Psaltery - November 2010

 Plans to make the psaltery

 Sound braces

 Clamping of the sound box

 Celtic circle pattern to be traced out around the rim of the sound hole

 Psaltery without the anchors and sound bridges - if one looks carefully one can see the Celtic circle pattern at the rim of the sound hole.

Psaltery waiting for pins and to have the Celtic pattern burned into the birch Baltic plywood. A rosette will be installed over the sound hole once carved and after the pins and strings and action is completed the instrument will be ready to play. This instrument will have 15 strings. The unit was designed in the first week of November and ready for hardware with the second last week of November 2010. After installation of rosette and the burning of the pattern the unit will be finish with a natural varnish finish.

The psaltry completed December 2010, complete with the Celtic knot burned into the wood, finish applied to the wood, and strings installed. It is possible a carved rosette may be installed later on over the soundhole.