anglo saxon lyre

[dylanholderman]

so one of a seemingly unending number of projects i have going at any given time was a saxon lyre, and i got it done! 




this was a fun and actually pretty quick project, if you have some decent power tools and aren't farting around like me you could probably get it done in a day or two. the only "hard part" is the friction pegs and you could just buy some violin pegs and a reamer to go with them to skip making them yourself.

a couple of in process pics










if you want a sound clip and way to many photos here's a link
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[Pat B]

Nice Dylan and all hand tool work. Can you play it?

[dylanholderman]

I can pluck at it a bit but I’m no musician  and I like the sound of it but it doesn’t really call to me enough to get good at it, it’ll probably end up with someone in my re-enactment circles once we’re allowed to have events again.
I did use power tools a bit (drill press and table saw to kerf as deep as I could)

[stuckinthemud]

Nice work, like it

[bjrogg]

No need for name calling  .

Looks really nice Dylan. Before you know it you’ll be building harps like Marc.

Always enjoy seeing what other interesting projects PA members are working on.

Bjrogg

[Marc St Louis]

Looks good.  It also looks like you used nylon harp strings, or what is used for harp strings

[dylanholderman]

No need for name calling  .

Looks really nice Dylan. Before you know it you’ll be building harps like Marc.

Always enjoy seeing what other interesting projects PA members are working on.

Bjrogg

technically i think these things are considered to be in the harp family anyway so i'm already half way there  but i think a banjo or ukulele is next on the list.

Looks good.  It also looks like you used nylon harp strings, or what is used for harp strings

yep  i got some nylon "mini harp" strings as actual gut is really expensive and most other nylon string sets had at least one metal wound string

[DC]

Cool, that's been on my bucket list.

[Hawkdancer]

Very nice work!  The lyre actually is a precursor to the harp according to what I have read.  What type of wood did you use? 
Hawkdancer

[WhistlingBadger]

I put a cheapo lyre on my wish list for Christmas.  I think it'll sound nice with the penny whistles.  But building my own would be so much more fun.  Thanks for the inspiration.   

T

[dylanholderman]

Very nice work!  The lyre actually is a precursor to the harp according to what I have read.  What type of wood did you use? 
Hawkdancer

i used silver maple fire wood i picked up in my neighborhood for the body and cherry for the pegs and bridge. but to my knowledge a number of originals also used oak for the body.

I put a cheapo lyre on my wish list for Christmas.  I think it'll sound nice with the penny whistles.  But building my own would be so much more fun.  Thanks for the inspiration.   

T

go for it  its a pretty simple instrument. if you start from a 4/4 or 5/4 board you could probable have it done in a day or two.
look up the "Trossingen lyre" its one of the best preserved finds and i it was fairly easy to find dimensions for it.

[dylanholderman]

see if i can post the short sound clip
https://i.imgur.com/AhNSYDq.mp4

[WhistlingBadger]

Sounds nice!  Time to get to work on the Mozart harp concerto.
T

[Hawkdancer]

What strings did you use, as in notes?  Might have to try one of those, as well!
Hawkdancer

[Pappy]

Nice work, I like that.
 Pappy