Hello and welcome all, My name is Michael J King, Moderator of this forum,an artist and maker of obscure musical objects! I am happy to answer any questions...
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L.M.
lavransrm
Dec 8, 2006 11:37 pm
Hi all: My name is Larry Miller (aka Lavrans Reimer-Møller). I live in Cambridge MA USA. I have been making lyres for over ten years, ever since I saw Ben...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Dec 10, 2006 12:40 pm
Hello, My name is Simon Chadwick, I am interested in early plucked strings, though I specialise in early Irish / Gaelic harp. Some years ago I built an...
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Steve Wells
fo2steve
Dec 10, 2006 7:22 pm
I am Steve Wells - answering to "Steve". I have been interested in musical instruments since as long as I can remember. I must have been about 12 when I first...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Dec 13, 2006 6:55 am
Hi all, It's great to have this forum to share our common interest! I've been interested in the culture of ancient northern Europe for many years, and am a...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 13, 2006 2:25 pm
Hi and welcome, Tim! I too am fascinated by the Trossingen lyre, but have had a tough time getting more information or pictures. I am especially interested in...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Dec 13, 2006 3:10 pm
Hello Larry, Here is a jpg I found online to help you straight away!! http://hjem.get2net.dk/mogens_friis/trossingen-kopi.jpg I plan to put together a folder...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Dec 13, 2006 5:48 pm
Wow Michael that is quite impressive. Do you recall how the designs were made - carved? burned? Were they painted in colour? Simon...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 13, 2006 8:15 pm
Wow! Fantastic! It's almost like a sampler of all the different patterns one could use! Wow! Thanks- Larry...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Dec 13, 2006 8:17 pm
... The design is Inscribed quite shallowly (0.1-0.2 mm)and some of it can only be seen in at certain angles, and although it has been cleaned up now it...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 13, 2006 9:17 pm
The next lyre I build will probably only have two of the patterns, one for the neck and one for the body. And even by simplifying, this will tax my ...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Dec 13, 2006 10:35 pm
... Hi Larry, ... time getting ... decorative ... like. ... Unfortunately I haven't seen Bagby's performance. He came to Australia once, but it was before I...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Dec 13, 2006 10:51 pm
... <Michaeljking@...> wrote: Hi Michael, Simon, The interesting thing with the asymmetry is that although the eight sound holes around the bridge look...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 13, 2006 11:18 pm
As I said, it's almost as if the artist decided to make a piece with all the designs he (or she!) knew, as a showpiece. I know of very few other artifacts from...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Dec 14, 2006 12:15 am
Hi all, I've uploaded a file into the files section with photos of various reconstructed lyres I've found on the web (most of which will be familiar to you...
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alwayslaughing@...
aranwillem
Dec 14, 2006 1:00 am
Hi Guys, My name is Aran Adams... I've been lurking on here the past couple of days and am finally getting around to introducing myself. You can see/hear an...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 14, 2006 3:47 am
Tim and all: I put up an album of Trossingen pix in the photo section. Your set of pictures might actually work better if you make an album in this section of...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 14, 2006 5:51 am
Welcome and thanks! I've been waiting for ten years for this! I've seen Ben do this 4 times; I've met him and spoken with him, corresponded with him and shown...
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Reynold Greenleaf
reynoldgreen...
Dec 14, 2006 2:14 pm
As everyone os introducing themselves, I thought I had better do the same. Originally from Cheltenham in the UK, I now live in the middle of Ireland. I have a...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Dec 14, 2006 2:58 pm
Hello Reynold, (I am from London Currently living in Cheltenhan BTW!) Given the materials used in your sons Lyre I would opt simply for Nylon classical guitar...
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Steve Wells
fo2steve
Dec 14, 2006 3:22 pm
Hi, Since people are giving Geographic info, I have two bases: Berkshire and Gloucestershire. ... If you want to follow up on Hucbald and lyre tuning, try the...
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aranwillem
Dec 14, 2006 4:52 pm
Hello Everyone, I've just uploaded pics of my lyre. I had never even touched one until this one arrived a few weeks ago, and I can't believe how much I like...
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Simon Chadwick
simonchadwick
Dec 14, 2006 5:13 pm
... So incised and then outlined with black ink? Sounds good. ... I'd say there was a lot of value in copying it "as is" Are you sure a lot of that asymmetry...
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Steve Wells
fo2steve
Dec 14, 2006 6:13 pm
Hi, What evidence do we have for the positions of the strings. That is: if I am holding a lyre upright with the strings towards me and the tuning pegs at the...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 14, 2006 8:40 pm
Hi: I agree with Mike- (except for the diatonic part!) If you can get individual nylon guitar strings, then 2 1sts, 2 2nds and 3 3rds strings will probably do...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Dec 14, 2006 10:04 pm
Simon, Yes, I am inclined to agree with you, for my first copy at least as I want to under stand this instrument, however Tim mentioned the decoration that was...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Dec 14, 2006 10:11 pm
I started tuning the strings this way round purely because I started by following the British Museum Lyre reconstruction and from Dr Graeme Lawsons writings...
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Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yah...
Dec 14, 2006 11:31 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Anglo_Saxon_Lyres group. File :...
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LM
lavransrm
Dec 14, 2006 11:31 pm
I agree that there is no archeological bias; I am again following the example set by Ben Bagby, and it is more comfortable for a guitar/lute picker to have the...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Dec 14, 2006 11:37 pm
... wrote: Hi Steve, My lyre has the highest pitched string to the right when held as you describe below (this is the way Michael made it). I am actually ...
