Very beautifully played. (It is an interesting way how you hold the psaltery - I could imagine that you might get problems in your wrists.) I have received my lap harp yesterday and start playing melody and chord accompaniment - not so easy to do both at the same time : ) I lay my psaltery on my lap with the lowest string towards me.
Thank you for the complement, and I am sure you will enjoy your new psaltery. Yes, it is easier to play with the psaltery on your lap. I started experimenting with this playing style based on lots of examples in Medieval artwork as well as seeing another psaltery player successfully perform this way. The advantages are that you can play standing and the sound is more directed to the audience. You are right. Safety is very important while playing music. It looks kind of awkward, but I have experimented enough with this style so that it doesn't hurt. You should never play an instrument in a way that is painful! It is very easy to get injuries.
@@elizabethkrause1500 Perhaps you might like to listen to the recording of "The Ash Grove" which I made today...you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/68knlbGzZWc/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ArianeMusic
Bonjour Elisabeth!je viens d’acquérir une cithare nepenenoyka et j’aimerais essayer d’en jouer ; quels conseils pourrais tu me donner en tant que débutante 😊merci 🙏
I have a video on how to start playing that very psaltery: ua-cam.com/video/xn0RskY07ZA/v-deo.html It is old. I may make some new better videos, so I encourage you to subscribe to to this channel.
I wasn't familiar with the song, but I just looked it up and it is very pretty. I'm not sure how it would fit on my psaltery, but maybe someday. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
How come this has a round, soft, full sound? the hognose psaltery used on the musicmakers advertisement videos has a sharp, shallow, tinny sound to it. I want one like this. Is it baltic birch? Was there anything different or special about your kit than the ones they sell pre-made?
Probably the biggest difference is the strings. Older Music Makers psalteries were tuned C to C. I tuned mine from G to G (a fourth lower). Newer Music Maker’s hognosed psalteries are tuned G to G like mine. However, I think they use heavier strings than I did. I kind of guessed what strings I should use for my tuning and got lucky to get such a nice sound. In general, the higher your string tension (or thicker your strings for a given tuning), the louder and brighter the sound will be. The lower your tension (or thinner your strings are), the more overtones you will get resulting in a richer, more complex sound. There are limits either direction, of course. If the strings are too tight, you risk breaking the strings or damaging your instruments. If they are too lose, they will just be floppy and not produce a solid tone. If I can find out what string gauges I used, I will post them here for reference. I don’t have any wound strings on my psaltery.
Beautiful psaltery music. And from the 13th century. Misc is truly immortal.
very good. thank you
Thank you! I could listen to your music all day!👍
Thanks for the very nice complement! :)
@@elizabethkrause1500 You're welcome! 😃
Hey is this the girl i met on roblox?
@@girlbye8265 Don't think so. I don't know what that even is. I mostly play music with the Society for Creative Anachonism (SCA).
This is beautiful
I love the way you hold it too!
Thank you! It's a little awkward to hold this way, but I think it's cool to match the medieval iconography.
Your playing and your psaltery's mesmerizing tone suit this music so well. Great rendition!
Muito bom parabéns 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Very beautifully played. (It is an interesting way how you hold the psaltery - I could imagine that you might get problems in your wrists.) I have received my lap harp yesterday and start playing melody and chord accompaniment - not so easy to do both at the same time : ) I lay my psaltery on my lap with the lowest string towards me.
Thank you for the complement, and I am sure you will enjoy your new psaltery.
Yes, it is easier to play with the psaltery on your lap. I started experimenting with this playing style based on lots of examples in Medieval artwork as well as seeing another psaltery player successfully perform this way. The advantages are that you can play standing and the sound is more directed to the audience.
You are right. Safety is very important while playing music. It looks kind of awkward, but I have experimented enough with this style so that it doesn't hurt. You should never play an instrument in a way that is painful! It is very easy to get injuries.
@@elizabethkrause1500 Perhaps you might like to listen to the recording of "The Ash Grove" which I made today...you can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/68knlbGzZWc/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ArianeMusic
Bonjour Elisabeth!je viens d’acquérir une cithare nepenenoyka et j’aimerais essayer d’en jouer ; quels conseils pourrais tu me donner en tant que débutante 😊merci 🙏
I have a video on how to start playing that very psaltery: ua-cam.com/video/xn0RskY07ZA/v-deo.html
It is old. I may make some new better videos, so I encourage you to subscribe to to this channel.
Where can I buy a pseltery like this one in the video? Thank you.
You can get one here: www.harpkit.com/hognose-psaltery
You can also order a kit version if you would like to build it yourself.
@@elizabethkrause1500 Thank you. God bless.
Please play Marcus Memorial by Russell Shaw
I wasn't familiar with the song, but I just looked it up and it is very pretty. I'm not sure how it would fit on my psaltery, but maybe someday. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
How come this has a round, soft, full sound? the hognose psaltery used on the musicmakers advertisement videos has a sharp, shallow, tinny sound to it. I want one like this. Is it baltic birch? Was there anything different or special about your kit than the ones they sell pre-made?
Probably the biggest difference is the strings. Older Music Makers psalteries were tuned C to C. I tuned mine from G to G (a fourth lower). Newer Music Maker’s hognosed psalteries are tuned G to G like mine. However, I think they use heavier strings than I did. I kind of guessed what strings I should use for my tuning and got lucky to get such a nice sound.
In general, the higher your string tension (or thicker your strings for a given tuning), the louder and brighter the sound will be. The lower your tension (or thinner your strings are), the more overtones you will get resulting in a richer, more complex sound. There are limits either direction, of course. If the strings are too tight, you risk breaking the strings or damaging your instruments. If they are too lose, they will just be floppy and not produce a solid tone.
If I can find out what string gauges I used, I will post them here for reference. I don’t have any wound strings on my psaltery.
@@elizabethkrause1500 Sounds completely different to those much smaller 'lap harp' plucked psalteries