Self-built viking "Kravik Lyre": sound example and progress pictures
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- ► Join my journey of building an authentic viking "Kravik Lyre" from the 13th century. Please bare in mind that I am not a professional carpenter nor did I have any special training regarding woodworking. I'm still convinced that I'll succeed because of one simple thought: when the norsemen were able to achieve building such a fantastic and mystical instrument without any electronics or other help like we have today.. I can do it too. And you aswell.
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Never heard about this lyre before. But it sounds great
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Wow, that one sounds great!!
Really wish you would of had video of you making it instead of a slideshow but still awesome lyre, I wanna try making one
Thanks for the feedback! I'll think about it for the next instrument :)
The sound is gorgeous! Kravik lyres have such an incredible middle range between the richness of Saxon Lyres and the brightness of Trossingen lyres. What type of wood did you use?
Amazing work :)
Fantastic !! Love the sound of that Lyre
Wow that's great! Thank you.
I'm almost finished with my lyre... I was building it to be a "first instrument to use the gut strings I broke...."
Now it's like the only thing I play. The lyre is just such a good instrument, utterly underrated. It has so much more power in it than you think, it forces you to narrow because of the notes, but then this world of creativity and improvisation just opens up before you.
I really love it, surprisingly. It feels like being able to just pour magic into the room, like it joins your soul to your body in some crazy way.
Hi, I know just what you mean. I bought a small lyre for my daughter -tried it out and found like you a whole world of complexity and creativity under its apparent simplicity. It was entrancing, so much so that I've ordered a Kravik lyre for myself - my hands are itching to get hold of it ! Good luck with the build : )
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Nice sound to it,i have some outdoors improv samples on my video page from my trossingen lyre.
I see you use Michael j.kings templates,same as me,he is awesome in help and tips. Me and my girlfriend are hobby lyre builders too.
Not to judge your craftmanship,but i would have liked a nicer finish to it,but like you wrote,you did mostly everything by hand,so i totally respect that,and its the sound that counts in the end.The first kraviklyre,or any lyre for that part,is always to learn along the way as the work progresses...
Thank you for your opinion! Sounds good to have other luthiers in the community. Do you have any tips for future finishes? Like I said in my descriptions, I'm nowhere near a professional carpenter :P
@ Although so far i've used brown paint on my kraviklyre,ive could have done a better job there,but on my other lyres ive built i have used teak oil/hard wood oil,to make em more tanned lookin.Recently ive also heard of using gun stock oil which is highly recommended for luthiers. And the finish i got a tips of using high quality furniture wax,i havent used it myself,so dont know any brands
What mic equipment u use for recording?
Als Kind habe ich mal ein Kästchen gebastelt und das dann auch so wie in 1:52 ausgebohrt.
Das Ergebnis ist natürlich noch ein wenig grob, aber dem Klang scheint das nicht abträglich zu sein.
awesome covers all of it is just awesome dudes
I was thinking about making a Scandinavian interment myself
but I'm having a super hard time deciding on what interment
I should make like the talharpa or kravik lyre I like them both
but how hard are they to make and what should I use to make one
Thanks Mason! You should definitely do a Taglharpa AND a Kravik Lyre. But I recommend starting with the instrument that suits your "toolbox". For a lyre you need a few instruments that a Taglharpa doesn't need and vice versa. I heavily recommend looking at my "Guide" to making a Lyre here: facebook.com/pg/OfficialRunfell/photos/?tab=album&album_id=338248646936335 that should help you decide.
Thanks dudes this was super helpful
@@masonmorgan7071 A pleasure, don't forget to share your results!
IMPORTANT:
This was my first big wood craft project - please don't expect the result of this journey to be flawless or without errors because it isn't.
But that's the honest truth - you make mistakes and learn from them. Without the right tools, this project is still doable but it makes things more difficult.
What problems I've experienced and how I conquered them (or not) can be seen if you follow the link below.
These are only a handful of photos without any description. If you want to experience the full journey, head over to my facebook page, I published a whole album there describing every step with detail: facebook.com/pg/OfficialRunfell/photos/?tab=album&album_id=338248646936335
Rúnfell hey, what is the sequence of the strings and in which notes did you tune each of them?
Hello there. You have a very nice tutorial of thy Kravik lyre. I have a question about picks size, I didn’t find length information on your pattern.
Sounds good. I want to try build my own instrument.
Also I wandering what does it mean pick soap? I didn’t meet it in our music stores.
An as well as you playing this charming instrument, can you say how often you need to change the rope and strings? I was found not historical reconstruction with fastening the saddle on the screws, but for this, wood was left inside the lyre, I'm not sure if this is good for sounding.
And one more question, did you put bridge on glue or its handing on strings pressure?
What wood stain did you use
Walnut :)
Hi, this lyre looks great! I've been thinking about making one myself, but what kind of strings do you use? And where can i get them?
I used metal guitar strings lol. It sounds great as is :) just find what tuning your going to use then get the appropriate gauge string
@@matthewharvey8755 Ok thanks :)
I just wish there was an explanation for the tool he uses to carve the instrument.
That I can give you, which one exactly? For hollowing out the body? Just Check my detailed guide on Facebook, link is in the description.
@ I was talking about the original Kravik lyres where it would be hollowed out almost to a spoon shape. Still love your pictures though =) I was just wondering as I bought Michael J King's CD about making lyres. It was worth it because I can talk to my Orchestra teacher about it. (We actually meet up at a Renaissance festival every year too lol)
Nice! I want to build one myself. Can you give me dimensions?
Thank you! You can get digital plans here: www.michaeljking.com/build_your_own_lyre.htm
If you have any questions when building your lyre just write me on Facebook.
Guess I got new plans for my holydays.
Who needs a girlfriend & family anyway.
what kind of timber is best suited for this?
If you want to do an authentic Lyre then you'll need to use a solid piece of spruce. Otherwise you can use pine (like I did).
@ How thick of a piece of spruce did you use? Was it 2" (~5cm) ?
@@howardman3926 It was 7cm in the beginning
@ Thank you
@ Sorry, the original is in pine
What kind of strings you use?
Nylon Strings but you can use gut Strings aswell, its just way more expensive
@ Thank you. Just bought the plans, and try to figured out what is the best for sound
Can I make use of the guitar strings because we don't have available nylon string for lyre here.
I think unprocessed is wayyyyyy❌♾more beautiful than processed....at least in this video.
And I think you're right