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In 1925, a German patent was issued to the Clemens Neuber Company for a bowed psaltery which also included a set of strings arranged in … See more

The conventional bowed psaltery is triangular, allowing each string to extend a little farther than the one before it, so that each can be individually bowed. Chromatic bowed psalteries have the sharps and flats on one side and the diatonic notes on the opposite. See more

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Performance styles vary, but the instrument may be played either one note at a time, with the instrument held with one hand and bowed with the other, as in instruments of the violin family, or it may be laid down and played with a bow in each hand, in a style … See more

• Video "Introduction to the Bowed Psaltery" by James Jones
• Psaltery Strings Online community of bowed psaltery players featuring photos, videos, listings and discussion forums.
• Build A Bowed Psaltery – online construction plans. See more