Since I have finished the construction of my first Egyptian arched harp, I am thinking of starting another one. The harp I would like to reconstruct is of the...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Sep 5, 2012 12:51 pm
... Hi Bernard, I can't solve the mystery although I think you might well be on the right track since the number of strings and the number of pegs both work...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 6, 2012 4:15 am
Hi, are there any other drawings of this type of instrument? You have a fairly free hand to interpret it since there isn't very much to go on! I have just...
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o2btuvan
Sep 6, 2012 3:16 pm
Craig wrote: ...are there any other drawings of this type of instrument? You have a fairly free hand to interpret it since there isn't very much to go on! Hi...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 7, 2012 1:49 am
Hi, I should have given my speculations a numerical rating - the suggestion that the shape was caused by string tension was a bit extreme. And yes, the harp...
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o2btuvan
Sep 7, 2012 11:58 am
... We have to be careful taking these highly fanciful artists' depictions too literally. You'll notice that the lyre player you mention seems to be playing...
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simon@...
simonchadwick
Sep 7, 2012 1:02 pm
... Which do you think it is more likely that the ancient musicians were playing? 1. highly repetitive short riffs between declaimed sentences 2. melody and/or...
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o2btuvan
Sep 7, 2012 6:05 pm
... Hi Simon, My guess is that the closest musical form to ancient Egyptian music that exists as a living modern tradition is the classical music of Persia....
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 8, 2012 12:56 am
... I think that this was one of the points I was attempting to make about the peg/string details on the Inherkau tomb frescoe. The sheer number of strings...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 8, 2012 1:10 am
Another wild speculation - rate this about 12 on a scale of 1- 10 - maybe it is a very early double harp? Craig....
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o2btuvan
Sep 8, 2012 6:28 pm
Craig: The sheer number of strings implied by that number of pegs just seems overwhelming in terms of the forces involved in a harp of this type. You will have...
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simon@...
simonchadwick
Sep 8, 2012 6:59 pm
It's all interesting questions. You can safely addmore strings by making them thinner / lower tension. I think the only answer is to make as many as possible...
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sca_bard@...
sca_bard
Sep 8, 2012 7:15 pm
And like most babies, it's kinda ugly... http://moeticae.typepad.com/mi_contra_fa/2012/09/a-lyre-is-born.html * Next to the rightmost tuning peg is a dark...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 9, 2012 1:54 am
Another famous image (Bruce's harpers, tomb of the Kings) showing yet again a conflict between apparent peg number and string number, plus multicolour banded...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Sep 9, 2012 1:59 am
Congratulations, that is a good clean/lean instrument, genuine gleobeam. Craig...
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Mike Durling
vonneusohl
Sep 9, 2012 3:02 am
That's a great looking lyre! I can't wait to hear it. Mike...
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LM
lavransrm
Sep 9, 2012 3:25 am
Elegant in its simplicity. Larry the M...
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Gene
ghandwerker
Sep 9, 2012 4:33 am
What happened to it? A mans worth is measured by his deeds....
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michaeljking2007
michaeljking...
Sep 9, 2012 3:48 pm
The Facebook Lyre group did have 100+ members....It was there Friday I am sure, away in London Saturday at a family Wedding returned this morning to find it...
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michael king
michaeljking...
Sep 9, 2012 7:07 pm
The Lyre facebook page is back up again, Â no idea what the glitch was, Â I guess Its a wake up about relying on Cloud/online services!...
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o2btuvan
Sep 11, 2012 6:23 pm
... I have re-drawn the arched harp of Inherkhau's tomb so that the neck is less arched and more like the fresco. This was my first drawing (previously...
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simon@...
simonchadwick
Sep 11, 2012 6:53 pm
I still think the soundbox could be straighter. Simon...
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o2btuvan
Sep 11, 2012 11:45 pm
... Simon, I would love to argue with you about that....but I think you're RIGHT!...
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o2btuvan
Sep 12, 2012 7:00 pm
... Simon et al... How does this look? I did not redraw the entire instrument. I just pasted another sheet of paper onto the original draught and redesigned...
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o2btuvan
Sep 16, 2012 2:56 pm
I made this video a few weeks ago for the birthday of an old friend of mine. She has always been interested in the ancient city of Amarna, and has written...
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Paul Butler
pcbutler1701
Oct 4, 2012 7:14 pm
Hello! My wife is an ancient historian (specializing in Eastern Mediterranean, Greece and Near East), and came across this on one of her list serves. Given...
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nancy.thym
Oct 10, 2012 8:08 pm
Hello all! I am so very sorry that I didn't think to inform you all much sooner about the Nordic Harp Meeting in Jyväskylä Finland from October 18-21. The...
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frode_kettilsson
frode_kettil...
Oct 10, 2012 9:07 pm
Alas, no amount of advance knowledge would have enabled me to go this year, but I am very glad you posted, Nancy! I've been looking through the gallery...
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Nancy Thym-Hochrein
nancy.thym
Oct 10, 2012 11:28 pm
Yes, Frode, it really is a great gathering. And once you've been to one it becomes addicting. It's going to take me longer to get there and back than I will...
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Paul Butler
pcbutler1701
Nov 5, 2012 3:24 pm
Hello! Since this has come up a fair amount recently, I figured I would forward it along. This comes from my Ancient Historian wife. Sincerely, Paul Butler ...
