Ringing Strings Bowed Psalteries
handcrafted by Rick Long
Clinton, Tennessee
(865) 660-4026
psalteryman@gmail.com
psalteryman@gmail.com
Here is a larger picture of what is included with each bowed psaltery -
Padded Case
Tuning Wrench
Rosin
Extra Strings
Instruction DVD and Two Songbooks
Total of forty-five songs
Note Markers
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1-29-12 FMWA02 has sold.
1-10-12 RCMA0035 has sold.
1-9-12 RCMA0036 has sold.
1-6-12 I have added four new soprano psalteries to the site. Pictures are ready to view now, sound clips are also there for you to compare.
The soprano psalteries now include Volumes one and two of my "Play by Number" Songbooks. That's total of forty five songs to play. They are easy to play songs, no music to read, just follow the numbers. There's a world of music out there for folks that know how to read it. My books are geared toward the rest of us. Just the words of the songs with a number over each word, or parts of words. Super easy for beginners.
These soprano psalteries are just under 15" long, 5" wide, and 1 1/4" thick. The lowest note is "C" above middle "C" or C5 and go up in pitch to "A" in the next octave or A6.
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1-28-12
This tune is "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee". It used to be the Tennessee state song. This shows an example of how to easily reach to the left side of the psaltery for a sharp or flat (like playing a black key on a piano). Notice how I tip the psaltery toward the bow to make that reach a little smoother and quicker.
This tune is "Christmas Day Ida Moarnin'". It's a great tune and I love to play it. This is a good example of how to hold the psaltery and bow when playing.
Scroll on down the page to see the soprano psalteries that I have available. There are pictures, descriptions of the wood, and sound clips of each one being played.
Top - Eastern Red Cedar
Back - Maple
Item number - RCMA0035
Price - $255 SOLD
This eastern red cedar is native to East Tennessee. Great smell and many useful purposes. It is lightweight and strong, great for a bowed psaltery soundboard. The color is vibrant reddish pink and has hints of the cream colored sapwood. Usually a lot of knots in the boards, so I have to work around that, but it's well worth the effort.
Price includes:
Bow
Tuning wrench
Rosin
Extra Strings
Instruction DVD
Two Play by Number Books
Padded Case
Price includes:
Bow
Tuning wrench
Rosin
Extra Strings
Instruction DVD
Two Play by Number Books
Padded Case
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Top - Figured Mahogany
Back - Walnut
Item number - FMWA02
Price - $300 SOLD
What, you say, mahogany? Yes, here's the story. I was at our local Habitat for Humanity thrift store in Oak Ridge, TN a few months ago. I always dig around in the storage units they have placed in their parking lot. I found these two boards and took them out into the sunlight to see them better. I could see they were a figured wood, but had no idea what species exactly.
Well I rescued them and threw them into the van to take home. I ran them through the thickness sander. The first board wasn't all that special, the second, however, was this beautiful figured mahogany. I had long ago decided to only use wood native to North America. This is going to be the exception. It's too beautiful to just sit in my workshop. It deserves to sing along as you play.
I will use this board for these special edition soprano psalteries until it is gone. I will also donate 20% of the purchase price to the Habitat for Humanity folks. They do great work and help many all over the world. I participated in building one of the homes a few years back in Knoxville, TN. Find out more about Habitat here.
Price includes:
Bow
Tuning wrench
Rosin
Extra Strings
Instruction DVD
Two Play by Number Books
Padded Case
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Top - American (wormy) Chestnut
Back - Walnut
Item number - WCWA0032
Price - $275
This chestnut was from a building that served a useful life in the Asheville, NC area. When it was torn down the lumber was salvaged and stored. I was able to buy a small quantity of it and have been using it for a few years. That means this wood has had three lives, a tree, a farm building, and finally will live out it's days singing along while you play some beautiful music.
Special Edition
Habitat for Humanity
To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
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Top - Eastern Red Cedar
Back - Maple
Item number - RCMA0036
Price - $255 SOLD
This eastern red cedar is native to East Tennessee. Great smell and many useful purposes. It is lightweight and strong, great for a bowed psaltery soundboard. The color is vibrant reddish pink and has hints of the cream colored sapwood. Usually a lot of knots in the boards, so I have to work around that, but it's well worth the effort.
Price includes:
Bow
Tuning wrench
Rosin
Extra Strings
Instruction DVD
Two Play by Number Books
Padded Case
To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
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