... wrote: Hi Jan, Thanks for that, sounds like the more detailed version might be worth chasing up. I thought there were some interesting details about the...
Hi all, I found a pdf file showing and discussing what might very well be four Anglo-Saxon tuning pegs made of bone. They're from Whitby in northern England,...
Yep it would work depending on the power of the drill and what you are cutting. If you want to just make tuning pegs then you can just use a drill held ...
Hello Scot, With slight embarrassment, I have to confess that I use a similar setup, it was originally to save space when I downsized my workshop after I sold...
It seems like a lot to spend as much as $200 on a bench-top "mini-lathe" just to turn pegs, especially if you're a hobbyist. However, I've gotten into turning...
Larry, you've hit the nail on the head. The cost of a tool is proportional to the quantity of what you are making. Regards Charles from Oz P.S. I recently...
Hi all, After our recent discussion about the oral recitation of epic songs, here's a couple of mp3s that might be of interest to a few listmembers: This is a...
I thought the article was quite interesting. It brings me to the next logical question... what bone(s) from what animal(s) were these pegs made from? or What...
... My first thought would be either cow or stag, with horse being a close third. Cows, stags and horses tend to have heavier, denser, and thicker bones. They...
The large bones of a cow can provide more than enough material for tuning pegs. You can get these bones from most butcher shops - and if you let meal worms or...
Very interesting topic: In Collage I used meal worms to clean bones. They can be purchased at bait shops or pet stores for about $3 for 50...
Hi Chris, I've got a few ways to prepare bone. Method 1 : This method depends on where in the world you live, but if you happen to have an aggressive species...
Ask the butcher for dog bones, these are usually leg bones and are quite thick, plenty to play with. Just an aside if you want bone plates then ask for cow...
I have found that buying cattle bone from pet supply stores is perhaps the best source for clean dry bone. I used to carve in it quite a bit, and you can...
... <mister_eddy2003@...> wrote: Hi Scot, ... Yes, I was quite excited when I found it. It's not as if someone's discovered a whole new lyre or anything, it's...
I believe that if you ate horse, in some circumstances in the 50's, you might have issues. Bronze is nice to work with, although wood, bone and ivory pegs...
I would favour horse bone, its much stronger than cattle bone. I'm sure there are early medieval descriptions of Welsh harps with horsehair strings, horseskin...
I just finished a Jouhikko as an on-site project at our areas large SCA summer event - Lilies War. Took a bit of remembering how to do things without all the...
Corwen of Ancient Instruments used to have a basic Jouhikko guide on his site that had information about making and twisting the horsehair strings he uses. ...
Checking the Jouhikko book again to be sure The central low A3 string is 50-60 hairs the high e4 melody string 20-25 and the d string 25-30. I have 5 Bowed...
I have a copy of Corwen's Jouhikko Guide (pdf) but can't seem to upload it; get a "You may only upload files smaller than 5120K" error message... it is 7.4 mb ...
I would like a copy, if you can mail it to me directly at kaz(at)nogy(dot)net I would much appreciate it. Chrris *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On...
As you wish. Go to www.nogy.net, on the first page the link is on 'newest project!!! jouhikko' I am going to change the strings tonight - I have a pretty good...
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