kantele

kan·​te·​le ˈkän-tə-lə : a traditional Finnish zither originally having five strings but now having as many as thirty.

The kantele belongs to a large family of string instruments called zithers. Zithers have a resonating body with a variable number of strings, which can be plucked, strummed, struck, or bowed. In the case of the kantele, the strings are plucked or strummed and the smallest kanteles can be held in the player's lap.

lap harp The kantele is a traditional instrument of the Finnish people, categorized as a lap harp, and deeply tied to the folklore and folk music of Finland. Kanteles have a distinctive ringing sound, due to the absence of a nut or bridge, and the use of wire for the strings.

The kantele is an ancient Finnish instrument, and became a national folk symbol in Finland by the 19th century. The kantele originally had 5 strings and played with ancient folk songs, poems, and dances.

The zither family (including the Qanún/kanun, autoharp, kantele, gusli, kannel, kankles, kokles, koto, guqin, gu zheng and many others) does not have a neck, and the strings are stretched across the soundboard.

very easy to play. It comes with just the Tuning key and a spare string should you need it. Delivery Included. Kanteles can be played by anyone, are great for simple improvisation and yet are still offer a challenge if you want to play the ancient repertoire or modern tunes.

This will allow the first string - a D, the third string - an F#, and the 5th string - an A, to sound when you strum a finger of your right hand across the five strings. Since the kantele is tuned to the key of D, the chord you have played by strumming the first, third and fifth notes of the scale is the D chord.

very easy to play. It comes with just the Tuning key and a spare string should you need it. Delivery Included. Kanteles can be played by anyone, are great for simple improvisation and yet are still offer a challenge if you want to play the ancient repertoire or modern tunes.

The oldest forms of kantele have five or six horsehair strings and a wooden body carved from one piece; more modern instruments have metal strings and often a body made from several pieces.

It is made of solid ash wood and with its open design and the lemniscate inside it reminds us of the original Finnish models. The instrument has 9 strings that can be tuned diatonically and pentatonically. The traditional way of playing on the knees is possible as well as holding the kantele in the hands.

The most typical and traditional tuning of the five-string small kantele is just intonation arrived at via five-limit tuning, often in Dmajor or Dminor. This occurs especially if a kantele is played as a solo instrument or as a part of a folk music ensemble. The major triad is then formed by D1–F♯1–A1.

It is made of solid ash wood and with its open design and the lemniscate inside it reminds us of the original Finnish models. The instrument has 9 strings that can be tuned diatonically and pentatonically. The traditional way of playing on the knees is possible as well as holding the kantele in the hands.