I have paid less than a hundred dollars for each of my three psalteries, Steve. The left side strings should be tuned f# g#a#c#d#f#g#a#c#d#f#g#a# and the right side gabcdefgabcdefga from the pointy end to the wide end....Unicorn Strings in Florida may have some books or accessories for your psaltery. Good luck! Ivan Styles has a web site and he plays a mean double bowed psaltery...I believ his web site is pickeringbend.com..harpgirl .