I had no choice since I fixed some parts with filler and sadly it stood out too much too leave it as is. I tried different finishes but it came through with all the others ;( But trust me, the paintjob looks way better in real life :)
When you stop the video at 7:37 and 7:50 you will see the parts on the inside where filler is, that was the first and last time I used that stuff, but at that point time I was obsessed with getting the surface perfect. ^^'
The Viking Woodsmith brother as a shop owner and craftsman myself no paint job looks better than wood😉 great job though! I understand the need to hide mistakes or imperfections. However on a ancient instrument of the Viking age those could only improve the look. Very inspiring work though. I see one on the workbench very soon.
I am totally with you ^^ all I say is I made the mistake to apply that stuff and there was no going back. If I could turn back time I would leave it as is. And thanks! :)
@@TheVikingWoodsmith Why would you fix parts with filler? What is it with this instrument and RUclipsrs not making them correctly, or even remotely to any standard of quality? It's disgraceful. If you really are of norse ancestry and I question that based on phenotypic evidence - your ancestors are rolling in their graves.
I like how, even though the video is sped up, you can still get a sense of how much work went into making this. Often times, sped up videos make the thing being made look quick and effortless, but this video was able to still convey the large amount of time spent making this beautiful instrument.
So I've spent the past three weeks planning and designing my own Talharpa. And then this pops up in my recommended. And now I really want to make something like this.
Thanks for the kind words :) But if you are serious about playing I recommend a more traditional design anyway, I have sacrificed a lot of sound quality for looks, but I was aware of that trade of from the beginning :D I have now built 3 Tagelharpas and the best one is definitly this style: ruclips.net/video/OnnSgkHQ3A0/видео.html ;)
When one is building an actual musical instrument, one should ask throughout the build, Am I using actual tone woods? Is it designed in a way that is resonant with those proper tonewoods being at correct thicknesses? Is the bridge made out of the right material and grain orientation allowing for vibrations to be transferred to the top plate?
Thanks for the feedback :) Believe it or not all that was taken into consideration. With it beeing my first ever instrument and the focus lying on the design that's what I was prepared to get. Had I wanted to make the best Tagelharpa possible I would not have used reclaimed material and went with a traditional design. But that was never the goal of the project.
@@nomeric5643 I will probably make a more traditional one, (but still with an epic styling of course) xD The shop goes online in march, I recommend following me on facebook to be up to date. link is in the description. ;)
I guess there's no accounting for tastes. That's an abomination that is worthy only of being firewood. Please, improve your standards - learn what instrument it is, what it looks like, how it sounds, how it is assembled. The market is FLOODED with inferior quality junk like this these days. Actual instrument makers go starving while China, India, and Eastern Europeans flood the market with pure garbage they made in their shed. It's frustrating when I see people acting like this junk is somehow acceptable, let alone impressive. :/
Omg.. this is SO freaking AWESOME & BEAUTIFUL!! Well done 👏 I usually prefer the natural wood look, as others have stated, BUT.. you did this for you, not them & keep doing what YOU LIKE! *I KNOW SO MANY 'Metal heads' that would LOVE this, blue undertoned BLACK!!* & ... YOU PUT RUNES ON IT! 😍 (loving your t-shirt too, by the way) *Much love & light, sent your way, on the breeze.. from this li'l red head, green eyed musical lass from Down Under.. 🐨 .. I found this somehow by looking at everything I can, from my (*3/4- Irish, 1/4- Swedish Paternal Ancestry)* 😁 I was looking at the Nickelharpa, & this wonderful GEM of a 'vid' was recommended to me. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!! Your work is truly mesmerising and pure Majickal joy. 😊✌💫
Thank you :) Yes me too but after the decision of using that bloody wood filler, paint was the only thing that covered it up. That mistake won't happen again haha :D
Would you at any point release the measurements of the instruments? Maybe the template you used? Ive always wanted such a badass instrument and kinda wanna make it myself
I can take the measurment for you but truth is I kinda winged it so I am not sure to what degree you would want them to remake it. Also since I had no former experience at that point the sound quality fell short. :) My advice would be to just start with the main chaimber of the body, decide on a size and basically "add" your design to it, if you know what I mean. :) All that depends of course on the material and tools you have available.
I see a Tsfh fan here ! Can you tell me what kind of wood are you using, and if "pinus" (pine wood) would work ? I saw your composition "Dreki Kalla", there is some especial scale length from the bridge to the tuners, or any would work ? I discovered that instrument 1 month ago and your video turned on a light on me to build one, your carving are very complex and work very well even though you have pasted layers, and I want only one square thing that issue the same beautiful vibe. I don't have any experience with wood, but if it works I will be glad.
I used spruce and yes pine should work just fine. :) Altough the length between the bridge and the tuners affects the distance between your notes there is no specific distance I aimed for, since this build was very experimental. Going with a square design is definitely the saver route for getting the best acoustic ;) Also I highly recommend getting fine tuners! It's possible to tune it without them but especially when tuning for the first time the horse hair often stretches and you are off tone the tiniest bit. :) Good luck with your build!
Is there a certain thickness the sound board should be as in thin and resonant..I am making one and my sound board it thick I might have to rebuild with thinner board.
What strings you take and where?=) One guy told me that I need to take a horse string, but i can't find a ready strings for playing, only for a bow. Maybe u can help me?=)
Sure thing :) I used horse hair as well, just order hair you would use for a violin bow. You should find white or black one on amazon or pretty much any online music store. I found a video of a guy explaning the amount of hair to use and how to put them together: ruclips.net/video/ICLelbWyCVE/видео.html helped me out a lot, also keep in mind that no two self made tagelharpas are the same, just experiment with tuning and different string thickness until you are happy. They also take a lot of Rosin in the beginning before you have nough friction and produce a sound. Should you need any more tipps just let me know :)
how much does something like that cost to have made after seeing the video it gave me the idea of a bass tagelharpa but instead of a dragon you make the top part a demon so you can add the goat horn and if possible add a built in drum you can tap
On this kind of design I sacrificed sound quality for looks, so given the end result it would be an overpriced showpiece. Not sure how you would implement the drum but I'd say with such an elaborate project + materials at least 1000 bucks.
Anglo Saxon it says Drekiharpa (Dragonharp). Not sure if it is 100% correct but at that point I didn't know any better so if it doesn't worry me, you shouldn't worry about it either haha ;D
Thank you :) I agree, I explained this decision in another comment: " I had no choice since I fixed some parts with filler and sadly it stood out too much too leave it as is. I tried different finishes but it came through with all the others"
@@TheVikingWoodsmith oh, that explains a lot. Thank you for your answer. I will look out for this problem when I make my own version. You are quit inspiring.
@@Glaswalker1001 Thank you :) :D I am happy to hear that, if you ave any questions feel free to ask. But the next reply won't be that fast I am going to bed now haha :)
About 50-55 Hairs for the lower String and 30-35 for the higher. Make sure you twist all strings in the same direction and adding 3 or 4 extra never hurts because there will always be some weak hairs that break when tuning ;)
Broke my heart when you painted it.
I had no choice since I fixed some parts with filler and sadly it stood out too much too leave it as is. I tried different finishes but it came through with all the others ;(
But trust me, the paintjob looks way better in real life :)
When you stop the video at 7:37 and 7:50 you will see the parts on the inside where filler is, that was the first and last time I used that stuff, but at that point time I was obsessed with getting the surface perfect. ^^'
The Viking Woodsmith brother as a shop owner and craftsman myself no paint job looks better than wood😉 great job though! I understand the need to hide mistakes or imperfections. However on a ancient instrument of the Viking age those could only improve the look. Very inspiring work though. I see one on the workbench very soon.
I am totally with you ^^ all I say is I made the mistake to apply that stuff and there was no going back.
If I could turn back time I would leave it as is.
And thanks! :)
@@TheVikingWoodsmith Why would you fix parts with filler? What is it with this instrument and RUclipsrs not making them correctly, or even remotely to any standard of quality? It's disgraceful. If you really are of norse ancestry and I question that based on phenotypic evidence - your ancestors are rolling in their graves.
I like how, even though the video is sped up, you can still get a sense of how much work went into making this. Often times, sped up videos make the thing being made look quick and effortless, but this video was able to still convey the large amount of time spent making this beautiful instrument.
Thanks ^^ yeah it's even weird for me to puit so much time in and see it in a short video haha ^^
So I've spent the past three weeks planning and designing my own Talharpa. And then this pops up in my recommended. And now I really want to make something like this.
Thanks for the kind words :)
But if you are serious about playing I recommend a more traditional design anyway, I have sacrificed a lot of sound quality for looks, but I was aware of that trade of from the beginning :D
I have now built 3 Tagelharpas and the best one is definitly this style: ruclips.net/video/OnnSgkHQ3A0/видео.html ;)
As woodworker/carpenter I find this very original and beautiful. I know it's a lot of work, and ok, it isn't perfect, but guys, it's not easy!
Thank you :) I try to make every project a learning experience and one up myself :D
When one is building an actual musical instrument, one should ask throughout the build, Am I using actual tone woods? Is it designed in a way that is resonant with those proper tonewoods being at correct thicknesses? Is the bridge made out of the right material and grain orientation allowing for vibrations to be transferred to the top plate?
Thanks for the feedback :)
Believe it or not all that was taken into consideration.
With it beeing my first ever instrument and the focus lying on the design that's what I was prepared to get.
Had I wanted to make the best Tagelharpa possible I would not have used reclaimed material and went with a traditional design.
But that was never the goal of the project.
I think it would be great and would love to see a Fenrir wolf version of this done.
Bei Odins Bart 🤯 Respekt, echt unglaublich gute Leistung 🙏🏻
Danke! :)
My lord. I would buy that in a heart beat. Just beautiful
Thanks! :)
Haha honestly my friend would somthing like this in the future be an item for sale?!
@@nomeric5643 I will probably make a more traditional one, (but still with an epic styling of course) xD
The shop goes online in march, I recommend following me on facebook to be up to date. link is in the description. ;)
@@TheVikingWoodsmith haha done! Il follow you up I love the work you do!
I guess there's no accounting for tastes. That's an abomination that is worthy only of being firewood. Please, improve your standards - learn what instrument it is, what it looks like, how it sounds, how it is assembled. The market is FLOODED with inferior quality junk like this these days. Actual instrument makers go starving while China, India, and Eastern Europeans flood the market with pure garbage they made in their shed. It's frustrating when I see people acting like this junk is somehow acceptable, let alone impressive. :/
Omg.. this is SO freaking AWESOME & BEAUTIFUL!!
Well done 👏
I usually prefer the natural wood look, as others have stated, BUT.. you did this for you, not them & keep doing what YOU LIKE!
*I KNOW SO MANY 'Metal heads' that would LOVE this, blue undertoned BLACK!!*
& ... YOU PUT RUNES ON IT! 😍
(loving your t-shirt too, by the way)
*Much love & light, sent your way, on the breeze..
from this li'l red head, green eyed musical lass from Down Under.. 🐨
.. I found this somehow by looking at everything I can, from my (*3/4- Irish, 1/4- Swedish Paternal Ancestry)* 😁
I was looking at the Nickelharpa, & this wonderful GEM of a 'vid' was recommended to me.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!! Your work is truly mesmerising and pure Majickal joy. 😊✌💫
Thank you :)
Yes me too but after the decision of using that bloody wood filler, paint was the only thing that covered it up.
That mistake won't happen again haha :D
@@TheVikingWoodsmith I LOVE THE COLOUR!! It's dark and mysterious! 😍
I would love to have one like this
I like this Dragon design tagelharpa. I hope someday i will have one of this.😍
Thank you :)
Beautiful man! I want to make one myself. The design and sound was truly a piece of art
Thank you! :)
Damn thats beautiful man
Wow that is beautiful and your pretty good for it being your first day on a tagleharpa
Thank you :)
That is epic, but isn't a bit heavier than it needs to be ?
Thanks probably :D it was my first Tagelharpa and since I needed to gather experience anyway I went "form over function" lol ^^
Would you at any point release the measurements of the instruments? Maybe the template you used? Ive always wanted such a badass instrument and kinda wanna make it myself
I can take the measurment for you but truth is I kinda winged it so I am not sure to what degree you would want them to remake it.
Also since I had no former experience at that point the sound quality fell short. :)
My advice would be to just start with the main chaimber of the body, decide on a size and basically "add" your design to it, if you know what I mean. :)
All that depends of course on the material and tools you have available.
I see a Tsfh fan here ! Can you tell me what kind of wood are you using, and if "pinus" (pine wood) would work ?
I saw your composition "Dreki Kalla", there is some especial scale length from the bridge to the tuners, or any would work ?
I discovered that instrument 1 month ago and your video turned on a light on me to build one, your carving are very complex and work very well even though you have pasted layers, and I want only one square thing that issue the same beautiful vibe.
I don't have any experience with wood, but if it works I will be glad.
I used spruce and yes pine should work just fine. :)
Altough the length between the bridge and the tuners affects the distance between your notes there is no specific distance I aimed for, since this build was very experimental.
Going with a square design is definitely the saver route for getting the best acoustic ;)
Also I highly recommend getting fine tuners! It's possible to tune it without them but especially when tuning for the first time the horse hair often stretches and you are off tone the tiniest bit.
:) Good luck with your build!
@@TheVikingWoodsmith thank you! After I build the tagelharpa, I will try one kravik lyre.
Beautiful job!
:) Thank you!
Good respected master! I have a question for you, what material are the strings made of and how thick are they?
Is there a certain thickness the sound board should be as in thin and resonant..I am making one and my sound board it thick I might have to rebuild with thinner board.
The thinner the better, think of a violin as template.
Thank you.
nicely done
I want one made like a ship. Thank you for the inspiration!
Genuis man flippen awesome
Thank you! :)
Great work!
Thank you! :)
What strings you take and where?=) One guy told me that I need to take a horse string, but i can't find a ready strings for playing, only for a bow. Maybe u can help me?=)
Sure thing :)
I used horse hair as well, just order hair you would use for a violin bow.
You should find white or black one on amazon or pretty much any online music store.
I found a video of a guy explaning the amount of hair to use and how to put them together:
ruclips.net/video/ICLelbWyCVE/видео.html
helped me out a lot, also keep in mind that no two self made tagelharpas are the same, just experiment with tuning and different string thickness until you are happy.
They also take a lot of Rosin in the beginning before you have nough friction and produce a sound.
Should you need any more tipps just let me know :)
@@TheVikingWoodsmith Thank you so much!!!! I'll tell you what came from it=). Thank you=)
how much does something like that cost to have made after seeing the video it gave me the idea of a bass tagelharpa but instead of a dragon you make the top part a demon so you can add the goat horn and if possible add a built in drum you can tap
On this kind of design I sacrificed sound quality for looks, so given the end result it would be an overpriced showpiece.
Not sure how you would implement the drum but I'd say with such an elaborate project + materials at least 1000 bucks.
@@TheVikingWoodsmith ah i see i didnt think about it's effects on the sound thank you.
I absolutely love this!!
I have been wondering what instrument wardruna used. I thought it was a hurdy gurdy.
Wadruna uses a range of instruments, tha hurdy gurdy and the tagelharpa are two of them :)
@@TheVikingWoodsmith I see. Thankyou :)
I haven't seen any that are this epic :) lol this is awesome
Thank you :D
Amazing! :)
Are the runes Futhark or Cirth? I tried to read, but they don't really make sense. Unless it's your own adaptation. I wanna know. Can't sleep
Anglo Saxon it says Drekiharpa (Dragonharp).
Not sure if it is 100% correct but at that point I didn't know any better so if it doesn't worry me, you shouldn't worry about it either haha ;D
This wonderful piece of craftsmanship and you painted it to look like plastic?
Wouldn't have been my choice I guess. Great work after all. ;)
Thank you :)
I agree, I explained this decision in another comment:
"
I had no choice since I fixed some parts with filler and sadly it stood out too much too leave it as is. I tried different finishes but it came through with all the others"
@@TheVikingWoodsmith oh, that explains a lot. Thank you for your answer.
I will look out for this problem when I make my own version. You are quit inspiring.
@@Glaswalker1001 Thank you :)
:D I am happy to hear that, if you ave any questions feel free to ask.
But the next reply won't be that fast I am going to bed now haha :)
How many horsehairs did you use for the different strings?
About 50-55 Hairs for the lower String and 30-35 for the higher. Make sure you twist all strings in the same direction and adding 3 or 4 extra never hurts because there will always be some weak hairs that break when tuning ;)
Really impressive work, brother! Puts my gryphon head to shame lol. Though, I would have spent a lot more time on mine if I could have :P
Thanks! :)
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Great job man, sound isn´t bad either
Thank you!
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I want one made like a ship. Thank you for the inspiration!
Great idea :D