Thank you very much for your help! I will have to check out the wooden peg-making plan you mentioned. I might be able to do that. Question though: how do the...
I think most of us are making lyres that are (in American measures) on the order of a 1x10 plank about 3 ft long. That is actually 3/4" thick, 8-9" wide and...
To expand a bit on what Ken said (and he's absolutely right about it all, here), the real key with wooden tuning pegs is to make sure they are tapered and fit...
I don't suppose the metal zither pins could work using the same friction idea as the wooden pegs? Perhaps if the drilled hole is slightly smaller than the...
Revan: If you check out the files and pictures on this list's website, you'll find a lot of information about pegs. There are a number of solutions. You may...
Thank you! I will check those out right now! -Revan Delkaoth ... you'll find ... drilling ... with a ... pegs. If ... tools. ... be to use ... should be ... ...
I was wondering what a reamer was, and looked it up on the google images. It appears to be of a form easily made in the smithy. In my understanding, the...
I was wondering what kind of wood is used for the tailpiece? I finally learned the name of it:) I noticed in the photo on the main page that the holes are very...
Revan- Check out the link I put in my first message to you. The group member who posted it put a lot of good information there. Half your questions are...
... wrote: Hi Revan, ... tight ... I'm not a woodworker, but I thought it was worth pointing out that some of the ancient lyres had the pegs inserted from the...
The reason I was asking about the pegs being metal is because it would be incredibly easy for a blacksmith to make a peg that is threadless, and has a hole...
You as a metal worker/blacksmith, may be able to make something akin to the uke style metal friction tuners. A smooth metal peg in a wooden hole might not...
I have been wondering if a lyre could be made to have fourteen strings. It could not be played with the fingertip damping method because there are too many...
Hi, You can get maple boards for a reasonable price in the US from mail order suppliers http://www.memphishardwoodlumber.com/thinstockhardwoods.html Maple...
Although it isn't a Germanic lyre, you can take a look at the Russian instrument called a "gusli". You would want to look at the winged-shaped, rather than...
If you're not trying to be traditional, you can certainly put as many strings on as you want. Lyres from various cultures feature varying numbers of strings....
Thank you! About the extra tension from the many strings, should I change the design at all, or just make the pieces stronger (ie. a better connection between...
I was thinking that this might work if I install the pegs upside down. (someone else mentioned this idea) If the pegs are upside down I can get the strings...
That Gusli is pretty nice! What strings (in metal) would I use for a 14 stinged lyre? I want it to be in this scale from lowest to highest... GABCDEFGABCDEF ...
Ummm-- I did a "Gunnar in the snake pit" lyre with 12 strings. The tension was so high that I was either breaking tailpiece gut, or the actual tailpieces. I...
For the gut I have no worries, I bought some super-strong ABS plastic cable (I think that is what it was called,) Anyways, in my experience it has been...
"Traditional" is a difficult term here, since no playing technique survives with the Anglo Saxon and later medieval lyres (except for the bowed versons). But...
2x4 would be 'way out of scale for a headpiece if you're making the body from 3/4" or 1" stock. It would be so heavy that the instrument would be top heavy...
3/4" thick tailpiece? 2x4 Headbar? Steel reinforcements? Sounds way too heavy to me! More liek a dresser than a musical instrument! All that mass would...
I have a planer and thought I could plane the 2x4 down to size, but it was more about the wood type than the size of wood? About the strings... Actually, I was...
Hmmmm.... you have a very good point. Alright, I shall take your advice, albiet with a little modification. I will construct the lyre to have the traditional...
... Personally, I've been making do with 20mm pine shelving and 3mm ply for my lyres, and they work just fine. I haven't yet tried the separate piece for the...
It seems to me that there are several design considerations when making a lyre. The choices we make depend strongly on what we want to end up with. Are we...
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