Services
Services We Provide
We offer psaltery made of hand picked hardwoods
purchased directly from the mill. Our goal is to make an
affordable quality instrument that is appealing to the eye as
well as the ear. If you would like wood other than our
stock, we will gladly try to find the wood to accommodate
you and give you the best possible price. Instruments can
be made of one specific wood, or the soundboard and
back can be made with the same wood, and the pin block
and sides with another, giving a two-tone effect. Finishes
can be stained, or hand rubbed with oil, or lacquer. We
also offer colored stain which shows through the grain of
the wood. Our pins are black or nickel plate, with middle
C being an opposite color. You can choose which color
you would like to designate middle C. The rosettes
available are pictured along the sides of this page.
You are able to choose:
* Our stock wood: Cherry, Walnut, Maple, or Maple
Laminate
* A choice of 24, 30, or 32 strings on the instrument
We include with your purchase, at no extra charge, a block
of rosin, extra string, a tuning chart, a tuning key, and a
stand to hold your psaltery.
We offer psaltery made of hand picked hardwoods
purchased directly from the mill. Our goal is to make an
affordable quality instrument that is appealing to the eye as
well as the ear. If you would like wood other than our
stock, we will gladly try to find the wood to accommodate
you and give you the best possible price. Instruments can
be made of one specific wood, or the soundboard and
back can be made with the same wood, and the pin block
and sides with another, giving a two-tone effect. Finishes
can be stained, or hand rubbed with oil, or lacquer. We
also offer colored stain which shows through the grain of
the wood. Our pins are black or nickel plate, with middle
C being an opposite color. You can choose which color
you would like to designate middle C. The rosettes
available are pictured along the sides of this page.
You are able to choose:
* Our stock wood: Cherry, Walnut, Maple, or Maple
Laminate
* A choice of 24, 30, or 32 strings on the instrument
We include with your purchase, at no extra charge, a block
of rosin, extra string, a tuning chart, a tuning key, and a
stand to hold your psaltery.
24 string instruments
Solid Cherry..........................$160.00
Solid Walnut..........................$160.00
Solid Maple...........................$160.00
Maple Laminate.....................$130.00
We do charge extra if you prefer a 30 or a 32
string psaltery. For a 30 string, please add
$25.00, and for a 32 string, please add $35.00.
We do not charge extra for the pin block and
sides made of different wood.
Solid Cherry..........................$160.00
Solid Walnut..........................$160.00
Solid Maple...........................$160.00
Maple Laminate.....................$130.00
We do charge extra if you prefer a 30 or a 32
string psaltery. For a 30 string, please add
$25.00, and for a 32 string, please add $35.00.
We do not charge extra for the pin block and
sides made of different wood.
The Crooked Creek Guarantee
From your Luthier, Chuck:
I would like to assure you that I will stand behind every bowed psaltery that I craft. If a
defect occurs due to the wood or workmanship in any bowed psaltery that I build, I will
work with you to fix the problem free of charge, excluding the shipping cost. This guarantee
does not cover the bow, the strings, or the pins. Accidental or intentional damage is not
included in the guarantee. Should accidental or intentional damage occur, I will look at
each case and do my best to help solve your problem at a reasonable cost to you. I can only
repair the psaltery that I have crafted, and I will stand behind this guarantee as long as I
continue to build psaltery. You may contact me at the e-mail address on the contact page of
this web site.
From your Luthier, Chuck:
I would like to assure you that I will stand behind every bowed psaltery that I craft. If a
defect occurs due to the wood or workmanship in any bowed psaltery that I build, I will
work with you to fix the problem free of charge, excluding the shipping cost. This guarantee
does not cover the bow, the strings, or the pins. Accidental or intentional damage is not
included in the guarantee. Should accidental or intentional damage occur, I will look at
each case and do my best to help solve your problem at a reasonable cost to you. I can only
repair the psaltery that I have crafted, and I will stand behind this guarantee as long as I
continue to build psaltery. You may contact me at the e-mail address on the contact page of
this web site.
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