If you are interested in this generous offer, please contact Tom directly:

541-342-7607 tpayne@uoregon.edu

Tom wrote: Here are some photos and descriptions of some items I would like to find good homes for. Please tell me if you think anyone would be interested in these. It will take some effort to get them to the ‘vous, and I don’t want to do it and then have to bring them back again. I am a serious but amateur woodworker, and these glue-up jigs were extremely useful to me when building three hammer dulcimers, and one 30 string folk harp. I sincerely hope someone else can make good use of them as well. I’ve also included photos of the finished harp, though that will not be included!  I don’t need payment. I just want it to go to someone (hopefully a younger more energetic person) who will actually use it. That would be payment enough. If the ‘vous can benefit somehow, that would be great too.

1, 2. Plans, templates and instructions for building a 30 string “Abbott” lever harp. https://www.sligoharps.com/plans.html

3. Glue up jigs, clamping cauls, and other items needed to build the Abbott harp.  

4, 5. Photos of the finished “Abbott 30” lever harp (not to be donated).

6. Fully adjustable glue up jig for hammer dulcimer. This jig is for angled pin blocks, ala Masterworks, but could easily be adapted to other types. This configuration is for a 16/15 sized instrument.

7. Same glue up jig in 12/11 configuration.

8. Various hard wood pieces, including curtained maple (center) hard maple, (right and 8”+ 12/4 piece suitable for pin blocks (or bed posts), real mahogany (left) already milled for sound boards, plus various oak and walnut pieces.