... Here's six string lyre block and strum modern day Ethiopian style. The instrument is essentially the same as the Anglo Saxon 6 string lyre, but having...
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irrotational@...
craig_81...
Jan 3, 2013 4:27 am
Lovely! Craig....
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michaeljking2007
michaeljking...
Mar 12, 2013 7:31 pm
Apologies to all, please do not click on the link, my yahoo account had its password hacked. I used to feel quite safe behind my Linux Laptop but these...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 12, 2013 11:35 pm
What hope do you have went the moderator gets hacked :-( I clicked the link with a few precautions set, and it took me to a spam site :-( Regards Charles from...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 12, 2013 11:38 pm
Sorry I was too quick off the mark ;-) Do you have a co-moderator just in case this happens again? That way you wont be in a position where you have to deal...
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AG
ag_guitarman...
Mar 12, 2013 11:49 pm
Google evidently was familiar with the site and it went strait to my Spam folder. I never click on links any way. I've had to ban a couple of accounts on the...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 12, 2013 11:52 pm
Hi Charles, I'm a co-moderator, so there's some added security with problems like this. The recent spam msg posted to the group from another account linked to...
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Mar 13, 2013 12:24 am
That's good to know Tim, thanks for the reply. Regards Charles from Oz...
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craig_81...
Mar 13, 2013 4:35 am
Probably not much chance of anyone clicking on strange links nowadays but ... at least its good to know that this list is still alive, I was wondering where...
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michael king
michaeljking...
Mar 13, 2013 8:59 am
Just a quick update, In all your yahoo settings do check that you all have turned on SSL (mine wasn't and it isn't by default!) (This Makes your Yahoo!...
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Paul Butler
pcbutler1701
Mar 18, 2013 8:52 pm
Hello! Publishing house Brill, known for good but usually very expensive historical texts, is offering this journal online for free. Some of the articles do...
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dave_the_flute
Mar 23, 2013 10:18 pm
Hi, Just a quick introduction. I am a musician and play a number of modern and traditional instruments both strings and wind. I have recently aquired a copy of...
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michaeljking2007
michaeljking...
Mar 24, 2013 1:42 pm
Hello Dave, Welcome to the group, Love to open the discussion up about Temperament sometime, I have only studied early fretted clavichords and various meantone...
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michaeljking2007
michaeljking...
Mar 24, 2013 2:11 pm
Thanks Paul, There are some really interesting reports, Thanks for bringing it to our attention, the Trigōnon/Daphne Harp from the Poets grave for one is...
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sca_bard@...
sca_bard
Mar 25, 2013 7:01 pm
Now I *know* some of y'all are Scadians. I also know I've seen a growing interest in the lyre in my own area (by which I mean I think there are three or four...
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nnaeve
Mar 25, 2013 9:18 pm
That seems to be in Pennsylvania in late July? I am not normally a Scadian but might be able to make it...summer plans are still forming......
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dave_the_flute
Mar 30, 2013 12:31 pm
8) I've not got a camera to do Youtube stuff; but have done a couple of quick recordings, as mp3's, to show where I'm at! Just take into account I've only had...
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Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yah...
Mar 30, 2013 12:34 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Anglo_Saxon_Lyres group. File : /Dave...
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Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yah...
Mar 30, 2013 12:37 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Anglo_Saxon_Lyres group. File : /Dave...
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Tim
vikingtimbo
Mar 31, 2013 7:17 am
... Hi Dave, That was awesome! The flute goes beautifully with the lyre. And I don't think I've heard a slide used on a lyre like that. There's no evidence...
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Douglas
itazura94043
Apr 4, 2013 2:48 am
Hi all. I finally got a lyre, from Mike at The Haunted Wood. It's fun to play with, and I am enjoying learning the technique for playing. It's got nylon...
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michaeljking2007
michaeljking...
Apr 4, 2013 4:04 am
Hello Douglas, What scale length and what tuning are you trying to use? Michael...
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LM
lavransrm
Apr 4, 2013 12:27 pm
In a pinch, violin pegs work very well on a lyre; even better if you have a tapered reamer. Larry M...
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dave_the_flute
Apr 4, 2013 6:56 pm
If you go down the violin peg route have a look at Peg Head tuneing heads. They look like traditional violin pegs but are in fact planar geared 4:1 machine...
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Douglas
itazura94043
Apr 7, 2013 6:52 am
Hi! Scale length? I'm tuning it to the scale from Hucbald, or C-D-E-F-G-A. I want to tune it to fifths, going with just intonation. I like the design of the...
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michael king
michaeljking...
Apr 7, 2013 10:49 am
What is the length of the string from peg to bridge?...
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Douglas
itazura94043
Apr 19, 2013 6:21 am
It's about a foot, Michael. BTW, I just got the new pseudo gut strings. They sound nice, might be able to get better harmonics. -Douglas...
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michael king
michaeljking...
Apr 19, 2013 7:01 am
Douglas, a foot is quite short. The cologne Lyre is the shortest string lyre that I make and it has a scale length of 14", (I am making a batch these...
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Douglas
itazura94043
Apr 26, 2013 4:40 am
Thanks, Michael! I think the lyre is a somewhat small for playing purposes; it doesn't have the stability in my hands that a slightly larger lyre would I...
