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Strings keeps you informed on the music, musicians, and instruments that matter. Published since 1986, our editors and expert contributors share stories from the vibrant community surrounding stringed instruments. For teachers and students, amateurs and professionals, players of violin, viola, cello, bass, and fiddle, Strings is your magazine.
Strings Stories
Siren Song: Composer Nathan Davis Reveals the Bowed Psaltery and All Its Many Possibilities
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This story was written by Megan Westberg for the January-February 2024 issue of Strings magazine and is read by the author.
The first thing you have to understand about the bowed psaltery is that it takes the shape of a triangle. A rather acute isosceles triangle, in fact, strung elegantly with a minimum of 32 strings that sing with bright silvery voices...