Roosebeck Soprano Psaltery Left-Handed

The Bowed Psaltery is a very beautiful melody instrument and also a very easy instrument to play The notes on a psaltery are similar to those on a piano The natural notes or white keys are on one side and the sharps and flats or black keys are on the other Each string plays one note On the Left Handed Psaltery the natural notes are on the left side and the accidental notes on the Right For the left handed Psaltery you hold it in the right hand and bow with the dominate left hand You can actually play any Psaltery with two bows one in the left hand and one in the right Each bow playing one side of the instrument or leapfrogging up one side of the instrument If you are talented and have a stand that holds the psaltery for you Using the psaltery bow move across each string to play that particular note The sound is beautiful clear and almost ethereal This left handed psaltery has 22 strings and a spruce soundboard with rosewood back and sides The single sound hole features an intricatel

This left handed psaltery has 22 strings ranging C5 A6 Constructed with a spruce soundboard on a body of sheesham wood The single sound hole features an intricately carved sheesham rosette It ships with a psaltery bow tuning tool and rosin The Bowed Psaltery is a beautiful sounding melody instrument producing a clear and ethereal sound The psaltery is also a very easy to play The psaltery bow is held in the dominate hand and only one string is played at a time being bowed between the Hitch Pins You may choose to play your psaltery with two bows one in each hand With that technique each bow plays one side of the instrument Playing the Psaltery may seem daunting until you understand the placement of the notes Look at the psaltery and you will see the Hitch Pins along one side are evenly spaced like white keys on a piano On the opposite side the Hitch Pins are arranged in groups of 3 and 2 with spaces between like the black keys on a piano Bowing the evenly spaced strings plays the natural notes Sharps and flats are played by reaching the bow over to the opposite side of the instrument A Right Handed Psaltery has the natural notes on the right side the Left Handed Psaltery has the natural notes are on the left side The Bow must be rosined before it can play the strings To rosin up the bow rough up the surface of the new rosin a key or nail file works will Rosin the ends of the hairs first in short fast strokes then rosin the full length from end to end Rotate the rosin cake under the hairs as you drag the bow across This rotation will maintain a flat surface and prevent a deeply grooved rosin which can damage bow hairs A properly rosined bow will have rosin powder evenly distributed throughout the hair Never handle the hair of the bow with your hands Oils from your skin will leave permanent slick spots that will inhibit retention of the rosin powder Clean your bow with a soft dry cloth after each use Occasionally wipe the playing area of the strings Rosin which is allowed to accumulate too heavily especially on the undersides of the strings will adversely affect the tone and playability of the instrument The Roosebeck Microfiber Polishing Cloth is sold separately and is perfect for cleaning the bow item code RBSMFPI Broken or loose hairs are not uncommon and will not affect the playing characteristics of the bow If a hair breaks do not to pluck it out Carefully cut the hair leaving a little bit at both ends Tuning C5 A6Longest string length 13 Overall dimensions 5 3 in width by 15 in lengthAccessories Included Psaltery bowTuning toolRosin