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  • Founded: Nov 29, 2006
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1211 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
2:11 am
Hi Guys, You may have heard a popping sound as I extracted my finger :-D I have a large bronze on the way for another project , and was thinking it would be a...
1212 Brian Chabot
brianchabot Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
3:30 am
... I think I just had a joygasm at the thought of a bronze bridge. After snapping two bridges in (rough-ish) transport and fixing/recarving one for a friend,...
1213 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
5:51 am
... Have no fear, once I've made a rubber mould from my model, it's a simple matter to make more waxes, for casting. I'm doing some experiments that hopefully...
1214 Brian Chabot
brianchabot Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
5:59 am
... If you need someone to test them out... I'm here for you. In fact (begin shameless plug) I'd be willing to buy a few to resell over here in the New England...
1215 Shane Ravenn
speedy_ravenn Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
8:24 am
... If you need someone closer, I could help as well. I'm in Brisbane. :-) When you do manage to produce the bridges with relative ease, I would definitely be...
1216 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
8:49 am
... Hi Brian, Shameless plug eh? Well, it's not a bad idea, and Micheal has already offered to accept a few trial pieces, so I guess that's the old world and...
1217 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Send Email
Aug 6, 2008
8:54 am
... Cool :-) This could be good :-) Regards Charles from Oz...
1218 Michael Peterson
breddelwyn_ii Send Email
Aug 8, 2008
2:33 pm
Greetings!      Many years ago, I bought a lyre made by Gerald Oatman at the Jubilee Fair, but never really used it out of frustration because of the lack...
1219 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 8, 2008
5:16 pm
I have been making a simple tailpiece that is easy to make make for some customers who wanted the simplest option, these are made from a small dowel/rod of...
1220 Michael Peterson
breddelwyn_ii Send Email
Aug 8, 2008
5:55 pm
Sounds good.  Thank you. Breddelwyn ... From: michael king <michaeljking2007@...> Subject: Re: [Anglo_Saxon_Lyres] Lyre in need of repair To:...
1221 LM
lavransrm Send Email
Aug 8, 2008
6:02 pm
Two things: can you post a picture of the old tailpiece? I would need to know the dimensions, how many strings, how it was attached, what kind of wood, etc. ...
1222 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 8, 2008
6:30 pm
I have attached some pictures of my basic lyre model with 6 nylgut strings and the gut string/dowel bridge, The small dowel has grooves before the edge to hold...
1223 Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo Send Email
Aug 11, 2008
7:33 am
... <michaeljking2007@...> wrote: Hi Michael, Although the larger, triangular tailpieces that you make look better, I think the tailpiece in your pictures...
1224 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 11, 2008
8:24 am
Hello Tim, aesthetically I agree,  though functionally they do the same job well enough,  I am happy to fit them on request, The gut and dowel one seems...
1225 L.M.
lavransrm Send Email
Aug 11, 2008
1:41 pm
Greetings group: I've posted some examples of tailpieces to the photo section. One is of a carved pattern I came across while researching my talharpa project,...
1226 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 11, 2008
3:12 pm
Larry is right about the attachments, the pictures if you attach them are also available only to a few and they are not stored but lost in the archives.  I...
1227 michaeljking2007
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 17, 2008
12:38 am
Hello Group, finally I have put together the Lyre shop page on my website, a few things are on it at the moment that I wanted to share with you, ...
1228 LM
lavransrm Send Email
Aug 17, 2008
2:16 am
Michael: Once you again, you lead the way! Great work- I've been using Nylgut, but I'm excited about the new strings you mention. Thanks- your work is...
1229 Ken Hulme
ken_hulme Send Email
Aug 17, 2008
1:50 pm
Great job Michael! Will be sure to pass this on to interested parties. --Ken To: Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yahoogroups.com From: michaeljking2007@... Date:...
1230 Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
3:24 am
... <michaeljking2007@...> wrote: Hi Michael, I think your lyre shop's a great idea! And yes, some of us on the list are definitely not competent to even carve...
1231 Kazimierz Verkmastare
cnogy Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
4:49 am
I have been using the modern carbon strings (Savarez Alliance) as well as nylgut. The electrossingen is strung in it, and hasn't needed re-tuning for a few...
1232 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
9:52 am
Hello Tim, thanks for your suggestions,  I would love to add an amber bridge, and bone one too at some point, I will keep an eye out for some suitable...
1233 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
10:25 am
Hello Chris, Yes, I agree, the difference in thickness is very noticeable at first  if you change over a set, but its not a big issue as I would say that by...
1234 Kazimierz Verkmastare
cnogy Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
12:11 pm
The horn you want to use is water buffalo horn, I get mine from a farmer that raises a few of the beasts (they have to cut the tips off all the horns to keep...
1235 Ken Hulme
ken_hulme Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
12:17 pm
As Tim noted, amber bridges are simple to make (in some ways easier than wood). Just be sure to buy real Baltic amber, not Copal. Copal is semi-fossilized...
1236 LM
lavransrm Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
12:47 pm
I found amber to be very brittle and breakable. Of course, I may have been using a low grade, but it was difficult. I use the left over wood (1/2" thick)...
1237 David Law
garwulf_law Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
1:00 pm
Does anyone have a good resourse for patterns and steps for constructing a new lyre, i would like to actually have a go with a decent one ...
1238 LM
lavransrm Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
1:14 pm
Go to the Yahoo site for this list and look a files and photos; you'll find a lot of whatb you're looking there Larry M...
1239 michael king
michaeljking... Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
1:56 pm
My Lyre Making CD-Rom has the plans and instructions to make all the models of lyres found on my website at michaeljking.com,   These lyre models are now are...
1240 Kazimierz Verkmastare
cnogy Send Email
Aug 18, 2008
2:04 pm
Patterns and all are fine, but consider this. There was no "Fender Lyre Company" during the early middle ages, so a different method was used to develop and...
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