Kontrabas nyckelharpa

The first step is to glue together the large blocks of wood from which the body and neck will be

Here’s what it’s going to look like – very roughly! The blocks of wood that will form the body have

I had originally thought I would build the kontrabas nyckelharpa using new wood, and spent some time on the web

With the decision made it was time to get some bits needed to complete the initial drawings. I had decided

Having owned a three row chromatic nyckelharpa since May 2014, when I collected it from Olle Plahn in Falun, I