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Friday 31 October 2014

Greek Hypolydian Mode tuning on a 7 String Lyre by Michael J King





& String Universal model lyre, with 7 strings tuned to  Greek Hypolydian Mode(this one is G B C E F# G A, Many Thanks to Michael Levy for inspiration with this)

As you know I make Custom Lyres of many kinds  to order,  I now include Phorminx, Classical Kitharas, Egyptian small lyres as well as Lyres that can be customised to fit various periods, British, Celtic, Germanic etc.





























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Monday 20 October 2014

Stick Dulcimer: example of Baritone tuning by Michael J King

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A E a Baritone Tuning using thicker strings on a custom Cherry wood model



The Baritone string set for my standard D model is is 0.016" 0.032W 0.042W This is tuned to A E a, These are higher tension so may not be suitable for all makes of Stick Dulcimer. 
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