Graeme Lawson's page, with a list of his publications: http://www.orfeo.co.uk/ Unfortunately, *his* dissertation ("Stringed musical instruments: artefacts in...
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simon@...
simonchadwick
Mar 26, 2012 5:35 pm
Hi Jamie, as I mentioned on this list in November, I wrote to Cambridge Uni Library to enquire and all they sent in reply was an invoice for 150 pounds for a...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 27, 2012 10:30 am
... Hi Jamie And Simon, Thanks for that Jamie, fantastic!! It's definitely on my "must have it but can't afford it" wishlist. Of course if anyone gets copies...
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o2btuvan
Mar 27, 2012 11:52 am
I have a good friend....well...Internet friend....by the name of Charlie Draper, with whom I have been corresponding regularly for years and who is a student...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 27, 2012 12:40 pm
... Hi, I don't mean to be a party pooper, but didn't the Vulcans invent that first? Or maybe it was Martians, I forget. But my feeling is that trying to play...
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sca_bard@...
sca_bard
Mar 27, 2012 1:02 pm
Tim, Actually, the Vulcans are lyre players, too! http://startrekvulcanology.blogspot.com/2010/08/wah-chang-and-vulcan-lyre.html - Jamie ...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 27, 2012 1:24 pm
... Hi Jamie, ... True! I'm a bit of an old guy and I've seen that episode, with Spok's lyre playing and Uhura's haunting vocals (although I have a suspicion...
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o2btuvan
Mar 27, 2012 2:39 pm
The only person in the world who actually PLAYS the Vulcan lyre is me!! LQTM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRfbWrI03gc Since posting the above video, I have...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 27, 2012 4:03 pm
... Hi Peter, That Vulcan Lyre performance was absolutely awesome (and I'm not really even a Trekkie)! It never occurred to me that the instrument's haunting...
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johnedallas@...
johnedwardda...
Mar 27, 2012 6:10 pm
Bernard, I always get a kick out of a well-played Theremin! For me, it comes closer to the human voice than anything else - except perhaps the Singing Saw!...
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LM
lavransrm
Mar 27, 2012 6:46 pm
One of my favorite Theramin monents is Jimmy Page playing a theremin through an Echoplex into a mountain of guitar amps.... (Led Zeppelin concert film 'The...
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nnaeve
Mar 27, 2012 7:02 pm
Absolutely amazing composition and performance. Where do you keep all that extra talent? Does it eat much? Maybe I could babysit....
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 28, 2012 6:37 am
I've got a pattern/plan and the electronics for that someplace on this computer... been meaning to make one... some day. I'm in the last year of my trade...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 28, 2012 6:40 am
... Nichelle Nichols can sing, although finding her songs outside of the show has proven elusive. Unfortunately the rest of the cast members vocal exploits...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 28, 2012 6:57 am
... Your Vulcan Lyre is better than the plan I have, sounds better than the TOS version. You can't be tempted by filthy lucre, well don't take it... just go an...
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o2btuvan
Mar 28, 2012 11:01 am
... ********************* Comparing the Vulcan harp to the autoharp is like comparing your cellphone to two dixie cups and a string. The harp was the weekend...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Mar 28, 2012 1:50 pm
Golly youtube is such a trap. After watching your video I was attracted to the link to the Park Stickney Trio on the side bar like a moth to a candle - great...
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crwthplayer
Mar 28, 2012 4:15 pm
The BBC news today reported the finding of part of a lyre in a cave on Skye believed to date from 2300 years ago: ...
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Michael J King
michaeljking...
Mar 28, 2012 4:48 pm
That's fabulous Anthony! similar to bridge finds much later and all other northern Europe I have an Irish lyre already, ...
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o2btuvan
Mar 28, 2012 7:21 pm
... ********************** They found a tiny piece of charred wood, a fragment of what looks like it might perhaps have been part of a bridge from an ancient...
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johnedallas@...
johnedwardda...
Mar 28, 2012 8:21 pm
Aha! As I thought - basically the autoharp paradigm carried over into electronics! The left hand still takes care of the harmonies, and the right hand still...
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simon@...
simonchadwick
Mar 28, 2012 8:33 pm
Yes sorry Michael, I cleared out my youtubes a while ago and didn't realise you were using one. This other one is still up there showing off the same Irish...
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Michael J King
michaeljking...
Mar 28, 2012 9:11 pm
Thanks Simon, I will fix that link. a museum display could consist of a plexiglas lyre cut out to show where a bridge might go but an actual reconstruction...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 29, 2012 7:56 am
... Hi Simon, Yes we discussed the find last year, but I'm glad it's appeared as a topic in the media, I'd hate for such an exciting find to get brushed aside...
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o2btuvan
Mar 29, 2012 12:10 pm
... ********************* If the archaeologists are correct and the antler artifacts are in fact tuning pegs for a seven string lyre, the instrument may have...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 29, 2012 12:46 pm
... Hi Bernard, (Sorry I called you Peter earlier, I got a bit confused from the video! Alcohol's a terrible thing.) The possibility of metal strings is...
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o2btuvan
Mar 30, 2012 10:37 am
... ******************** The ancient Celts were highly skilled metal workers, and they did know how to draw bronze, so making metal strings for their...
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johnedallas@...
johnedwardda...
Mar 30, 2012 12:16 pm
Bernard, We must always remember that musical instruments do not make sounds all by themselves - the player also has something to do with it. Playing an ...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 30, 2012 12:33 pm
... Hi Bernard, I agree there's no certainty about the function of the antler awls/pegs. They were found in the general vicinity of what certainly appears to...
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sca_bard@...
sca_bard
Mar 30, 2012 12:43 pm
There *are* wire harp players who sing and recite with their instruments. You just have to damp. Folks do it on 25+ string instruments. - Jamie, wire harp...
