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Musicmaker Handcrafted of fine hardwoods, this extremely enjoyable and easy to play psaltery is the perfect introduction to the world of strings! With the included songsheets and easy to understand string layout, anyone can start playing music right out of the box! An ideal gift for young and old alike! Includes 12 songsheets to get you started!

Comes with some extra strings and a pick, tuning wrench, measures 14" by 8", 15 strings. Tuning: Key of C, 2 octaves, G to G ("so" to "so"). If additional strings are needed, take a sample to your local piano/guitar store, get them gauged and buy them there. For additional picks - anything will do, you can even use your fingers! MMA001 $42.00

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Soft Carrying Case for MusicMaker Nicely designed, form fitting "gig bag", designed specifically for the MMA001 Musicmaker Psaltery. Includes zipper closing cover, inner pocket to carry your song sheets, and carrying handles for easy pick up and go transport. Available in either black or red color (please inquire). A great investment to protect your Musicmaker! MMA038 $16.00

Old Time Favorites 2 1 Dixie, 2 listen to the mockingbird, 3 Buffalo gals,4 Sweet betsy from pike,5 scarborough fair6 Down in the valley7 The riddle song8 How lovely is the evening,9 Simple gifts10 The battle hymn republic11 Sweet Chariot12 Michael row the boat ashore MMA002 $7.00

Christmas 1 1 Oh christmas tree2 The first noel3 Hark the herald4 Silent night5 It came upon a midnight clear6 Deck the halls7 Joy to the world8 While shepherds watch their flocks by night9 Oh come all ye faithful10 Away in a manger11 Jingle bells12 God rest ye merry, gentlemen MMA005 $7.00

Musicmaker Songsheet #2, More Christmas Favorites! 1 Old christmas men, rejoice2 Bring a torch jeannette, isabelle3 As lately we watched4 StiL, still , still5 Up on the house top6 We wish you a merry christmas7 Once in a royal davids city8 Jolly old saint nicholas9 Good king wenceslas10 We three kings of orient are11 The wassail song12 angels from the realm of glory MMA006 $7.00

Musicmaker Songsheet Disney Favorites! 1 Love is a song2 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious3 Chim chim cher-ee4 Following the leader5 Winnie the pooh6 The ballad of davy crockett7 Mickey mouse march8 You can fly,you can fly,you can fly9 Heigh Ho10 The lord is good to me11 The siamese cat song12 It's a small world MMA007 $7.00

Musicmaker Songsheet Children's Favorites #2! The mulberry bush2 This old man3 Billy boy4 Cockles and mussels5 If you're happy and you know it( clap your hands )6 polly-wolly-doodle7 Sing a song of six pence8 Kookaburra9 The bear went over the mountain10 Skip to my lou11 It's raining it's pouring12 Oh dear what can the matter be MMA008 $7.00

Favorite Hymns 1 faith of our fathers2 Blest be the tie that binds3 Come thou almighty king4 Nearer my god to thee5 Amazing grace6 All creatures of my god and king7 God be with you till we meet again8 Rock of ages9 Christ the lord has risen today10 praise god from whomall blessing flow11 Crusaders hymn12 Jesus loves me MMA009 $7.00

Musicmaker songsheets Classical 1 Drink to me only with thine eyes2 Bouree3 Cradle song op49 No. 44 Siciliano5 Scotch Dances6 Songs of the Swan (Swan Lake)7 To a wild rose op 51 No. 18 My Heart ever faithful9 Menuet10 Woman is Fickle (From Rigoletto )11 Humoresque12 Excerpt from the New world symphony MMA010 $7.00

Musicmaker songsheets The Beatles 1 I've just seen a face2 golden slumbers3 And I love her4 I will5 All my loving6 let it be7 Eight days a week8 In my life9 Ob,la,di10 Yellow Sub.11 A little help from my friends12 Im happy just to dance with you MMA011 $7.00

Musicmaker songsheets Country and Western 1 Red river valley2 the yellow rose of texas3 wabash cannonball4 wildwood flower5 The streets of laredo6 Shenandoah7 I ride an old paint8 Just because9 When the blue moon turns to gold again10 Waiting for a train11 Be nobodys darling but mine12 deep in the heart of texas MMA013 $7.00

Musicmaker songsheets Children Favorites #1 1 The farmer in the dell2 Frere Jacques3 London Bridge4 Mary had a little lamb5 little boy blue6 Three blind mice7 Head, shoulders, knees and toes.8 Ring around the rosie9 Ten little indians10 I'm a little tea pot11 Pop goes the weasel12 Go tell aunt rhody MMA025 $7.00

Toddler Tunes #1 Musicmaker songsheets Toddler Tunes #1. Includes the following fun tunes! 1 Over in the meadow, 2 Lullaby, 3 Where is thumbkin, 4 Little green frog, 5 Little cabin in the woods, 6 Baby bird, 7 Teddy bear, 8 Sir little ducks, 9 Hickory dickory dock, 10 I had a little nut three, 11Hush little baby, 12 Sleep baby sleep. MMA026 $7.00

Old Time Favorites #1 Musicmaker songsheets Old Time Favorites #1, with the following well known sing alongs! 1 Auld lang syne, 2 Hush little baby, 3 On top of old smoky, 4 When the saints go marching in, 5 Home on the range, 6 Hang down your head tom dooley, 7 Oh susanna, 8 All through the night, 9 In the good old summertime, 10 she'll be coming around the mountain, 11 Old folks at home (swanee river), 12 You are my sunshine. MMA027 $7.00

Romantic Ballads 1 Among my souvenirs2 Isle of capri3 When i grow too old to dream4 A groovy kind of love5 Home on the range6 Try to remember7 My wild irish rose8 I love how you love me9 The rose10 Chances are11 The song from moulin rouge ( where is your heart )12 Thats all MMA028 $7.00

Jewish Songs Musicmaker songsheets Jewish Songs. Includes the following tunes: 1 Herenu shalom alechem 2 A wicked man, 3 Tumbalalaika, 4 L'shana tova, 5 David melech yisrael, 6 Zum Ga, 7 Lakova sheli 8 Shalom haverim, 9 Maoztzur/ rock of ages, 10 Shabat shalom, 11 Dayenu, 12 I have a little dreidl. MMA035 $7.00

Valiha Marovany Crafted by a master luthier, the Marovany, or parallel piped Valiha Vata, is a rectangular box, double sided harp. A traditional instrument of Madagascar, with twenty two strings, eleven on each side, offering a three octave range in the standard tuning of D major. Crafted of Mahogany and Baltic Birch, each bridge adjustable for fine tuning of individual strings. Playable in sitting or standing positions with included strap nuts, or rest the Valiha Vata on a tabletop for added resonance. A beautiful instrument! 30 inches long 11 inches wide 1.75 inches thick 11 strings per side.

Sound Sample HAR193 $250.00

Lacana Box Valiha in G Crafted by a master luthier, the Box Valiha, is a rectangular single sided harp. A traditional instrument of Madagascar, with twenty two strings in a three octave range standard tuning of G major. Each bridge is adjustable for fine tuning of individual strings. Playable in sitting positions, or rest the Box Valiha on a tabletop for added resonance.

Sound Sample HAR193A $320.00

Kantele - Traditional Zither from Finland The Kantele is an enchanting, rich instrument. Tuned in D. Very simple to learn, and fun to play. You can play anything from lovely Finnish melodies to American folk songs. The instruments that we offer are of excellent quality and are made in Finland. 5 string model. STR116 $300.00

Kantele, 10 string Traditional zither from Finland, the Kantele has an enchanting sound. Tuned in D. Very simple to learn, and fun to play. You can play anything from lovely Finnish melodies to American folk songs. STR117 $500.00

Lark's Guitar Zither Looking for a great deal to get you into the musical world of Guitar Zithers? Here it is! A replica of an authentic Guitar Zither from the 19th century, this very affordable and well made entry level Guitar Zither sounds as good as it looks. Ideal range for many tunes, offering 21 melody strings and 3 groups of chord strings, with a loud, clear tone. Chords are F, G, C. Three octave diatonic scale starting at Middle C with C#, F#and G#. The 4 note chords can be retuned for different keys, tuned minor or as 7ths. Comes with tuning sheet and wrench.

18" x 11-1/2"x 1-5/8".

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ZIT013 $400.00

Lark's Guitar Zither Looking for a great deal to get you into the musical world of Guitar Zithers? Here it is! A replica of an authentic Guitar Zither from the 19th century, this very affordable and well made entry level Guitar Zither sounds as good as it looks. Ideal range for many tunes, offering 15 melody strings and 3 groups of chord strings, with a loud, clear tone. Two octave diatonic scale starting at Middle. The 4 note chords can be retuned for different keys, tuned minor or as 7ths. Comes with tuning sheet and wrench.

18" x 11-1/2"x 1-5/8".

ZIT013-2 $400.00

MacArthur Harp Named after the late Margaret MacArthur who used an original Harp-Zither in concerts and recordings. This MacArthur Harp is a replica of the Harp-Zither invented by Carl E. Brown and manufactured in the early 1900's by the Harp-O-Chord company. It is crafted with hardwoods and a spruce top, having 11 melody strings and 3 sets of chord strings.It is generally played by plucking the melody strings and accompanying yourself with the chord strings. The stock tuning is a 1-1/2 octave diatonic scale starting at G above Middle C, with the chords C, G7, and F, but many alternate tunings may be used. ZIT015 $1000.00

Violinzither This amazing German-made instrument combines the treble strings of a bowed psaltery with the bass/chord accompaniment strings of the guitar zither. It has 6 bass/chord rows of 4 strings each, and 25 melody strings in two rows. Includes rosin, a tuning wrench, zither ring pick, and a wooden bow. Mahogany finish adorned with a floral decoration. Available chords are E, A, D, F, G, C. ZIT017 $500.00

Lark Alpine Concert Zither - Munich Tuning Ever wanted to play "The Harry Lime Theme" from the movie "The Third Man"? Then this Lark Alpine Concert Zither is the instrument for you! This 32 string zither is built to use standard loop end steel strings, not $300 per set zither strings, so you can customize the tuning without being intimidated.

The 5 melody strings have a split bridge to eliminate any intonation problems common with concert zithers, and the fingerboard is scalloped for ease in playing tremolo, bends and slurs. The 27 accompaniment strings are tuned in the traditional "circle of fifths" tuning, which is far easier to actually use than to describe.

Think of it like using bar chords on a guitar, similar to a accordion layout. The notes are stamped into the body for ease of tuning. Though used traditionally in Northern European folk and classical music, the Alpine Concert Zither BEGS to be applied to jazz, new age and soundtracks.

This Zither is in (Adam Darr) Munich Tuning (a,a,d,g,c) [ZIToooM].

Instruction book available, see A) Don't retune it. It is meant to be tuned to the notes stamped on it. Except for the last 3 bass strings. Those would generally be tuned to a few notes useful to the song you are playing. Don't tune them too high or they will break. All of them should be below the last stamped string G#. If you want to use something higher it wont hurt anything to replace them with just about any metal string.

B) Replace all the other (stamped) strings with the same gauge string.

C) All of the chord strings are either .017p, .022w, .032w .042w or .052w, with the exception of the last 3 bass strings which there is no set tuning for, so range from .057 to .070.

D) The melody strings are .013 (2), .022w, .032w, .052w.

E) Don't try to tune a Munich Zither into a Vienna zither, or vice versa. You would have to replace almost all the strings. ZIT021 $700.00

Lark Alpine Concert Zither - Vienna Tuning Ever wanted to play "The Harry Lime Theme" from the movie "The Third Man"? Then this Lark Alpine Concert Zither is the instrument for you! This 32 string zither is built to use standard loop end steel strings, not $300 per set zither strings, so you can customize the tuning without being intimidated. The 5 melody strings have a split bridge to eliminate any intonation problems common with concert zithers, and the fingerboard is scalloped for ease in playing tremolo, bends and slurs. The 27 accompaniment strings are tuned in the traditional "circle of fifths" tuning, which is far easier to actually use than to describe. Think of it like using bar chords on a guitar, similar to a accordion layout. The notes are stamped into the body for ease of tuning. Though used traditionally in Northern European folk and classical music, the Alpine Concert Zither BEGS to be applied to jazz, new age and soundtracks. This Zither is in (Adam Darr) Munich Tuning (a,a,d,g,c) [ZIToooM]. ZIT021V $700.00

How To Play The Mac Arthur Harp Written for Harp Zither, but also a good book for Plucked Psalteries and Guitar Zithers. Tablature & standard notation, with many musical examples. With CD BOO037 $16.95

Tuning Hammer For zithers, musicmakers, autoharps etc. TUN026 $12.00

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