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Tag: first prototype

Reflecting On my First Prototype

March 12, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Conclusions on Lyre prototype #1: I have decided to name my first prototype “Fragment []”.I named my first prototype that…

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Filed under: bridge, first prototype, Fragment [], learning, mistake, reflecting
Detail from red figure vase of a satyr holding a barbitos

Adding the Strings and Finishing touches to Prototype 1

March 10, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

My lyre is almost complete! Now to the strings. Strings on an ancient Barbitos were attached with pegs that wrapped…

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Filed under: design issue, first prototype, playing lyre, strings, tightening strings

Attaching the Goat Skin to the base on Prototype 1

March 3, 2020 mmcloughlin 2 Comments

The goat skin for my drum came in a rolled up cardboard tube, a sheaf of really thin parchment like…

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Filed under: boiling, first prototype, goat skin, hot glue, learning

Assembling my first prototype (despite adversity)

November 30, 2019 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Disaster strikes! I was continuing to sand my bowl when a spirit of destruction visited me and then this happened:…

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Filed under: crossbar design, first prototype, lyre frame, mistake, sanding

Project goals and acquiring materials for Prototype 1

November 5, 2019 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

Hello! And welcome to my blog. I am going to be going through the process of building and playing an…

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Filed under: first blog post, first prototype, plannning, welcome!
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