I'm a very poor woodworker compared to the skill needed to make simple
instruments but I did manage to make a mountain dulcimer from scratch (not a
kit) which actually sounds better than my bought one..
I would also suggest you consider a bowed psaltery (either a kit or from
scratch). It's fairly simple to make from either method and is fully
chromatic as you require.
There are suppliers for the metal pins etc needed.
Although I bought mine, I could cope with making one.
If you could make a nice little inlaid jewel box with several small
dovetailed drawers etc from some planks of wood, you may just have some of
the skills needed.
You also need all the tools, of course and the other things Simon says.
A psaltery could be made in far less time an with far less experience
needed to get something that would play and sound pretty good (if you get
the spacings a little "out", a little tuning will correct many mistakes). It
would also be considerably cheaper for you too.
http://www.apsimplepsaltery.com/
to build your own and
http://www.harpkit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=bowedpsal
for a kit.
Suggestion to look at, not recommendations by the way.
If you DO want more advice, I'll ask on the Yahoo BP list for you for a good
kit.
We're a helpful bunch and very ready to give out advice (just like here).
See what you think.
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Wascher" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [HG-new] Re: Hurdy Gurdy Question
Hello,
Am 05.06.2010 um 18:41 schrieb Von:
Hello, I am currently competing in a science competition in my high
school. The object is to build a working musical instrument.
except the case you are an experienced woodworker with a complete
woodworking workshop at your hand
and are willing to spend some hundred hours on that science project, it
might be sensible to consider something less challanging than building a
hurdy-gurdy.
Try something more simple like any kind of ordinary stringed instrument
like a guitar or fiddle. If you think this would be too challengeing - a
hurdy gurdy is a very extraordinary stringed instrument.
My tip is to go for a dulcimer.
Sorry for the honest words,
Simon
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