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...
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L.M.
lavransrm
Jan 2, 2007 11:58 pm
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...
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ken_hulme
Jan 3, 2007 7:35 pm
I added an album called Singing Tree to the Photos section, showing my prototype 10th century Rotte based on a photo at...
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ken_hulme
Jan 4, 2007 6:24 am
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...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Jan 5, 2007 3:15 am
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...
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ken_hulme
Jan 5, 2007 7:49 am
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...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 5, 2007 9:29 am
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...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 5, 2007 10:00 am
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 ...
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Reynold Greenleaf
reynoldgreen...
Jan 5, 2007 10:26 am
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...
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LM
lavransrm
Jan 5, 2007 2:31 pm
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...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Jan 6, 2007 7:01 am
... 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...
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chaosscop
Jan 6, 2007 5:22 pm
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...
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Reynold Greenleaf
reynoldgreen...
Jan 9, 2007 2:01 pm
Hi Ken What is the tuning of this lyre? Reynold...
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Reynold Greenleaf
reynoldgreen...
Jan 9, 2007 2:03 pm
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 ...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 9, 2007 2:27 pm
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...
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LM
lavransrm
Jan 9, 2007 4:26 pm
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...
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Ken Hulme
ken_hulme
Jan 9, 2007 8:21 pm
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...
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poetatos
Jan 9, 2007 11:23 pm
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...
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Tim Caldwell
vikingtimbo
Jan 9, 2007 11:30 pm
... wrote: Hi Larry, Ken, ... sound board ... of wood. ... The soundboards that have survived in the archaeological record are generally pretty thin, around...
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Ken Hulme
ken_hulme
Jan 10, 2007 2:12 am
Thanks Tim; "The soundboards that have survived in the archaeological record are ... Large scale timber work (houses, halls) was certainly done to some extent ...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 10, 2007 11:52 am
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 ...
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Steve Wells
fo2steve
Jan 10, 2007 12:43 pm
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...
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Eileen Young
juditheileen21
Jan 10, 2007 8:12 pm
Please note that I have a new email address: judith.eileen @ hotmail.com (take out the spaces) Thanks....
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 10, 2007 11:10 pm
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...
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jan4ellen
Jan 11, 2007 2:35 pm
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...
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LM
lavransrm
Jan 11, 2007 10:47 pm
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:...
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ken_hulme
Jan 16, 2007 1:11 am
Can anyone list sources for both real gut and "faux" gut strings suitable for the lyres? I've been using nylon Ukulele strings......
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LM
lavransrm
Jan 16, 2007 4:42 am
... 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...
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Michael J King
michael83414
Jan 16, 2007 12:00 pm
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...
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ken_hulme
Jan 17, 2007 5:55 am
Larry, Michael - thanks for your references on string sources. Certainly better than my Uke strings!...
