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Wednesday 21 September 2022
Ashokan Farewell: Music/Tabs for Stick Dulcimer/Merlin Seagull M4/Strums...
Monday 19 September 2022
Nearer, My God to Thee: Music/Tabs for Stick Dulcimer/Merlin Seagull M4/...
Friday 9 September 2022
Cigar Box Stick Dulcimer in recycled Cedar&Poplar wood
Download Version Includes:
- Plans for the front, back, sides, bracings and Mould pattern in PDF format
- A4 and USA Letter-sized versions to print off easily on your home computer
- PDF Large plans in A1 format if you want to get a poster made.
- Photos of one of my instruments
- Copies of my Video short series for sound samples
- PDf notes: comprehensive, including Cutting lists construction notes and fret scales
Please feel free to message me if you have any questions at all. I am revising the notes for book format and planning to film a making guide, and any feedback will be useful,
Friday 10 June 2022
Podcast interview
Podcast now up on YouTube.
Had a lovely chat with Imelda Almqvist about instruments and music, lyres and kanteles. full video here: #almqvistimelda Imelda's website for information aout her books and courses are here: https://www.shaman-healer-painter.co.uk #anglosaxonlyre #kalevala #kantele #vikings #lyre #kraviklyra
Friday 25 February 2022
Video sound samples to listen to.
Which Kantele model to choose:
Book tutor for 11 string:
Saturday 12 February 2022
7 String Lyres plans available (including Viking and travel lyre designs)
Friday 11 February 2022
Lyre Fluorocarbon String sets: more options
My new "Viking" set for the Anglo-Saxon Lyre 6 string model is thicker than my standard set and allows the shorter scale model I offer to tune to G pitch if required.
Tuning examples depending on the length of the lyre:
Standard Lyre strings:
Sutton Hoo G / Trossingen E / Viking Lyre B pitch
Trossingen G Set:
Sutton Hoo A / Trossingen G /Viking Lyre C pitch
Viking SetSaturday 5 February 2022
Lyre Meditation No.1 Sheet Music now on Kindle
Printed music sheet of this tune is available on Amazon wherever you are, also on Kindle ebook.
This edition is an example of how to do lyre tab for 7 string lyre and has links to downloads to make your own music, Included in the book:Sheet Music now available as a Kindle book or Paperback on Amazon : Click here for local Amazon store page (Printed Sheet music and tab for this Lyre tune played)
or the Download pdf edition here: Book/Download Includes:
• Sheet music version pdf (one page 42 bars)
• Sheet Music and tab Version (two pages)
• Sheet music and numbers (Two pages)
• Information, reading the notation and background
• Blank 7 string lyre tab sheet (or links on the ebook)
• MP3 of tune, Midi and Musescore file(links on book version)
digital plans store:
Click here for original download version and my plans to build your own instrument Physical plans, Instruments and accessories: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Thelyreshop website for more info https://www.michaeljking.com latest pictures: https://www.instagram.com/stringdidj/