AGP #488 – “Gum ‘n’ Oak”
5 String Lyre
Scale: 19 inches
Strings: .018PS .016PS .013PS .012PS 0.11PS
Tuned: D E G A B
The Box Sides and Bridge are Forest Red Gum, the Box Ends are Yellow Gum and the Bottom and Top Pieces are Red Oak & Poplar 7 mm Plywood.
The Bridge is a piece of 26 x 12mm Tasmanian Oak Moulding Tri Quad with Nickel Fretwire, all timber is its natural colour, coated with Blond Shellac.
The Piano Tuners are from an old $30 recycled Piano I purchased many years ago.
The little Chrome Resonator Cone was a 50 Cent Charity Shop purchase, and a 9.3k Open Humbucker is hard wired to the Output Jack. :-)

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Comment by AGP # on February 2, 2023 at 12:41pm

"Thanks Poorness", similar type of instrument to the Indian Tanpura you alerted me too a little while back. :-) 

Comment by Poorness Studios on January 23, 2023 at 1:46pm

Well that's different. Cool idea.

Comment by AGP # on January 20, 2023 at 2:20pm

Darryl Tuttle, I'm yet to do a Sound Sample of both my recent 5 String Lyre Builds, but the instrument in the link below, is the one I based both of them on, I also have a 7 String Version currently under construction, on the Bench :-) 

Michael Pinkertons 5 String Sushi Server Harp

Comment by Darryl Tuttle on January 19, 2023 at 2:59pm

Any video of this?

Comment by AGP # on January 19, 2023 at 9:50am

"Thanks James O", easy enough to build, and easy enough to play, they tell me the Pentatonic Tuning of DEGAB means you can't play a wrong note, which is great for a Musically Challenged Dude like me! :-D

Comment by AGP # on January 19, 2023 at 9:46am

"Thanks UJ", I'm not sure if the Little Cone actually works as a small Resonator, but it looks "Purty" ;-)

Comment by James O Lunsford on January 19, 2023 at 6:54am

Great looking Build reminds Me of a Dulcimer Would love to try and play one of those Fine Build AGP#

Comment by Uncle John on January 19, 2023 at 2:37am

That is a very interesting instrument.   Love that little cone.

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