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Phillip Patton
 Post subject: Bowed psaltery build
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:44 pm 
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Howdy folks,
I'm working on an experimental psaltery and thought I'd share some pics here. It's experimental in that it's going to be tuned an octave lower than normal. I'm also using some braces on the soundboard which I've never done.

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Phillip Patton
 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
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Ian Cunningham
 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
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Haha I love those things, and yours looks excellent so far. [:Y:]
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Phillip Patton
 Post subject: Re: Bowed psaltery build
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Finished spraying the top side:

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