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
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> From: LM <mailto:lavrans@...>
> Date: 21/09/2007 15:01:38
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> Subject: Re: [norse_course] New file uploaded to norse_course
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> 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.
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> Larry "Lavrans" Miller
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