Copyright
We share the results of our research with our fellow makers and with the public: lectures, publications, exhibitions, concerts. In return, we ask you to respect our work, and that of other instrument makers, before reproducing one of our instruments. Our instruments fall into three categories, each with its own rules.
Reconstructions
They are based on the remains of instruments uncovered by archaeology: the lyres of Trossingen, Oberflacht, Sutton Hoo, Cologne and Kravik. This heritage belongs to everyone: anyone may reproduce them freely, except for the customisations made by the Atelier Skald.
Interpretations
No remains have been found: the instrument is restored from sculptures, coins, iconographic or epigraphic sources, such as the Gallic lyre of Paule, the Baiocasses lyre, the Hyllestad lyre or the Puivert shield-shaped psaltery. These sources lend themselves to endless readings; our restoration is a creative work, protected by copyright, which may not be reproduced without our permission. Everyone remains free to interpret the same evidence in their own way, without copying our work or that of a fellow maker.
Original creations
These are models designed by the Atelier Skald: the Tivale, Fianna and Cernunnos lyres and the Gaëlia harp-lyre. They are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without our permission.