" I went ahead and ordered a stickier rosin. It was cheap, and since I already had the light version of the same brand, I ordered D'Addario Natural Rosin.
I think I will just need to experiment with various wire gauges to see what is most…"
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Restringing my Bowed Psaltery?... With what?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayfinder Jan 11, 2021. 4 Replies 1 Like
I'm thinking of restringing a bowed psaltery, but I have no idea what size music wire is best. I also don't know what the psaltery maker intended as the range of the instrument. (Yes, I can determine…Continue
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Restringing my Bowed Psaltery?... With what?
I'm thinking of restringing a bowed psaltery, but I have no idea what size music wire is best. I also don't know what the psaltery maker intended as the range of the instrument. (Yes, I can determine the notes by the arrangement of the pins, but I don't know what octave was intended.) I do know that the vibrating length of my 3 C notes are about 17.875, 11.5, and 6.0 inches long.I bought the bowed psaltery from Ebay. It came strung with wound strings. I bought a caliper, (which is now…See More
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- At 8:52pm on January 10, 2021,
Ted Crocker said…
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