Hello Patrick, I enjoy playing my practice chanter also!! The pipes are the only instrument I had one to one tuition learning. One day I will get back into...
Yep. I've self-taught everything I know except the bagpipes. The complication of trying to figure out how to play in time, with proper expression on the ...
OMG another one, I can't seem to get away from the pipes ;-) My Dad was playing pipes from the age of 6, and is considered one of the best. I can play quite...
Gee I think it goes with the territory… I picked up piping about 6-7 years ago, but I just have a set practice pipes/ chanter. I have looked at some small...
Arrrrgh! They're coming out of the woodwork! The Black Bear, is a cool one, it involves the drummers screaming :-) Flowers of the Forest. My Dad's written a...
(oh dear what a tangent...there will be some confused members here....) Dark Island,,,,,,Westering Home......Bengullion.......Mckenzies wedding... I have the...
Yeah I was peeved about my first practice chanter, so I found a box full of bits and pieces and made something that looks terrible, but sounds perfect, and...
Yet another piper here. I've been playing since the age of 7 back in '70. No piping history in the family, I just fell in love with them and pestered the local...
That is very nice looking. I will have to post a pic of the one I just finished last week for contrast. Mine doesn't look nearly that nice... LOL Floyd From:...
Floyd, i need to repair it now it was damaged when we moving into our house the bridge broke and i need to make a tail peice. I be startin a kantele in the AM...
OK, Here's one for a student of mine (yeah, Dee, since nobody else has asked this one, and I know you need the info) who is actually surpassing me in building...
Ukulele strings are the cheapest source of gut strings. Strings intended for baritone uke (the size of a 3/4 size guitar) are usually long enough if you use a...
I know that on my Hurdy Gurdy I can use a large badminton gut string on a low drone. String length is about 350mm, half the length of the Lyre strings. Would...
Hi: My string guy is Chris Henriksen: Boston Catlines, 34 Newberry Street, Somerville MA 02144 ph. (617) 776-8688, email catlines@.... If you give him the...
I know Stein makes his own gut strings from sausage casings... ___________________________________________________________ Rise to the challenge for Sport...
Details of this would be cool. I use Ox bungs for making big sausages, and lamb intestines for thin, apparently you can get pork casings, but I have an...
Greetings! I was wondering where I could purchase an AS lyre, and about how much do they cost? Thank you. Breddelwyn ... Be a better friend, newshound, and...
That all depends on what you want in the lyre. If you just want something playable, there are a few members here who make them for selling at SCA events. If...
Hello, My name is Dee, and I've been building instruments for about a year now, give or take a couple of months, with Chris' help. The current project I'm...
Hello Dee, well done for working on the Trossingen soundboard Graduations! I look forawrd to seeing your pictures and (hopfully!) soundfiles!! I would keep to...
... I appreciate the input. At this point the sides are at 2.5mm, but I still need to shave the "Y" down to that thickness. The board is flat sawn, rather...
I know that most of the builders are working with a theoretical aesthetic when designing tailpieces for their lyres and rotes. The 'stretched teardrop' form...
Here's a look at one of the best tailpiece designs I've ever seen. I'm using the general shape for tailpieces now, and with an upgrading of my carving skills,...
... Chris I'm having trouble envisioning your description but would a rod - type tailpiece fit the bill? Take a dowel 3 inches long, tie one end of the (long)...
While my friend Dee has been working on her Trossingen, I have been working to catch up on my back-log of promised instruments (to others and to myself). The...
That is VERY nicely done. Thanks for sharing all of the "in progress" pictures, too.... Floyd ... From: Anglo_Saxon_Lyres@yahoogroups.com on behalf of...
Chris: I just took a look at your pictures, and it's amazing how similar our building techniques are! The main difference is that I use two similar pieces of...
I'm convinced Simon is right. I reckon the rod type tailpiece tied with gut is the authentic design for these lyres. I see it falling into an evolutionary...
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