Piccies of 10 string Kantele

[The Dong]

Tony Hardie-Bick wrote:
> I know what's under that block of wood!

An old shilling! ;)
It's not glued down, DS tape for now.
The old shilling is wedged with a bit of dense foam.
The old shilling distorts from too much vibration if placed closer to 
the middle of the soundboard, which shows even though the SB is about 
6mm thick in places, it moves a fair bit..

> You gotta make it stereo, and then listen on headphones. Put the other pickup 
> maybe six inches away from the first, or experiment a bit (I know, it sounds 
> different if it's not glued down).
> It *will* blow your mind.

I believe you.
I dunno. I'd have to make a circuit. Don't fancy having two jack sockets 
tho, which means auto battery shut off on unplug is out.

> Beautiful demo recording (I assume overdub or panning left / right):

It's overdubbed. Very, very basic plucking.

> With that many spatially-significant (ie, HF) harmonics, and the complex 
> reflections throughout the body of the instrument, you need to hear the 
> psycho-acoustic interference of the two physically distinct channels, because it.. 

All I need is to hear it and feel it before it gets recorded :)

> 'Tis very cool when an instrument like this sounds as beautiful as it looks (as 
> it already does).

I'm making another flute, experimental Irish/NAF style hybrid just now.
Then a stick dulcimer or small bodied acoustic geetar, in similar woods.
Also a similar, smaller 5 or 6 string Kantele which may be a present..
Need..more..wood..soon..

:)