The Psalmodikon

PSALMODIKON, a one stringed instrument was used in churches and schools by Swedes and Norwegians. It was invented to be used in the churches as a way to help standardize the music. It was a very simple instrument to make. Some of the existent instruments in the U.S. are nothing more than a hollowed out two by four inch piece of wood. A single string is played with a bow. The frets are marked with a number, so the music could consist of a list of numbers with words to the song printed above them.

To listen to a Psalmodikon you will need to have an audio software compatible with WAVE (.wav) files. As these files are quite large, you may want to save them to your hard drive first and play after downloading.
Most Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh have built in players.

Instructions

1. Click on a link to listen to the file
2. If prompted, select "Open this file from its current location"

    

   • Introductory Message
   • Have Thine Own Way
   • Just As I Am
   • Near The Cross