Here’s a couple of pictures of a custom bowed psaltery that I’m currently working on. As you can see, the photos were taken at an intermediate time: after I had routed the ledge for the binding, but before I had actually cut and installed the purpleheart binding. As a result, you can get a peek into what the psaltery looks like without the binding in place.

Hopefully I’ll post more picture of this psaltery when the binding is finished, so you can see the dramatic difference that only a few thin strips of accent wood can make on a musical instrument.