STTT: Vulcan Lyre construction plans.
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STTT: Vulcan Lyre construction plans.
I know it says Vulcan Harp, please take my word for it, though it looks more like a member of the harp family, it's actually properly termed the Vulcan Lyre.
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/vu ... -plans.php
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/vu ... -plans.php
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I noticed a distinct lack of photos of any Vulcan lyres successfully built to those specifications or, indeed, of any form of recording that might indicate that such plans are workable and capable of producing a satisfactory instrument. It is not as if I was trying to make a lyre out of anyone but ...
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Seems like the plans might have a few problems.
http://electro-music.com/forum/post-113150.html
But for 95$ you can buy a non-playable version.
http://electro-music.com/forum/post-113150.html
But for 95$ you can buy a non-playable version.
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$95 is just the shipping fee!I.D.10-t wrote: But for 95$ you can buy a non-playable version.
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Oops, right you are.Walden wrote:$95 is just the shipping fee!I.D.10-t wrote: But for 95$ you can buy a non-playable version.
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Re: STTT: Vulcan Lyre construction plans.
Are you telling the terrestrial truth?Walden wrote:I know it says Vulcan Harp, please take my word for it, though it looks more like a member of the harp family, it's actually properly termed the Vulcan Lyre.
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/vu ... -plans.php
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Here's a clip with Spock playing the Lyre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmgYMTO6Th4
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The plans are flawed, badly flawed, but with some creative effort and a lot of tools, the harp-- it's eaier to call it that than a lyre-- is doable. But it is both difficult and expensive. If you want to do it really right, it is incredibly expensive and difficult because some of the materials are hard to come by.djm wrote:I noticed a distinct lack of photos of any Vulcan lyres successfully built to those specifications or, indeed, of any form of recording that might indicate that such plans are workable and capable of producing a satisfactory instrument. It is not as if I was trying to make a lyre out of anyone but ...
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Doable, yes. If it's worth doing at all, that I can't say at moment.
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