It's pronounced CON-teh-leh, not can-TEL-y. Except for the outline, this is nothing like the construction of a traditional kantele; you've basically got a plank with some strings attached. With a soundboard that thick, it's hard to believe you would get any resonance at all.
Thank you for the correction on the correct way to say its name, I was surely not saying it right in this video. The traditional build still has what you call a plank ( Not really a soundbaord) on top with a wooden frame underneath the top. Master luthier Michael J King builds his $1000 Kantleles with a so called plank on top and wooden frame underneath as well. The wood I use has a very good resonance tone, and they sound just fine. The Kantele sound demo I have on this channel shows just how loud they are so, maybe its not that hard to believe after all :)- lol, peace and love brother
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How thick is that board?
where can one be bought?
It's pronounced CON-teh-leh, not can-TEL-y.
Except for the outline, this is nothing like the construction of a traditional kantele; you've basically got a plank with some strings attached. With a soundboard that thick, it's hard to believe you would get any resonance at all.
Thank you for the correction on the correct way to say its name, I was surely not saying it right in this video. The traditional build still has what you call a plank ( Not really a soundbaord) on top with a wooden frame underneath the top. Master luthier Michael J King builds his $1000 Kantleles with a so called plank on top and wooden frame underneath as well. The wood I use has a very good resonance tone, and they sound just fine. The Kantele sound demo I have on this channel shows just how loud they are so, maybe its not that hard to believe after all :)- lol, peace and love brother