Spring Cleaning
Friday, day 28. March 2008This week, probably for the first time this entire year, it feels as though I am finally “cruising” on building psalteries. I don’t have to go out and buy any supplies. I don’t have a cold or flu. I don’t have to make any new jigs or shop fixtures. I can focus on just psalteries.
I’ve […]
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Some New Note Markers
Thursday, day 27. March 2008I’ve added a few new note marker options. (You can check out all the options here.)
The first is the elegant Black Star Diopside. (Which reflects a beautiful floating light within the stone.)
And the second addition is a timeless classic: pearls. (Genuine pearls cultured on a freshwater pearl farm.)
I’m continually experiementing with new stones and new […]
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A Psychedelic Rosette
Thursday, day 20. March 2008As I was cutting some straight-grained 1/4″ x 1/4″ strips of Cocobolo for rosettes, a funny thing happened. I rotated the otherwise straight-grained strip 90 degrees onto its side, and was amazed at the crazy colors and patterns that were present in an otherwise plain board.
Show to the left is a rosette made from the […]
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Some Nice Cherry
Friday, day 14. March 2008Here’s a cherry bowed psaltery that I’m currently working on. Its not strung up or finished yet, so I can’t say for sure how it will sound, but it’s tap-tone is outstanding. This is a great piece of cherry, with an unusual amount of resonance for a wood this light. (Note, as of right now, […]
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Quiltage
Saturday, day 8. March 2008I felt constrained to help explain the phenomenon in certain types of Maple (mostly in soft Maple), known as “quilting.” Now, I’m certainly no expert on the matter, but I have worked with the wood before.
Basically, the wood looks blistered and crinkled up - and the more three dimensional the quilt, the better.
Now, another factor […]
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Strings, strings, and more strings
Friday, day 7. March 2008 Well, after quite a prolonged shortage, I’ve finally got my shipment of wound strings! Look for a new batch of bowed psalteries to be listed on the main site: Phantasy Psalteries in the near future.
After having experimented with all sorts of strings during the beginning of the year, I really am leaning toward nickel-plated […]
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