Well, I know for sure that the kantele has the pegs on the underside of the instrument. But with my jouhikko I had exactly the opposite problem: I made ...
Hello David, I believe that front and rear mounted pegs were boths used on Lyres, just as they are both found on various later medieavel-rennaissance ...
Hello all There is a third approach we mustn't forget! Some medieval instruments, many crwths and also most importantly the Kravik lyre seem to have had the...
Hi Lothar et al, Perhaps you had problems with your peg breaking because of the thickness of the strings meant the tension was too high. Mind you sometimes...
As I turn my pegs myself on a lathe, I can make them a little thicker at the tapered end. I had a lot more breakage when I was using violin pegs. Larry...
Hey all: I done them both ways, and there are advantages and disadvantages to both. If the pegs are from the front. it's easier to reach up with the right...
Thanks for the hair count. What actual notes do you tune to? I'm making another jouhikko right now. The body will be thinner and lighter and hopefully a bit...
Greetings all, I have been lurking for some time now, I think I am ready to chime in. Since I found a number of Finnish sites as well as Corwins work, I was in...
... <michaeljking2007@...> wrote: Hi David, Michael, I've been using the lyre that Michael made for me for a few years now, and it has the pegs mounted on the...
Hello everyone, I decided to put a simple preview of the book on Youtube, just to give an idea of whats in it, plus a sniplet of those ancient 1908+ recordings...
Hello all AS lyre players, I thought with all the emails about bowed lyre paling I would share this video. I got this from Jens of KARUKA and thought you might...
One of the problems with pegs that we don't usually think about is the interface between the peg and the wood through which it is inserted. Take a look at any ...
Hello, I guess we all start out Lyre heavy in our minds- Being a member of the SCA and with a Saxon persona I always wanted to build one, never got around to...
This is a good point, and worth bearing in mind if you are making your lyre 1" thick throughout without any taper, that the thickness of wood at the top all...
You can get horsehair intended for violin bows from any violin shop,dozens of internet retailers and most music shops will be able to order it through their...
Many thanks to Michael for the information on what we know about existing lyres. Detailed comments follow. ... By "less wood" you mean because it's farther...
Yes the technique you describe with rear mounted pegs is the right approach. It does seem very likely that the square ended pegs on the Trossingen were...
Here's where I got mine: http://worldofbow.com/index.php?cPath=40 The prices are low, the delivery was fast and the hair seemed ok. I got two packs of each-...
... wrote: Hi David, ... There isn't really any doubt that some were replancements. The spade- ended ones were actually made from a different kind of wood than...
Hi, I have been tying the gut on two Crwth bridges today and I thought I would share the link I found to tie a tidier and more secure knot, Normally I keep the...
In the pictures section, there are shots of my student lyres being made. The tailpieces are held on with latigo bootlace. I tie an overhand hitch, thread it...
... I have used, variously: silver wire (looks pretty, no historical support, tends to cut into the wood) Nylon guitar string Stuff that looks like nylon...
... My most recent re-stringing used Dacron B-50 bow string - several strands twisted together. The lack of stretch makes it stay in tune pretty well. Next...
For a while I was using the nylon string from a now defunct weed-whacker. Worked pretty well, and I could garden with it as well. Then I got some real...
To be serious for a moment, I've never had that much trouble with a 6 stringed lyre. It's only when I increase to 8 strings on the "Gunnar" lyre that I run ...
I really like the 'stradivari stitch', thanks for the link Michael! I use cello tailgut for most instruments, its really useful for all sorts of things and...
David, off topic a little.. I use hide glue in pearl form, normally start off between half to equal amounts of water and pop it in my baby bottle warmer (ebay...
