Bow Rosin
$5
Sherman's Cello Rosin
Extra .008 Strings for your Ringing Strings Bowed Psaltery are 50 cents each.
Send a SASE and 50 cents for each string you want.
These will have the proper size loop end to fit your psaltery.
14" bows are available for $20.
These are for plain steel strings on soprano psalteries.
I use a synthetic hair that does not need to be adjusted.
Just apply some rosin and your ready to play.
15" bows for Tenor and Baritone psalteries are $25
These have black horsehair and are adjustable for tension.
I recommend these if your psaltery has wound strings on it. They can sound a little scratchy on plain steel strings.
Figured woods available for these at additional cost.
You can see example of the bows on the psaltery pages.
I will be adding a page soon with bows only. There will be pictures and descriptions. I have lots of them started and many with beautiful wood.
Wire Cutter
$5
T-Style Tuning Wrench
$12
Ringing Strings Bowed Psalteries
handcrafted by Rick Long
Clinton, Tennessee
(865) 660-4026
psalteryman@gmail.com
psalteryman@gmail.com
Extra phosphor bronze wound strings for the tenor or baritone psalteries are
$1.00 each
The new instructional DVD, "How to Care for and Play the Bowed Psaltery with Rick Long" is finally available. It is totally new from the previous DVD that focused primarily on the soprano bow psaltery I build. The new one is two hours long and covers all three sizes of the bowed psalteries I build.
These are the soprano, tenor, and baritone bowed psaltery. You will benefit from my 29+ years of experience with the bowed psaltery.
If you have bought a bowed psaltery and didn't receive much information as to caring for and how to properly play it, you will find the info on this DVD of great help.
Here's some of the things you can learn -
- Tuning Your Psaltery
- Replacing Broken String
- Rosining Your Bow
- Bowing Technique
- Adding Expression to Your Playing
- Things You Should Practice
- Getting the Best Sound
- Sources of Music
- Tripod Mounting
- Double Bowing
If you are buying a bowed psaltery from me this
DVD is included with your purchase.
The price is $25.00 and does include free first class postage for a limited time.
Easiest way to purchase is send me an email to request a Paypal invoice for you to pay through. If you would prefer you can call me with your credit card number. If you would rather send a check or M.O. send an email and I'll send you my mailing address.
Updated 2-2-11
I have stopped selling electronic tuners. I recommend a good chromatic tuner with a clip-on tuner pick-up. I have recently found that you can buy them online from several sources for a lot less than I could ever purchase and resell them for.
If you need a recommendation for a good brand of tuner that works good, just contact me and I'll help you find a web site with a really good price.
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To Order -
Email me at -
psalteryman@gmail.com
or Call -
865-660-4026
