Bowed Psaltery Woods: Impedance vs. Dampening
Wednesday, day 31. October 2007I just thought I’d share some of my thoughts/musings on how different types of wood and their working properties come into play when making a bowed psaltery.
Dampening - This is a term that I hear thrown around a lot. It is usually used in a bad way: “you don’t want the wood to dampen any […]
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Becky’s Psaltery
Monday, day 29. October 2007Just thought I’d post an update on one of the custom psalteries I’m working on:
This psaltery is one that I am building out of purpleheart sides and a quilted maple back. I’ve finished the frame and back, and I’ve laid out the components for the top.
If you take a closer look, it is still a […]
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Leveling Bridges
Friday, day 26. October 2007Here’s a random building tip:
The fit between the bridge and the soundboard on a bowed psaltery is important, and should be as snug as possible. Even though all the strings are pressing down on the bridge, if the bridge is in any way uneven, firm contact will not be made.
One technique that is commonly used […]
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The Start of the Psaltery Blog!
Tuesday, day 23. October 2007I’m proud to announce the beginning of a blog about bowed psalteries. I plan to use this area as an outlet to all of my ideas and thoughts on developing the bowed psaltery.
Basically, anything that might be too trivial or irrelevant for my official news and updates page will be listed here.
I hope to use […]
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