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 : /LM's...
Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yah...
Jan 2, 2007 11:52 pm
83
Hi all: In case you're wondering, I initially uploaded my latest offering as a pdf file, but then realized that it was way too large. So I re-opened it in...
Michael - I for one would appreciate converting the .doc files to .PDFs. I don't have Word on my Mac in my BQ. I do have Word on my military computer in the...
Hi Michael, thanks for converting my "Lyre Pics" file into pdf. I've deleted the Word version. When you get time to convert the Trossingen Word files I...
Just now I was readingTim's comments in Msg 44 about the dimensions of the Trossingen lyre. "The body is 2cm thick at the lower end, tapering to a mere 1.1cm...
Is the tapered body common or unusual"? The evidence on the continent with the Oberflacht, Trossingen, and the cologne lyre is that tapering is normal. The...
Hi Tim, and all, There is a trade off in the size of the pdf and the picture quality, I will play around with each .doc file to get the best compromise but ...
Greetings Michael A happy new year to one and all. <snip> ... From: Michael J King Hi Tim, and all, There are several external sites where we can upload...
Well I'll be... It never occurred to me to taper the lyre at all. It is about an inch thick all the way around, up and down. With the general type of...
... wrote: Hi Ken, ... That seems somewhat thin ... gut strings. That ... that we see - pegs ... My own concern with the thinness of the yoke is that the...
Greetings If file size is a concern, and picture quality an even greater concern, why not place the photos on a free website like shutterfly? Krakatowa...
Quick question about wooden bridges. What is the best way to have the grain running? If the grain runs vertically the sound transmits directly down the ...
I think wooden Bridges on Lyres follow the normal practice of having the grain running horizontally, The trossingen Lyre seems to have been cleft from a small...
I generally run the grain horizontally on the bridge. It doesn't seem to affect the sound much, and seems to me to be the sturdier solution. I've run into...
Larry M asked: "Another question would whether the bridge pressing down on the sound board ... I've built hundreds of mountain dulcimers 8 inches wide with...
I guess it's about time I say hello, so here we go ... I find lyres fascinating. It is an instrument that seems to be awfully simple and rather limited in its...
... wrote: Hi Larry, Ken, ... sound board ... of wood. ... The soundboards that have survived in the archaeological record are generally pretty thin, around...
Thanks Tim; "The soundboards that have survived in the archaeological record are ... Large scale timber work (houses, halls) was certainly done to some extent ...
The best Instrument wood is still cleaved today as it was then using a froe and axe. Rare, but small handsaws were available (they looked a little like ...
Hi, ... If images and text are to be placed in a more public place, we would need to address issues of copyright. For example, who owns the photos of the...
Hello Steve, Thanks for your offer, I am still undedcided at the moment myself, maybe other members will have their say. I have found problems with old...
I've played around a bit with lyre bridges, thickness and shapes. The ones that transmitted the most were vertical grain and very thin. They also had a...
Bagby fans: Beowulf is finally being released. Here's the poop, from amazon.com -Larry M Beowulf (2007) Starring: Benjamin Bagby List Price: $29.99 Price:...
... I've had pretty good luck using nylon classical guitar strings on my lyres- they're way cheaper than the good stuff. But I also have used gut and nylgut...
In the UK, the shop that has both types is the early Music shop in Bradford, http://www.e-m-s.com/ they do next day delivery for strings if you ring early...
