The form of any instrument determines the attitude of the musician and the type of music played. The shape of the Celestial Harp is based on the dimensions inherent in the circle, square and spiral. Seventy-two ropes radiating from the center by a spiral bridge and out on a bridge square. There is also a circle of dishes.

There are eight double strings and a direct relationship of each string to sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching. Each branch has its own dishes. There are eight double stops and a direct relationship of each string to sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching. Each branch has its own dishes. The Harp Celeste has a very strong emphasis on space. The musician must move around it. There is no beginning or end to it.

Strings can be hammered, plucked, strummed, played with a slide, or played in numerous ways. It is both a stringed instrument as a percussion instrument. It is designed so that multiple people can play simultaneously. The tuning system uses a very sophisticated system. As the musician fiddles the instrument, the level rises and falls in waves. The system is tuned- 9 is a four-octave range plus two eighths auxiliaries. There is also a scale for each sign of the Zodiac. The tuning system 12 is installed by a chromatic scale and spans approximately three octaves. As several people play the harp at the same time many of the sounds being made seem like they come from different instruments.