I’ve finally competed the 3 octave bowed psaltery. It’s nearly three feet long, almost a foot wide, and 3 inches tall. It’s quite a bit larger than my regular 2 1/2 octave psalteries. But, it can play notes a full octave lower than the standard model: down to G2!

You can take a listen in the sound clips page, about halfway down.

The psaltery has 3 embedded steel inserts in the back, and you can quickly attach the mounting plate via 3 thumbscrews. Then, the mounting plate has an additional threaded insert that allows it to be mounted onto a camera tripod. Otherwise, you can just remove the plate and play it without a tripod. It’s a bit of a reach to play the longest strings, but it’s not very heavy considering its size: it came out weighing under 5 pounds!