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26 Feb 02 - 08:16 AM (#658112) Subject: bowed psaltery From: Mike Byers I heard a bowed psaltery last weekend at the Dayton Dulcimer Society's "Dulcimer Doin's" and rather than being the vermin-repelling, dog-torturing instrument I had heard before, what I heard last weekend was quite beautiful. Has anyone built the Musicmaker's Kits version? Or are there other recommended sources for bowed psalterys and construction plans? At the least, I imagine learning to play one of these would help keep our racoon hordes at bay. |
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26 Feb 02 - 08:33 AM (#658123) Subject: RE: bowed psaltry From: masato sakurai Doesn't this (BOWED PSALTERY CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE) help? ~Masato |
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26 Feb 02 - 08:37 AM (#658127) Subject: RE: bowed psaltry From: catspaw49 Hi Mike........The Musicmaker Kits are pretty decent, actually quite good. If you're not long on tools or woodworking ability they really do produce good instruments pretty easily and inexpensively. I've seen a lot of them here and there as you probably have and with a little time and patience, you can do it yourself and have a good time and a good instrument. Here is a very basic plan that you can modify as you like if you have a little more experience and tools. I've built several scaled up a bit and modified some from this plan. Good luck with the 'coons!!! Spaw |
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26 Feb 02 - 09:15 AM (#658153) Subject: RE: bowed psaltry From: Mike Byers Thanks! I'm not a luthier by any means, but I make cabinets, doors, furniture, etc. and am set for tools. It looked to me like the Musicmakers kit might be a good deal, and I think I'll give one a try if only to save the time I'd otherwise spend hunting for materials other than structural wood. I'll let you know how it works against the 'coons. |