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Hi,
I'm Elli and I play Kantele, a traditional Finnish instrument as my hobby. The most traditional one is the 5 string version, which I also started with, but now I play this more complicated one, Concert Kantele. This has 39 strings and levers to allow adjusting notes to flat or sharp. This means chromatic playing is possible but sometimes challenging as it needs not only fast usage of levers but also muting strings during lever adjustment (unless hearable note slide is wanted).
Väinämöinen also played a special version of Kantele :) in Kalevala so Kantele is tightly bonded to Finnish culture.
I'll try to publish a new video of the songs I like a few times a year.
The kantele I am using is made by Koistinen: www.koistinenkantele.com.
Hi,
I'm Elli and I play Kantele, a traditional Finnish instrument as my hobby. The most traditional one is the 5 string version, which I also started with, but now I play this more complicated one, Concert Kantele. This has 39 strings and levers to allow adjusting notes to flat or sharp. This means chromatic playing is possible but sometimes challenging as it needs not only fast usage of levers but also muting strings during lever adjustment (unless hearable note slide is wanted).
Väinämöinen also played a special version of Kantele :) in Kalevala so Kantele is tightly bonded to Finnish culture.
I'll try to publish a new video of the songs I like a few times a year.
The kantele I am using is made by Koistinen: www.koistinenkantele.com.