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April, 2007:
Old pdf version of Kantele making guide available from Lulu.com or my website, plans for the 5 sttring can also be downloaded separately

Welcome to my all-new format Kantele pages!

Update:  New Kantele making CD and online playing guide hosted by Youtube!!
You can also now download the 5 string plans on their own, or the original pdf book by itself from my plans page through paypal via lulu.com website.

The Kantele making CD has  extra bits of info and a couple of extra plans(I have added the electric kantele design and a router jig )
Remember buying the kantele making Cd entitles you to free email support if you get stuck, so please feel free to use this!!

Kanteles are very special to me, they have a certain magic about them, with their drone like open strings, rich harmonics,  accessable to anyone to wants to play , wonderfully ancient and modern too.

I first became interested in these Instruments as a window into a way to play the Anglo Saxon Lyre, a combination of plucking and block and strum,   I found a greater range of sophistication than I imagined possible on just 5/6/10 strings.  There are notes between the notes too, these you will find as you play.............