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Musicmakers BOWED PSALTERY Quick Start Manual

BOWED PSALTERY

Musicmakers

14525 61st ST CT N

Stillwater, MN 55082

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Page 1 BOWED PSALTERY Musicmakers 14525 61st ST CT N Stillwater, MN 55082...
Page 2 HOW TO INSTALL OR REPLACE STRINGS _____1. Lay the BRASS ROD on top of the BRIDGE, holding it temporarily in place with some masking tape until the first few strings are installed. _____2. Poke the end of one .010” dia. wire through the hole in the first scuffed pin, passing it through the pin in the direction of the point of the instrument.
Page 3 ______3. Tie the second knot about even with the other end of the bow, as shown. Try to keep the hairs straight and smooth as you tie the knot. Then slide the hair into the slot to test the tension. The bow hair will tighten as the knot is pushed around the curve of the bow.
Page 4 Pluck that shortest string to see how the pitch relates to the note to which it should be tuned. To adjust the pitch, be careful to place your tuning wrench on the correct tuning pin, and turn the pin SLOWLY as you keep plucking the string to hear the effect of your efforts. Turning the pin clockwise will raise the pitch, and turning it counter-clockwise will lower it.
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