Plucked Psaltery in the Cantigas of Santa Maria

En: Plucked Psaltery = Hog-nose Psaltery, Es: Dulcema, Fr: Hachoir, De: Hackbrett, It: Salterio tedesco, Heb: Psantir

The psaltery (the name coming from the Greek word 'Psalterion') probably filtered into Europe from the Near East during the crusades.

Illustrations dating from the 12th century onwards depict the instrument in many different forms but the most commonly depicted is a trapezoidal shape with in curved sides, often called a 'snout-nosed' psaltery.

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	RWC Finished and Kit Plucked Psaltery

RWC Plucked Psaltery
We have kept to the traditional trapezoidal shape with in-curved sides, often called a 'snout-nosed' psaltery, for our Plucked Psaltery.

Each instrument is hand built to special order in our own workshops in Toledo (Spain) and comes with 12 months warranty.

Swiss pine on an English sycamore framework is hand finished and then strung in brass to ensure a full tone from the instrument.

Tuned to a diatonic scale of three octaves G - a" it is most commonly played resting on the lap with a quill.

Each instrument comes complete with a tuning lever, soft carrying case and 12 month warranty.

	RWC Finished and Kit Plucked Psaltery

Plucked Psaltery Kit
The same instrument is offered in kit form for home assembly.

The price includes the license to build one instrument for private use.

All the main constructional parts are supplied cut to size from traditional timbers and are ready for final assembly working to the template provided. The template also shows the builder where to drill the holes for the hitch pins and tuning pins and where to fit the correct gauges of brass wire. The instruction manual adopts a 'step by step' approach to guide the builder through each stage of construction explains how to tune and play the instrument to a diatonic scale of three octaves G - a".

All the kits Include free access to our customer 'Helpline' should you need any advice on construction, setting-up or playing.

A soft padded case is available as an optional extra if required. Please ask for details.

	RWC Finished and Kit Plucked Psaltery

Plucked Psaltery Plan
You can make the same instrument from scratch, following the detailed and fully dimensioned drawing.

The price includes the license to build one instrument for private use.

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