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Bowed Psaltery Plan

Item Number 1360001

Regular price $17.00

This drawing/pattern is a necessary bowed psaltery plan for anyone wanting to build their very own instrument. This full scale size drawing gives exact dimensions, shapes for every psaltery piece, as well as suggestions for woods to use for building this instrument. Building your own instrument can be very rewarding work, so you will certainly be able to put our plan to good use!
 
Technical Notes: Please note: The various wood parts that we offer are appropriate for use with this psaltery plan, but you may find that some dimensions don't match exactly. If you use the wood parts that we sell (the same parts we use in our own shop for building Folkcraft psalteries!) you may find it necessary to adjust this psaltery plan to fit the wood perfectly. The intention of this psaltery plan is to offer you a starting point and a set of guidelines for the instruments you will build.
 
This set of plans is for a 25-string chromatic psaltery which measures about 22 inches in length. This plan is a physical product, printed on paper. It is not currently available as a PDF or download.

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walter stovall

looks like a good starting place. Would buy again.

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Jim Johnson
Simple Plan with modifications

I ordered the Simple Dulcimer plan. My woodworking skills are moderate, but I was able to adapt it to a shorter fret board that I also got here and use a scroll head. All the things I got from Folkcraft worked and looked good. The bottom, sides and fret board are walnut; the top is cedar. It plays and sounds good.

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David Thompson
Parlor guitar plan

Great set of plans!

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Ned Ryerson
Teardrop Dulcimer Plan

Wishing it had at least a minor amount of instructions or ideas in the form of a small pamphlet or something. You get exactly what the picture shows (I should have realized that), as a novice woodworker it's overall pretty unhelpful.

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Robert Marsh
Parlor guitar plan

Nice plan.other plans by Scott offer 2 heal options.spanish and dove tail this plan only offers the dovetail. I think I'm going to change it to the Spanish. I like that connection better. Also you called lt concert parlor and the plan says this is to be used with steel strings as it was drawn after the Lion and healy model Columbus. I think I want nylon strings. I have not started the project yet. I'm collecting up some parts and I guess it's my option to change it the way I want. I do like the size of it. I will know more later after I've built it. I do plan on using this plan but I may alter it.

Thank you!