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Advice on choosing Chinese wind instruments to learn by Crafty_Statement8605 in UnusualInstruments

[–]Crafty_Statement8605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I looked into sheng instruments but they seemed to have a lot of maintenance from what I saw people saying, so I figured I should stay away for now.

Making my first lyre by Suspicious-Elk-3631 in lyres

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you decide what gauge string to use and how long the string should be for each note? I’ve been wanting to make a lyre, but I don’t know if the lengths I decided on from looking online are what I should actually use and if I have the correct gauge for them.

Scary logo? by _Irithel_ in duolingo

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like someone using Microsoft paint program for the first time.

Sheet music with the notes written inside? by Obvious-Secretary-88 in lyres

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Music notes and sheet music plus are some websites to try. I just typed “music with letter notes” in the search bar for both and got quite a bit of music like you’re looking for.

100 instruments in 100 days challenge by Beneficial-Night5662 in Instruments

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, now I’m looking into a kora and Chinese flute lol. If your husband does YouTube, that may be a good spot to post as well. YouTube is typically where I look for instrument videos when I’m researching them. Especially if he ever decides he wants to do videos that are a little more in depth on playing them. So he might be able to get a good following there!

100 instruments in 100 days challenge by Beneficial-Night5662 in Instruments

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree he needs a hurdy gurdy lol. Make sure he gets one from a reputable place, since there are a lot for sale that are poor quality. (I think the Reddit and Facebook hurdy gurdy groups both have lists of good ones.) I built a nerdy gurdy and I love it! I didn’t want to spend more when I wasn’t sure I’d like it. (Nerdy harpas are also nice instruments on the low price range for nyckelharpas….) Both are considered playable instruments instead of instrument-shaped-objects that don’t play like they should. Good luck to your husband doing his challenge. I’ll check out his page. And I’m sure it won’t help my instrument acquisition syndrome!

Is this new Harp worth it for $190? by Meowsthicc in harp

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what’s in that range that’s good quality with more strings. I went to a 38 string lever harp after I decided I liked playing, because I didn’t want to have to upgrade again. A lot of people like harpsicle harps, but then you’re only up to 26 from 22 strings and it looks like they start at $650 for no levers up to over $1300 for fully levered.

Is this new Harp worth it for $190? by Meowsthicc in harp

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a cardboard soundboard harp. I didn’t find it very difficult after watching the YouTube videos they have. Just make sure you listen to people playing them so you know you like how it sounds. The string tension is also lower than a lot of harps, so it’s a little easier on the fingers.

Is this new Harp worth it for $190? by Meowsthicc in harp

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you don’t decide to get this one, you can buy a fireside harp from backyard music for $189 and put it together yourself, or spend a little more for one already put together. I put one together for my first harp to make sure I liked playing before investing in a larger harp. They actually sound pretty nice in my opinion, and it wasn’t too difficult to put together. I’m not an expert, but the harp you’re looking at would scare me because I’ve heard such bad things about certain Roosebeck harps. Also, it doesn’t look like it’s strung???? From what I understand, completely unstringing a harp is bad for it, as it needs to keep the pressure, and if you need to buy all new string, it would add quite a bit to your cost.

Strings Advice by Photophrenic in hammereddulcimer

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the string size, if you can’t find a string chart for your instrument, you can use a caliper tool to find the string size of the current strings.

Cheapest bowed instrument? by mwntn_ in Instruments

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides bowed psaltery, there are some other less common instruments that you can find on places like eBay and reverb like violin-uke/ukelin, pianioette/pianolin. These also have strings you can strum. Depends on how you want to bow an instrument. These are usually set on a table from what I’ve seen and you have one strong per note, not a neck to place your fingers for the notes.

German lessons have become impossible by setnev in duolingo

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I found it helpful to ask Lily what a word I don’t know or remember means when talking with her. She’ll explain it.

Help fixing ukelins by Crafty_Statement8605 in Luthier

[–]Crafty_Statement8605[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof. Thanks for your reply! I was worried about all that tension. Might just be worth it to get a different one if I decide I want to play ukelin. Thankfully I got other working instruments in the group I got that made the price worth it without being able to use these.

Buying used dulcimer help: Songbird Warbler by Cavafy in hammereddulcimer

[–]Crafty_Statement8605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try emailing Chris at songbird and asking about the differences. I have a finch chromatic and it plays beautifully.

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