=== BOWED PSALTERY PROTOTYPES ===

===String choice breakdown=== 
4/0 F9-F10, string will be from 2-1 inch\\ 
3/0 F8-E9 string will be from 3 to 2 inch\\
2/0 F7-E8 string will be from 4-3 inch\\
1/0 for F6-E7 \\
1 for F5-E6 \\ 
2 \\
3 for F4-E5 \\
4 \\ 
5 for C4- E4 \\ 

7 to 21 for C2 (based off this video, he calls it .48 gauge string???)) ((https://youtu.be/aAtcuYAS2P8)) \\ 

=== F10, worlds highest ===
3" x 15 3/4" \\
Intended range from F7 to F10 \\ 
Each string is 4 inches Long, with bridges to change length down to 1 inch as needed. \\ 
Major notes end pin holes are 1/2 inch apart with 1/2 inch gap from the top, 4 1/2 inch gap on the bottom. \\
Accidentals end pin holes are 1/4" off then 1/2" apart. 3/4" gap on top, and 5 1/2 inch gap on bottom. \\ 
Pegs go along the center starting at 4 1/4 inches from the top, pegs are every 1/4 inch. \\
The major notes are staggered 4mm from center, with the accidentals staggered 4mm on the opposite side. \\ 
Peg holes are drilled as 3/16th holes that go 1 inch deep, for using zither pins.\\
End pegs are 3mm from the edge of the wood, and drilled with 1/16 inch drill bit at 1/2 inch deep \\
End pegs are #17 1" long stainless steel nails, with 1/2 inch left exposed. \\
The string knot nail holes are 1/4" down side walls at same locations as the end pins. \\
the string knot nails are #18 3/4" (or 1.2 inch) stainless steel nails with 3mm left exposed. 

If this prototype works I plan on making 3 copies, and with some luck the copies will also be able to be lowered to match the structure but with wider strings to allow for lower pitched tuning \\ 

==Current Highest note==

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Eb 10 (19876 hertz) \\



==Tuning== 
It seems most psaltery's choose string size by the octave, but it also seems many have the lowest octave divided into 2 sets to allow the lowest notes to be tuned down enough \\  
4/0 string for the upper register octave E9-F10\\ 
3/0 for the middle register octave E8-Eb9\\
2/0 for the lowest register octave F7-Eb8 \\
1/0 for F6-E7 \\
1 for F5-E6 \\ 
3 for F4-E5 \\
5 for C4- E4 \\ 


===NOTES===
see [[music wire]]
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