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...
... 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,...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
Greetings! Â Â Â Â 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...
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...
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. ...
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...
... <michaeljking2007@...> wrote: Hi Michael, Although the larger, triangular tailpieces that you make look better, I think the tailpiece in your pictures...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
... <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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
My Lyre Making CD-Rom has the plans and instructions to make all the models of lyres found on my website at michaeljking.com, Â These lyre models are now are...
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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