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It's a quatre foil, or 'four leaf' in French.
I forgot....what is the FOUR leaf clover(for a lack of term) called again? I want to do more research on that design. thanks....aloha, irene
Not discarded, JH... never! Your delightful epinette simply inspired me to have more than one! At the moment I have yours tuned to a Dorian mode tuning and it's sooo haunting and resonant... yours has a richer resonance than the pretty (and vain) new little sister.
I love them both and am playing them often!
Discarded for a prettier 'other', sob sob !
JohnH
a stunningly pretty instrument- simple and elegant.
Thanks Marg!
I started typing but realized it's probably too much info to stick in a photo comment section, so I've started a new thread in the Dulcimer Ancestors Group that goes into tunings and other details about this instrument.
Beautiful & such a wonderful box. Can't wait to hear what you tune it to & give us a little bit of a listen as you play.
An epinette des Vosges made of all pear wood, custom made by Michael King in the UK .
I created the 'garden' vignette designs based on Elizabethan era clothing embroidery known as "black work" seen on museum remnants and in paintings. of the time. Michael used an old technique called "kolrosing"- lines are encised with a knife, brushed with charcoal, and rubbed with walnut oil.
This is a five string 20" VSL scale epinette that I'll tune for the keys of C, Bb, or A. Traditional French epinette peghead shape, small heart and quatrefoil sound holes, two melody strings and three drone strings. For versatility, I opted for 6.5 & 13.5 frets, and geared mandolin tuners rather than zither pins.