Nyckelharpa

Current hyperfixation interest is learning how to build musical instruments, specifically a Nyckelharpa of some sort. Because these are pretty hard to acquire in the UK, there’s very few makers and most of them are old.

For now, just a dump of ideas, resources, things I’ve found or am thinking about, with no particular organisation

• This dude writes a little about building one, specifically reference to plans by Sören Åhker, and associated DVD course Build Nyckelharpa with Sören Åhker - clip available on youtube?
• Different kinds
• Makers in sweden
  • https://www.pederkallman.se/nyckelharpor.html
• More makers
• Eric Sahlström institutet sometimes runs courses?
• American interpretation
• NerdyHarpa, plans on thingiverse, and someone reviewing it, and someone building it
• The Nyckelharpa project
• Vicki also has a youtube channel
• The plans (via Rigg Music) - buy here
• Blackdown Nyckelharpas in the UK
• https://www.fomrhi.org/vanilla/fomrhi/uploads/bulletins/Fomrhi-143/Comm%202096.pdf
• https://olovjohansson.se/nyckelharpa/
• very detailed build log
• https://spegling.blog/2013/03/07/nyckelharpsbygge/
• a big academic reading list
• another build log (pp11-15) and part 2 (pp12-17)
• A bit of history
• Teaching playing tunes from Leif Alpsjö from Uppland. Playing tips from him too.