Note: I tried uploading a document with pictures of the instruments, but the
file was too big.

LM


LM wrote:

> Patti and all:
>
> The whole project includes collecting and researching the poems, working
> up translations from various sources, researching a building (when
> possible) the instruments and then recording the results.
>
> I'm trying to keep the instruments 13th century and earlier, based on
> when many of the poems were written down. Most of the poems are not from
> the Eddas, but from sagas and other sources.
>
> I'm posting a document with pictures of the instruments to the Files
> section.
>
> Thanks for the good words!
>
> Larry
>
> Patti (Wilson) wrote:
>
>> But you made some of the instruments Larry - 'pon my word - that is a
>> great thing to do
>> They will no doubt sound more authentic than commercially made stuff
>> Kveðja
>> Patricia
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: LM <mailto:lavrans@...>
>> Date: 21/09/2007 15:01:38
>> To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com <mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: [norse_course] New file uploaded to norse_course
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> The instruments used are the kantele, lyre, citole, drum, and laouta.
>>
>> The kantele has six gut strings; the citole is actually a modified
>> flat-back
>> mandolin I made from a kit; the lyre (built by me) is a typical 6
>> stringed
>> Anglo-Saxon type similar to Ben Bagby's Beowulf lyre; the drum is an
>> Irish
>> bodhran and the laouta is a long-necked 4 course oud, similar to early
>> medieval
>> lutes.
>>
>> The mode corresponds to the modern key of a minor. The pronunciation
>> is based
>> on my best attempts at research and a high level of risk-taking. Feel
>> free to
>> point out any major blunders.
>>
>> Larry "Lavrans" Miller
>>
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