Hello, just joined the group this week, when my lyre arrived from Albert atSilvershell Instruments. In the immediate term I was motivated to buy by Michael...
Do you have these posted anywhere? What format are you using? If you're trying to compile a site or something, I might be able to work up a few tabs to to...
I'm still figuring out the various chords in standard Cmaj tuning on the lyre, and thought an easy-to-find reference would be helpful for other noobs. I've...
They are not posted yet. Right now, they're in Finale (there's a free download for reading its files) but my goal is eventually a PDF. Unfortunately, I've...
No problem, totally understand solo may be easier. I might tab a few just for my own amusement. If either of us finds a website that would be good for...
Oh, FWIW, I'm actually not writing tabs. I don't have any beef with them, but I speak sheet music. I also tend to diatonic tuning, so the difference between...
Jamie, Thanks for your hard work, it is much appreciated!! I wouldn't worry about joining the pdf documents together yet, I have free software that can split...
This is great! Good to do something like that while the energy is fresh. And best to relate it to others before you're so accustomed to it that your muscles...
Matthew, Welcome, and have fun weaving all sorts of different times and tunes into your new instrument! I have friends in Arlington - let me know when you're...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Anglo_Saxon_Lyres group: What pitch do You Tune your lyre to? (key or Lowest note) o A o C o F o G ...
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Hello Matthew, Now I know the names of some of those chords I strum between chords!! thanks for starting this, I am sure we can get some more members to...
Hello all!! In the Poll section of the forum (located on the left) I already had the tuning Poll which I am leaving open. Today I added another so you can...
Hi all, a qn. for the jouhikko players. In Rauno's book he mentions the old players keeping the rosin for the bow stuck to the back of the instrument, in the...
What a beautiful instrument! And sounds warm and earthy and - good! You're giving me jouhikko envy! Unfortunately no advice for you, though. just praise. ...
... Well I just use the rosin cake like a fiddler, but I can understand that for authenticity one might like to stick to the back of the jouhikko. My guess is...
I have only just got round to watching this myself, its online for another week but it will probably do the rounds on the BBC worldwide, so apologies to those...
I used to know a player of the Chinese Erhu. His rosin was stuck right on the body of the instrument where he could touch it up on the bow just by stroking a...
Hello all again! I have another question about two strange lyres. One is from a wallpainting in Danmark, the other from a french manuscript. I uploaded pics...
The 'Als' has me confuzzled (not a great feat) but I really like the 'Montpellier' How many strings does the 'Montpellier' have? I count 9 or 11 depending on...
My current AS lyre is a bit ahistorical, since it has zither pegs and rosette soundhole vice friction pegs and none. Since my interest in the lyre is based on...
Just a couple of thoughts on soundholes and such. The violin f-holes do not do the same thing as a round guitar sound-hole. F-holes de-couple the bridge from...
Not having played a lyre with sound-holes, I can't really compare, but if it works for you, then why not? Some of the folks on this list have added electric...
Fair warning. In making my first copy of the "Gunnar in the snake pit" lyre, I counted what looked like 16 strings on the wood carving (Norwegian stavkirk door...
... Hi Werner, Thanks for uploading those files, they're very interesting. I think the illustration from Als is a bit too vague to be useful. If the object in...
Regarding sound holes, I have to say that such were known and common on other instruments at the time when lyres were in use. The lack of such on a lyre may...
... Tim Hallo Tim, thank you very much for your long response to "playing-technique". Yes, this was my feeling too, when i first saw this illustration on my...
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