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I just wanted to take a moment to correct some misinformation in my first post. I don't want to be misleading by sounding authoritative. At my lesson yesterday, my jouhikko teacher explained that the flat bridge is generally seen as the "traditional" way to play talharpa/tagelharpa, but th...

Anthony, that's lovely! I really like the simple lines. I also appreciate the use of the pegs made to go with the instrument. Nothing wrong with buying violin pegs, but there's a really nice touch to the instrument with the pegs made for it. I'm attaching my second effort, which takes into account t...

Frank, I’ll preface this by saying I’m not an ethnomusicologist and haven’t done serious study in the roots of this instrument. I don’t believe it has Asian roots. My understanding is that like the Crwth/crowd, the roots are with the European lyre family. I know I’ve read claims that the bow (for mu...

If this works, it will be a photo of my first effort. The instrument is a bit short at 19.5". The bridge ends up low enough my bow brushes my left thigh when I play. The bow is rather short, too, so long notes are a problem. My teacher suggests that a new bow be the first thing I make for upgra...

I love the jouhikko. And Lassi Logren (the musician in your link) is my favorite player. He really shows the versatility of such a limited range. (There are other videos of bowed lyres of one sort or another where the "player" seems to just saw the strings and noodle the same 2-3 notes ove...