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A Psaltery’s Weight

So, what does all of this stuff weigh??? Here’s some of my own measurements, to help you get a perspective on things:

• 60 tuning/hitch pins - 1 pound, 1.4 ounces
• 30 wound strings - roughly 2.5 ounces
• Bridge - between .5 and .9 ounces depending on the wood used
• Saddle - .1 to .3 ounces

So, you can clearly see, just the “extras” alone are responsible for about 1 pound, 5 ounces of weight. So, even an ultralight psaltery will weigh over 2 pounds when finished. I think it would be quite difficult to get below this number on a 30-string psaltery! (Assuming the sides are at least 1 1/2″ tall, and the length is over 23″.)

Being at the low end of the spectrum, it becomes very hard to achieve even a 5% reduction in overall weight. It is, however, very easy to make things heavier, and by much more than a 5% increase!

 Posted on: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 8:12 pm
 How-To, Experimental.
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