The Punisher: My Gun, My Harp, and Me

Harp Links

My two beloved harps Grover (Camac Athena) and Ernie (Camac Mademoiselle).

Last Updated 1/27/22

Affairs of the Harp
A Harmony of Harps
American Harp Center
American Harp Society
Aoyama Harps
Atlanta Harp Center
Beat Wolf – Restorer of old harps
Big Sky Harp Society
Camac Harps
Classic Harps Northwest
Clive Morley Harps
CraftyHarp
David Harps
Deborah Hanson-Conant
Derwent Harps
Dusty Strings
Ellen Grafius, Harpist
Emma Graham, Harpist
The Enchanted Harp
Folk Harp Society and Journal
Greg Buchanan Ministries
H. Bryan & Company
Harp Column
Harp Spectrum
Harpes Au Max
HarpBlog
Harp.ca
Harp Ireland
Harp and Soul Music
Harp Mastery with Anne Sullivan
Harp.com: The World of The Harp
Harps Etc.
Harps NZ
Harpist Kristen Elizabeth
Harp Therapy
Harps Unlimited International
Harps of the South (From New Zealand)
Harpsicle Harps
Harp Technician
Heartland Harps
Horngacher Harps
Harp School
International Harp Museum
Lyon & Healy Harps
J. A. Miller Harps
Lucia Wisse
Madison Folk Harp Society
Machteld Kerkmeester
Melody’s Traditional Music & Harp Shoppe
Michigan Harp Center (RIP Kelly Yousofian. She passed away on July 2021)
Michigan harpist
Mikel Celtic Instruments
Museo dell’Arpa Victor Salvi
Musiatry – Harp and Harp Therapy
My Harp’s Delight
Niebisch and Tree harps
Orlando Harpist
Phoenix Harp Center
Pilgrim Harps
Pratt Harps
Resonance Harps
Rees Harps Inc
Salvi Harps
Salvi Harps Inc
Salvi Music Germany
Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Harp Society
Sligo Harp Shop
Summerhays Music Harp Page
Swanson Harps
Sylvia Woods Harp Center
The Harp Connection
Thurau Harps
Timeless Arts – STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!! Not necessary a harp place, but an excellent business from Grand Rapids, MI that deals with all kinds of wood repairs and restorations. Along with furniture, they restore and repair musical instruments. Especially the harp. On November of last year I managed to bring my harp Grover to Timeless Arts for much needed cosmetic repair and restoration. The results were spectacular!! Not only did they repaired Grover’s cosmetic issues perfectly they also redid the floral decal on Grover’s soundboard that’s much more elaborate than the original version. I am incredibly grateful and in debt for all their help. I can’t thank them enough! The guys did a superb job fixing Grover and I strongly recommended Timeless Arts to anyone living in and around Michigan who has a need for repairs and restorations for their own harps and yet can’t afford to send them to another state or country for repairs.
The Toronto Harp Society
United Kingdom Harp Association
Vanderbilt Music Company
Virginia Harp Center
W&W Venus Harps
William’s Harp Gallery
Wurlitzer Harps
Yolanda Kondonassis

About the author

Sherry Konkus lives in Owosso, MI. She is the proud owner of the Camac Athena EX Concert Grand Harp named “Grover” and Camac Mademoiselle named “Ernie.” She’s also the proud author of The Punisher Harp Zone. Sherry is the one who came up with the idea of portraying The Punisher from Marvel Comics as the punishing harpist who plays the harp in memory of his family who was killed by the mob years ago.

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.

Indeed, it’s very hard to imagine and believe that the Punisher’s violent hands that brake bones, strangle necks, and punch out guts are the very same hands that softly and tenderly pluck, caress, and gracefully sweep across the strings of the harp.

Why does he do it, 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.