To the left is a picture of the handle of a custom tuning wrench that was made to match the woods of a custom bowed psaltery. The main body of the wrench (and the psaltery as well) is made of figured Myrtle. The wrench has a strip of Mango in the middle, which was taken from the same board as the psaltery’s top. Also, it’s hard to see it in the current picture, but the base cap is made of Cocobolo, which matches the binding/bridge of the psaltery.

Here’s an overall shot of both the wrench and the psaltery. I’ve got to admit that it’s one of the best looking psalteries I’ve seen in a while! (And it sounds great too.)

In this picture you can also see the Cocobolo base cap on the tuning wrench.