Plucked Psaltery, 22 Strings, Designed by EMS  E-mail this product to a friend

Plucked Psaltery, 22 Strings, Designed by Early Music Shop in the UK. 24 inches x 13 inches historic reproduction. The plucked psaltery has a solid rosewood body, spruce sound board and solid brass bridges. It comes with a tuning tool and a quilted nylon case with shoulder straps. 22 steel strings with suggested tuning: low G to High G. Our plucked psaltery is a reproduction of the most common form. It has the trapezoidal shape with curved sides, referred to as 'pigsnout' and the tuning pegs mounted on the sides. Historic illustrations show the plucked psaltery held against the chest with the narrow, pig-snout end pointed down, or resting on the lap. The strings of the plucked psaltery are plucked, either with fingers or with a quill or plectrum. Modern plucked psalteries mount the pegs perpendicular into the soundboard. Made in Pakistan.