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Instrument construction: Bowed Psaltery

Entered By: grantb on July 17, 2007 No Observations

How to make a bowed psaltery.

And, in case you’re wondering: What IS a bowed psaltery anyway? Why, it’s something like a cimbalom… or maybe even a ukelin! No, really!

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