Making an Anglo-Saxon Lyre part 6:

This week I have launched my DIY Kit for anyone to make an Anglo saxon Lyre based on the Sutton Hoo Lyre, This has all the hollowed and drilled body 90% finished and leaves just the soundboard to sand/plane to final size and glue on. This video series is to accompany the written notes in the Kit, but will also serve to aid anyone making one from scratch, or following my CD-rom .
The series will be released out of sequence over the next few months but eventually will end up on a playlist in order:

Making an Anglo-Saxon Lyre from a Kit
part 1: Planing the soundboard
Part 2: Gluing the top
Part 3: Trimming the overhang
Part 4: Sanding and final shaping
Part 5: Varnishing
Part 6: Setting up the Lyre: tuning pins and tailpiece
Part 7: Setting up the lyre: bridge and strings
Disclaimer:
Always follow safe practices while working with tools.
What is safe for one woodworker under certain conditions may
not be safe for others in different circumstances. Viewers should
undertake the use of materials and methods as shown in these
videos after evaluation, and at their own risk.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Lyre
• Anglo
• Saxon
• luthier
• harp
• kit
• plans
• making

[warrenmontgomery]

can we buy one of these DIY kits from your site?

[michaeljking]

@warrenmontgomery Yes, you can order it that way, It takes me a week to put the parts together and have the kit sent out, at the moment I only have highly figured soundboards which although slightly harder to plane are rather stunning, the same I use on my own Lyres.

[michaeljking]

@coreycaffeine on this example Fluorocarbon, but I can supply Nylgut, or real gut as an option

[warrenmontgomery]

@michaeljking that works for me, your lyres are extremely beautiful.

[clemdallaway]

The original 6 string! Brilliant!!! Would love to try one out

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Looks beautiful, Michael.