Angel Wing Psaltery

Original design based on a miniature in the Pasionale of Abdis Kunigunde, 1320. It is maple, salvaged Douglas fir, soundhole carving is black walnut, and the head carving is Tagua nut.

On one of my many internet research travels, I came across a small picture from 1320 of an angel playing a psaltery in a shape very similar to the angel's wings. In the picture, the psaltery is a larger than mine, over 3 feet long (in comparison to the size of the angel), and seemed to have strings running in two directions, both vertical and horizontal. Trying to layout the strings that way prooved to be difficult, so I opted for the vertical setting like my other wing psalteries. The tone is exceptional.

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