“Greensleeves“ on Bowed Psaltery

In 1972, I got my first Bowed Psaltery and played this tune in a week, I was so excited! Dave Lucas, “Dave’s Psalteries“ built me this Bowed Psaltery. The most ancient stringed musical instrument was one single string tuned to a note, the Monochord. Where and when a monochord was first played upon by dragging a rosined stick or horse hair bow across it is lost in the mists of time. Any early version of the Bowed Psaltery would probably have had a scale of strings available to be plucked as well as bowed. In Europe in the 1800’s it developed into the Violin-Zither which has chordally arranged strum strings as well as individually bowed strings. The modern chromatic Bowed Psaltery using modern metal strings is gaining in popularity around the world. “Psaltery Strings“ is the web site for the world wide Bowed Psaltery community. Pease see my “Bowed Psaltery Related Instruments“ :// A more Dorian Mode based “Greensleeves“? Please hear ...