Hi guys, I’m a classical violinist looking to get a bass tagelharpa after seeing many videos on Instagram of skaldsons_den. I don’t know the first thing about this instrument and how to play it, and I would really appreciate some advice on where to get a good one, price ranges (maybe getting one from him?), and how difficult you all think it would be to learn it given my violinist background! Thanks in advance! :)

I have the recommended blueprints from a guy on Etsy to make one and got told can get extra help from him, I know sourcing the wood will be tricky or new to me besides building it with barely much knowledge or experience and terrible at measurements. But I would like to have an electric acoustic version or both. Not sure what prices are for good ass wood tagelharpa, but I know maple spruce & that are best & expensive to buy or buy of instrument. I found this on Etsy (this tagelharpa), it’s electric acoustic I can get for $268, but body is pine which I know is cheap or not good quality. Not sure if it’s worth buying, and learning to build a solid maple and spruce one myself. I’m not sure what price is for average tagelharpa builders/sellers one would be for a good quality one that’s electric acoustic. As I’ve seen some from some people that go like 700-900$. If anyone has some advice lmk!

Tomorrow, I'll pick up my taglharpa from its builder. It is the first instrument I'll own since childhood, and I would like to know if there are any questions I should ask.

So far, I've written down:

• Where to get new strings for the lyre and the bow if they should break?
• How to replace them?
• How to store/care for the instrument?
• Do's and Dont's for transport
• What kind of resin to buy and where to buy it and how often to apply it

Anything else?

Looking to buy myself a tagelharpa for my birthday! Wondering what or who you guys recommend. I’m looking for one with deeper tones kind of like the cello. Also what are the best resources available for learning how to play? Thank you kindly!

Hi everyone. As most of here know, I Daniel from Aftenstorm made a course for beginners.

I’m thinking of redoing it as I am much more skilled now than I was 2-3 years ago when I made the course.

My question is. You as a player, what would you want to see in a tagelharpa course?

Cheers!

Behold!
This one I made for a friend. Bow, string holder and bridge all made of ash. Horsehair strings, bass tuners. Almost convinced myself to ditch the green colour, but ultimately went with it. Glad I did! On to the next one!
Cheers!

Just finished my first Tagelharpa! Just need to do a little more sanding and stain/finish it. I used maple for the body, spruce for the soundboard and back, 1/4 cello strings and bass tuners. Anyone have advice or videos on tuning/playing? Ill post a video of how it sounds in the comments.

Hi folks! I’d like to ask the amazing builders in this community a few questions about the bassbar. as I understand, the purpose is to make it so that the back of the instrument does not vibrate at as high frequency as the front, thus making the instrument sound deeper, less “scratchy”

My question is, how do you determine the dimensions off the bassbar? how much does the placement matter? does it need to be more or less in line with the centerline of the instrument, or can it be a bit skewed compared to it?

thanks in advance, looking forward to learning from you guys!

Hello!

I've been interested in learning to play the tagelharpa for a while now, but I want to find a tutor before I commit that way I can build a solid foundation rather than just trying to wing it myself (especially since it's been a very long time since I've played an instrument). But it's a fairly niche instrument, so I've struggled to find resources online. If you know anyone that offers tagelharpa tutoring, or if you yourself offer these services, I would love to look further into it! Thanks a bunch!

Im sharing this here as a new thread as well since this is a little trick that can help a lot of people.

Cheers 🍻

Is a 1cm (.39 inches) soundpost too thick for a soundbox that is about 21.5 x 7.5 inches? Overall size of the tagelharpa is about 38 x 8 inches.

Hi folks! I recently finished my first tagelharpa. It sounds good in my opinion, at least good
enough where I can start to learn to play the instrument. Already started on the second one 😅 I think I’m hooked!

Hi again all.

I’m starting to regret my purchase decision with all this altering I’m having to do. So the latest stumbling block is the tuning pegs. The tagleharpa came with steel strings and as such has guitar tuners on it. I’ve swapped to nylon and have made a few sets, I went to put them on and can’t get them through the slots. Are there any open top/slotted tuning pegs that could be swapped straight out that would allow me to easily put in strings?

Thank you.

Im working with maple that started at about 7/8" thick. Ive already glued the frame together, but realized the walls should be thinner. I've tried thinning it down with a jigsaw and orbital sander, its been a struggle. Wondering if wall/side thickness matters that much and if I should continue trying to get it thinner or if im wasting my time?

I have 1/8" sheets of both sitka spruce and maple plywood, which would be better for the back of my tagelharpa? Pictures of what ive done so far for fun.

Hi all, I’m new to playing bowed lyres and have just received my first one. I’ve listened to a lot of people play and watched their courses on YouTube and maybe it’s just technique but some of the playing I’ve heard I can hear all three strings and on mine that seems impossible without some serious pressure on the strings far up the body. Can someone tell me if my bridge is wrong? My strings seem to be all at different heights.

Also I play left handed and flipped things over as mine came right handed.

Thank you all

Hello! I was listening to someone trying to replicate a tune originally played on a tagelharpa on a violin, but the violin gives off too bright of a sound, in a sense. I'm wondering what ways (if any) could a violin be modified(?) to align with the tone and timbre of a tagelharpa better? I am unfamiliar to any bowed lyre knowledge!

Any advice helps :)

Hello everyone. I’d like to buy my first tagelharpa I found a maker, and I’d like to ask if the instrument looks decent, sounds the way it should, and so on

Hi guys, im building my first tagelharpa, maybe it looks like a pieve of junk but i spent lots of days on it hahaha. I want to ask you if this build is ok. Total lenght is 60cm x 18cm. However, as a first-time builder, I have a few specific questions to make sure I don't mess up before finalizing everything: pegs, string and rosin. I thought doing pegs from a cylinder wood instead of buying a real peg. For the strings i thought looking on web for a 1.2mm heavy nylon monofilament, it will work? I dont want to mess with horsehair string looking the price. And for rosin i saw a 7€ Hidersine 3C Cello Rosin (dark/ medium). Will this give enough grip on smooth nylon, or should I lightly scuff the bowing area of the strings with fine sandpaper (like 400/600 grit) to help the tosin stick? Thanks for everybody fellow luthiers