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BEAUTIFUL CUT-AWAY MOUNTAIN DULCIMER..................LAST ONE IN STOCK!
*The Cutaway Dulcimer plays the same and sounds the same as a traditional mountain dulcimer.
*One side, however, is narrower which allows the dulcimer to be played in a "guitar position" in addition to the normal "lap position".
*Thus the fingering is inverted from normal style.
*The inverted fingerings are a little easier for guitar players but it still produces the rich, full sound of a mountain dulcimer.
*When you want to play in a traditional style, lay it flat and play it like any other mountain dulcimer.
*The solid spruce soundboard features three " f " holes.
*The back, sides, and fretboard, are rosewood.
*The fretboard has arches underneath allowing free space between the soundboard and the fretboard.
*The carved scroll peghead has geared 4:1 banjo style tuners.
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This is authentic recreation of a loud biblical Nevel Harp. LAST ONE IN STOCK!
*26 inches with 15 nylon strings for the biblical scale.
*Includes a carrying case and a tuning tool.
*According to Greek mythology, Hermes created a lyre-like instrument from the shell of a large tortoise.
*He stretched animal hide over the shell opening and attached antelope horns as posts.
*A similar instrument with a skin soundboard called the bägänna, is a large eight or ten-string lyre, made of a trapezoidal wooden frame fitted with a skin soundboard.
*Some believe this is the instrument King David played to temper the ravings of King Saul.
*The bägänna's bass vibrations are said to bring peace to the soul.
*The instrument, associated with the Ethiopian Coptic Church since the 4th century, was played primarily at Christmas and Lent.
*Traditionally, Biblical harps are tuned to compliment the voice of the singer.
*We suggest the following notes for the strings from left to right facing the soundboard: High E (.030”), D# (.030), C (.030), B (.035”), A (.035”), G (.045”), F# (.045”), E (.045”), D# (.050”), C (.050”), B (.050”), A (.060”), G (.060”), F# (.060”), Low E (.060”) High E is one octave above Middle C.
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*Beautiful Ten String Lyre Harp*
The solid lacewood body lends itself to the soft gentle curves of this ten string lyre.
The ten metal strings provide a classical sound that is enhanced by the solid spruce soundboard.
When you are not playing, you can hang it up as a piece of art, it’s that pretty.
Tuning tool and nylon case are included.
Hold it upright on your lap or as you walk, and pluck both sides of the strings.
Or, lay it flat and pluck it.
8.25 inches wide by 16 inches long, 2.75 inches deep.
Here are a few suggestions for tuning:

An authentic tuning derived from Judaic worship music, where the instrument was used to accompany the singing of the Chazzan, also known as a Cantor. This style of tuning uses the Chazzanut mode; starting with the bass (largest strings) tune as follows: D E F G# A B C D E F
In the early Middle Ages in Eastern Europe, the secularization of the Jewish worship music gave rise to Klezmer music. Jewish troubadours, known as klezmorim gave the music a place in weddings and other simkhes (joyful events). The Klezmer music eventually blended with Slavonic, Greek, Turkish, Gypsy and even American jazz tempos and rhythms. For Klezmer music, try the Misheberakh mode which is: E F# G A# B C# D E F# G

Two alternative methods of tuning that work well with singers comfortable in the Key of G are (again bass to treble): E F# G A B C D E F# G and D E F# G A B C D E F# (E is tonic). Notice, in the second tuning, all the notes are the same but you're starting on D rather than E.
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****SORRY WE ARE SOLD OUT UNTIL SOMETIME THIS SUMMER****
***MINI KINNOR HARP***
*This is an elegant reproduction of the King David's Harp.
*It measures 16 inches by 8 inches.
*10 nylon strings for the biblical scale.
*Featuring DuPont hard nylon strings.
Case not included.
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****LAST ONE IN STOCK AS OF 1 AM, EASTERN TIME, 2/18/12-NEXT SHIPMENT DUE MARCH 30, 2012.
*King David's Harp, 27 inches.
*Rosewood frame with light ash soundboard.
*10 nylon strings for the biblical scale, with nylon case and tuning tool. Featuring DuPont hard nylon strings.
*Case not included.
*To reduce the chance of damage during shipping, stringed instruments are detuned and movable bridges are laid flat.
*The movable bridge should sit at an angle on the soundboard.
*The optimum position of the bridge under the High G string is 5 inches from the hitch pin.
*Under the E the bridge should be 2 inches from the hitch pin.
*Biblical Tuning (and String Size):
*When tuning, remember the tuning pins are tapered and will hold more firmly as you press inward.
*Use a piano or electronic tuner as a reference.
*Biblical tuning allows for the player to set the tuning based on inspiration.
*Hence, there is no right or wrong tuning.
*We suggest, left to right, facing the soundboard:
*High G , F#, E, D#, C, B, A, G, F#, E (High G is the G above Middle C)
*The sizes for each string are approximately:
*(.036”), (.036”), (.04”), (.045”), (.050”), (.050”), (.050”), (.060”), (.060”), (.060”).
WITHOUT notice to us the manufacturer has ceased to supply a case for this wonderful instrument, thus we do not have cases any longer.
*We have sold our Kinnor and Lyre Harps to Medieval bands in Denmark and Norway, and to musicians as far away as Hong Kong and New Zealand.
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*****SORRY WE ARE SOLD OUT*****
'KING DAVID" KINNOR HARP
*This is an excellent reproduction of the biblical Kinnor, or "King David's" Harp.
*To reduce the chance of damage during shipping, stringed instruments are detuned and movable bridges are laid flat.
*The movable bridge should sit at an angle on the soundboard.
*When tuning, remember the tuning pins are tapered and will hold more firmly as you press inward. Use a piano or electronic tuner as a reference. . Biblical
tuning allows for the player to set the tuning based on inspiration. Hence, there is no right or wrong tuning. We suggest, left to right, facing the soundboard:
High G , F#, E, D#, C, B, A, G, F#, E (High G is the G above Middle C) The sizes for each string are approximately: (.036”), (.036”), (.04”), (.045”), (.050”), (.050”), (.050”), (.060”), (.060”), (.060”).
Case not included.
We have sold our Kinnor and Lyre Harps to medieval bands in Norway and Denmark and to musicians as far away as Hong Kong and New Zealand.
........In the event you are shipping to a destination beyond the contiguous 48 United States, please add Shipping Level ONE to your Cart for your Respective Destination, which you can find on our Overseas Shipping page...this pays for the Additional Costs We Incur in shipping beyond the contiguous 48 United States......

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*Egyptian harp with highly decorative inlay.
*It has steel strings and a movable bridge. Irregular finish.
*Decorations and shape may differ from photo.
*This excellent harp can be tuned form C below Middle to Middle C.
*There is no right or wrong tuning.
*Start tuning low and then choose a range that fits your vocals.
****MADE IN EGYPT****
* This harp is approximately 25 inches long over all, the sound box is 10 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep.
*The Arm is approximately 18 inches wide.

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*Korg TM-40 - The Digital Tuner That Lets You Practice Pitch and Rhythm at the Same Time!
*When Korg introduced a digital metronome tuner to the world, the extremely high accuracy and superb features made it a favorite among musicians from every genre.
*The new Korg TM-40 is a digital metronome that combines the accuracy and advanced features of Korg's world-famous music products into a single, compact and easy-to-use unit.
*Revolutionary Features:
*A great lesson and practice tool, the TM-40 offers both tuner and metronome functions that can be used simultaneously or independently.
*A large LCD-type needle delivers both the accuracy of an LCD and excellent visibility of a needle indicator.
*The metronome tuner also has LED indicators that show pitch deviation or blink to indicate the tempo, making the TM-40 a great visual too.
*Sound Out!
In addition to the visual tuning guide provided by the meter, you can use the TM-40's built-in speaker to produce a tuning reference pitch (Sound Out).
This is convenient for tuning by ear and is useful for ear training.
By pressing the Sound switch, you can select the reference pitch from A5 to B4 (commonly used as the tuning standard for wind instruments).
Moreover, by holding down the Sound switch, you can select a mode in which you step through chromatic pitches from C4 to C5 (one octave).
Adjustable Calibration
The TM-40's Calibration setting is adjustable in a range of 410~480 Hz to accommodate a variety of tuning standards.
The calibration can be adjusted in 1 Hz steps, letting you accurately tune to any song or key.
Memory backup is also provided so that the Calibration and Sound Out ("12 NOTES" or "ABb") settings are remembered even when the power is turned off.
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***STEEL STRING, GEARED GUITAR LUTE***
*The steel string lute-guitar is an attractive and lightweight instrument of a similar size and scale to a standard classical guitar, but with a body like a lute.
*In keeping with the character of a lute, the bowl-shaped body is achieved by edge-gluing together staves of uniformly thin hardwoods bent to a specific shape with no heavy internal bracing to retain its form.
*The bowl is made of two alternating woods: Lacewood (Platanus orientalus) is a light-colored hardwood that has color similar to maple and has distinctive rays that provide what is known as a "beeswing" pattern. A member of the sycamore family, its timbre characteristics are similar to maple generally providing a brighter tone than rosewood. The dark-colored wood is sheesham rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) that affords a warmer mellower tone. The combination of the two offers a blended timbre as well as a desirable look.
*European spruce is used for the soundboard and, in keeping with the design of 16th-Century lutes, the soundhole is a carved rosette in an attractive geometric pattern which is cut into the soundboard itself and is not inlaid of different material.
*Most exciting is that the soundboard bracing pattern follows bracing used in world-famous Kohno classical guitars.
*The mahogany neck has a shape is similar to a classical guitar with a 45mm wide nut of ebony.
*The top of the peg box has a woman's head carved on the top.
*Using standard steel classical guitar strings, it is tuned like a guitar in e, b, G, D, A, E tuning.
*If it is to be used for lute music, the 3rd string may be tuned a semi-tone down to F# to enable lute fingering.
*The guitar is outfitted with smooth-operating gold tuners with black ebonized tuning key buttons.
*The overall length is 1030mm and the scale length is 647mm, similar to a normal guitar.
*Satin lacquer finish.
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*LUTE HARP*
*This is a wonderful reproduction Lute.
*It measures 27 inches with 22 nylon strings across a beautiful and sturdy Rosewood frame.
*Strings run from tuning pegs on the curved neck to an angled bridge on the soundboard. Includes tuning.
*Tuning of Lute harp: the bottom (longest) note is middle C on the piano. From there, you tune upwards C, D, E etc.
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