Hi All,

A friend recently gave/loaned me a bowed psaltery she had kicking around. I tuned it up and love the sound. I have heard these on very few recordings most notably Sally Rogers and someone doing "Are You Tired Of Me?"

Are here any suggestions for other songs or types of music that would go well on the psaltery?

I have been experimenting but it will be a while before I'm playing it easily enough to just rattle off a tune on the thing.

As an aside I'm also curious about the history of the instrument. Someone looked at it and thought it a medieval instrument but it seems to me I've heard that these were part of the odd-instrument-mail-order craze of the 19th century.

Thanks,

Naemanson