So... I built a tagelharpa / jouhikko from scratch. Here's how I did it in detail.

For the impatient ones, the final result is at 25:11
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Getting started
5:41 Mistakes starting
7:50 Planing and Sanding
13:08 Further mistakes
15:50 Designing and etching
20:38 Staining and applying oil
23:43 Tail piece
23:54 Sound post
24:20 Tuning
25:11 The final result
In January I started to get into instrument making and I saw the tagelharpa / jouhikko and I just loved how it looks and sounds... I figured, why not try and build one myself?
Enter this video-- the long 4 month process of me learning (often the hard way) how to build an instrument from scratch. Doing this was a ton of fun, although it was difficult and the learning curve was steep for me. Watch the video to hear all about it.
Link to initial design: www.instructables.com/Talharp...
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