... wrote: Hi David, Michael, ... say ... instrument ... something ... My translation isn't fantastic either, but I think she's saying the dowels might by for...
... That shows how much the peg at the end protrudes on top, but not whether it protrudes at bottom. The other peg doesn't seem to protrude at all. Looking at...
... wrote: Hi David, ... the ... In one of those two colour photos you can see both ends of the upper- most peg because of the reflection in the mirror beneath...
Michael and all: I have gone ahead and bought a moraharpa from Björn, and it has arrived. SO far so good. Considering the mixed results i've gotten from...
It was from Bjorn that I purchased the Moraharpa plans. Does he build his instruments with chromatic keys or diatonic like his plans? Please upload a picture...
Here's the new toy, in the photo section. I'm not sure what the wood is; hard to tell, as he stained it a darker color. The double curved side appears to be a...
Hey! Since many of us are woodworkers of one sort or another, I have a drill press problem that maybe somebody can help me solve. I just upgraded from an older...
Thanks Larry for posting the pictures, Very lovely, Its a very beautiful instrument, Do you have a picture of the back of the neck and body? also does the foot...
There is a small square hole under the right foot of the bridge, and I can see a sound post inside. If I mess with it a bit, I can probability get the foot of...
Hi gang! Ben Bagby and Sequentia are performing their "Rheingold Curse" show June 15 in Boston. It's part of the huge early music festival that's held in...
Funny you should mention that. I live here in Cambridge, and I'm a big Bagby fan, and have bought tickets for the concert. The bad news is that Ben won't be...
... Do we know if there was a tailpiece? Given that the bridge survived, it's a bit surprising that it didn't. And I gather some of the earlier reconstructions...
... wrote: Hi David, ... No tailpiece has been found yet. The lyre itself was lying in the arm of its deceased owner (like one or two of the Anglo-Saxon...
and hammered it gently in place. The first problem that comes to mind is that you might be using a piece of wood between the chuck and hammer thereby reducing...
Impatient for more information I wrote a letter to Liz_Barham at The Museum_of_London (The team responsible for the Prittlewell Lyre) and I got back this reply...
Update: what with the clattering noises, and no easy solution in sight, plus the general roughness of the finishing, I'm considering shipping it back to...
video excerpt: http://www.ritaleydon.com/Zvideo/build_a_harpa/TrailerMovie.mov from this page: http://www.ritaleydon.com/Zvideo/build_a_harpa/build1.html It...
I asked earlier about sources for willow. I've been on a brief visit to the Boston area, where a friend took me around to Anderson-McQuaid Co., his source for...
... wrote: Hi David, I'm definitely no expert in woodworking, but I think it's a good bet that if you intend to include all the sound holes that were on the ...
... <michaeljking2007@...> wrote: Hi Michael, Thanks for updating us. The Trossingen report was worth the wait, and hopefully the Prittlewell one will be too! ...
Hello, I just wanted to know whether anyone here (Michael ?) knew a contact person at the Museum for Welsh Folk Life at St Fagan's. I definitely need to lay my...
Uh I guess it's rather the Museum of Welsh Life and/or the National Museum at St Fagan's... Anyhow, wherever plans of historical crwths could be found :-) Best...
Hello Patrick, I understand how you feel! How raw do you want them? The plans from the Welsh folk museum are very minimal, an A3 drawing, basically a line...
Patrick, The person you want to write to at St. Fagans is Emma Lile, curator Here is info again (from anthony Purnell in 2001) that was really useful for me ...
Michael, Thanks very much for these measurements! Is the Anthony Purnell you mentioned the leader of the Cancionero ensemble? Are you referring to some...
Anthony responded on the Mimf Forum in 2001 about the crwth when I was looking for information, He posted a full copy of that discussion on this forum (type...
Hello again Michael, ... Thanks for your sympathy! That's the good thing about being on such a list: it makes you feel less lonely. :-) ... I'd love to get the...
