Psaltery Facts
The psaltery is an ancient musical instrument, having its origin in the Near East in late classical times. The conventional bowed psaltery is triangular in shape, allowing each string to extend a little farther than the one before it, so that each can be individually bowed. This temporal distance between the pixel and the psaltery is useful to keep in mind when touring the medieval musical instrument store that Rogers and his wife operate in Old Town Warrenton. The psaltery is a shallow box with strings stretched across the top to be plucked. The sound of the psaltery is very sweet and ethereal.