Pentatonic Tunings for the Zither, Lap Harp, or Psaltery
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Hello everyone! Today I am showing off some fun tunings for your zither. These are usually tuned to a diatoic scale, but utilizing a pentatonic scale instead makes for awesome improvisation and sounds nice even if you've no idea what you're doing!
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As a.combat vet with PTSD my lap harp chills me out so.much. They should be mandatory for any vet dealing with PTSD. As well as a dog. Still love my dog the most.
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I loved this video. You covered a very niche topics. Can you do more "How to Play harp for guitarists" videos please?
Thanks, Ali. I'd like to see something like that too.
Thanks Molly!
I'm having huge trouble finding a tuning key for my Cimbala, Nepenenoyka, Psaltery. A lot of the time the dimensions of the key hole size is not given. Do you know where I could get the correct tuning key please?
Thank you so much for this. I just got one of these at a yard sale. From your video, I now understand I need to get more, so I can have one with each different tuning.
Yes, do it! They can be picked up second hand for a song and they are just so much fun 😊
Thank you very much i love your tuning notes for the different scala 🎉 graCia Mucho love your positivity by the way 😂🫡
Hi ☺️ I bought an identical looking zither after watching this video but it turns out it's 13 string whereas yours is 15. Advice? 🥺
Hi Molly. Love your videos, they're really helpful. I'm thinking about getting a zither that's tuned to G. Any chance you could do a video on how to retune that to a pentatonic scale. I'm not very musical at all, so I need all the help I can get. Thanks. x
Apparently it's tuned to a key of C. It said tuned from G to G. I don't understand these things... 🤪x
Hi Molly, thanks for your video. I bought a zither. Could you cover the different tuning for a zither? Mine is in g but I would like to tune it in c and I have no clue how to do it. Thanks in advance, greetings from Marseille
I can definitely do a video like that in the future! For now, tuning to the key of C is as easy as tuning your F#s to Fs instead :) This won't work for song sheets though unfortunately.
I would like to know, if I m tuning the zither in the key of G, what is the pitch of the note? With a keyboard would be a G 3? And what about the key of C? I just need to know the first note and then I can tune it, thank you have a nice day
I love your videos but the volume is so low I have to try to get the message using the captions. That is distracting.
I played one of these at a music store and it wasn't easy!
Some people just don't click with some instruments. Keep trying to find something "you" :D
Thank you so much Molly. I got one of these to incorporate into my recording setup. I’ve been making up my own tunings but was looking for the standard. Now I know thanks to you. Subbed
Thank you! I'm glad I could help. Have fun recording! 😊
Do you know if anyone makes precut paper for these?
I have never seen any, but that is a fantastic idea! I might have to go sleuthing :D
This is awesome!!! Thank you so much for posting this for us all to enjoy ... and go off and PLAY!!!
Wonderful video. Are that 2-octave strings? I was trying to Glissando tuning, & broke one string. Can you pls advice
? Thanks in advance
Hi. I am 74 and am driven to play music. My bad hands won't let me do piano. watching your videos, I have become entranced with tongue drums, bowed psalterys, and even the ocarina. Playing songs would be nice but I am really looking for an instrument that I can improvise on and play relaxing, meditative music. Can you please suggest an instrument I should start with that would be easy and meet my needs. And where could I purchase quality product.
Thanks for your help. I love your videos and your sweet, light- hearted demeanor.
Hi, I wanted to buy one of this but I need having trouble finding it. Could you recommend me any place?
Thanks for the informative video!
Amazon has one: www.amazon.com/Music-Maker-Hand-Musical-Instrument/dp/B00000J50W/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=lap+harp&qid=1605795867&sr=8-3
But they can be found a lot of places, usually called a "lap harp". Facebook Marketplace is a great place to find them cheap if you keep an eye out!
@@MusicalMollyKhan thank you so much!!!
Hello, Molly! I just found an old lap harp while going through old boxes. What tool can I use to turn the pegs?
My little gusli (the Russian name) is exactly like this one, except it is tuned to G major, with the strings beginning and ending on G. G is great for Irish harp music. It is believed Carolan composed in G.
I have a plucked psaltery like that. They're nice little instruments. I'd love to see more music written for them and more information on playing them.
I love this video thinking it's a great instrument to experiment and improvise on
I can tune it to where there is nothing that can be done to get it right again!
Thank you for this video Molly ! I tried to tune my lap harp, i bought a Derwent after one of your review, i have the discovery 16, I tried to tune it in glissando pentatonic but I don't understand anything 😭😭😭. Would you help me out pleaaaaase? It's normally tuned in the key of C, and the lowest note is a C4. Now everytime I play an instrument, i'm telling my self what would Molly Khan do 😅!
The last note is a d by the way 😭😭😭
Thanks Molly. I’m learning about lots of instruments from your videos. Instruments I’ve heard of but knew nothing about
I'm so glad! I think every instrument has its own unique charms 😊
Great video 😊 thanks, very helpful 🙏
Thank you 😊
Thank you Molly. Spectacular your idea of transforming the Diatoic scale into Pentatyonic!
Thank you! It makes it much more fun 😊
@@MusicalMollyKhan Hi Molly. I'm Brazilian, 73 years old, luthier for 10 years, and I was interested in learning some things from these instruments. But, I have no reference about it. How can I get a plant, for example?
I don't speak English and I ask GOOGLE for help. Best Regards;
Very cool.
I just found this exact harp at my local thrift shop and it’s very out of tune. What are the strings to buy to replace the very old and crusty original strings? 😅
I case you still need strings, I spotted an original replacement set on ebay. 2 sizes cover all the strings, the smallest 6 strings were .40mm (about .016 inch) and the other 9 larger strings were .45mm (about .018 inch).
@@brianethridge208 thanks a lot, Brian!
Are zithers tuned like lyres but sounding more like music boxes?
Zithers are a name for a sort of flatboard, played on the lap or table sort of instruments. Lyres are typically meant to be played upright with hands on either side - I think that's the main distinction 😊
@@MusicalMollyKhan thank you. My great grandmother played the zither. I hope I can find a nice one sometime. Strings are all new to me being a woodwind and keyboard person. First I saw your lyre videos about a month ago and I got a lyre. The steel tongue drum came next. Your videos are so helpful and inspiring. Can’t thank you enough!
I have a 16-string lyre harp, which I would like to change to a pentatonic tuning. It starts with a G3 on the far left. I am not sure what notes I would need to change it. Thanks in advance for any help!
No problem! Your best bet is to double notes. So I would tune it to (starting on G3): G, A, A, C, D, E, E, G, A, A, C, D, E, E, G, A 😊
@@MusicalMollyKhan Thank you SO much!!!
Thank you so much for sharing, do you now were y can buy undernotes for these harp?
God bless you
Wow
I bought some sheet music for my Music Maker on Amazon. Good Luck!
have you tried placing it on a drum head or metal drawer to make it louder without electricity?
That is a great idea, thank you!
@@MusicalMollyKhan if you try this I would loue to ſee a video where you compare the difference in volume and how the ſound is affected otherwiſe. I am genuinely conſidering buying a lap harp ſuch as this but it is too quiet acouſtically foꝛ what I am looking to doe with it. I haue ſeen people put kalmibas on a drum or cowbell and that indeed made them louder, very curious if it will woꝛke foꝛ a lap harp as well and how much louder it becomes.