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 Post subject: Bowed psaltery build
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:44 pm 
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Howdy folks,
I'm working on an experimental psaltery and thought I'd share some pics here. It's experimental in that it's going to be tuned an octave lower than normal. I'm also using some braces on the soundboard which I've never done.

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More to come...

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 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:37 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:59 pm 
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Haha I love those things, and yours looks excellent so far. [:Y:]


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 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:29 pm 
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Finished spraying the top side:

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