 and my life long love for the harp. It is the very best concept I ever made. This is my version of The Punisher from Marvel Comics who is portrayed by me as the punishing harpist who plays the harp in memory of his late family who got killed by a criminal mob years ago and whenever he needs a break from waging a one man war against organized crime.

The Punisher was created by Gerry Conway with the help of artists John Romita, Sr. and Ross Andru. His name coined by Stan Lee. The Punisher is owned and trademarked by MARVEL.

The idea, concept, and inspiration behind The Punisher’s portrayal as The Punishing Harpist who plays the harp in memory of his family is in fact my own. Sweetest. Idea. Ever.

After spending a few grueling days repairing the 6” harp that once had decor peeling off of its pillar in the lower section, the project to restore the harp is finally a complete success! Do you remember seeing the harp in this condition the other day when I first gave you a lowdown on what went wrong with the harp?

Well, Look at the harp now (in-between the two harps).

I admit it was a bad move to threw the harp away out of frustration over not being able to string up the harp the way I like. If I would’ve kept it in the trash bin instead of fishing it out a short time later, I would’ve never been able to retry repairing the harp again. It would’ve been taken to the city’s landfill and a majority of the $42 I paid the instrument for would’ve been wasted. I’m so glad I didn’t let it happen. I was determined to restore the harp in every way I can. I headed to the fabric store and bought a spool of ordinary thread and another set of jeweled blings, took them home, and use them to string up the harp. It took me 2 hours to string them up. I made the knots bigger so they won’t pop out of the small holes of the soundboard. Then I used superglue to glue the blings and the thread together on the neck, the top part of the harp

The results are nothing short of amazing. I love it. The way I arranged the blings, how I stretched the strings so that they won’t sag when I applied the glued bling to them, how satisfied I became when I finished the repairs. I sure made the instrument look like a million bucks, don’t you think? Now that the harp is fixed, it can now be officially included in the harp ensemble.

Owosso Harpist

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