Although many people think of it as an old instrument, it is actually an early 20th-Century design based on much older instruments. Many players find it well suited for playing traditional Celtic and American tunes as well as Renaissance music. We are pleased to offer bowed psalteries in a wide range of prices and sizes for beginning through expert players. Fellenbaum Tom Fellenbaum is a luthier with many talents. He has crafted a variety of instruments, including psalteries, mountain dulcimers, bouzoukis, and guitars.
Tone woods used in the instruments include cherry, walnut, and mahogany.
Omega Strings Omega Strings bowed psalteries are fine handcrafted instruments built in California by psaltery enthusiast Richard Spencer. Other features include removable note strips, wooden position markers on the Cs and Fs, fretwork sound hole insert, tripod insert on back, bow, rosin, and tuning wrench. These psalteries are the finest we have found.