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Concert Monochord + Koto
MO-46 GK
for musicians and performer
Our Concert Monochord combines the heavenly overtone rich tunes of the monochord
with the melodic sounds from the Koto and the Tanpura drone.
The following text will give you instructions and tips
on how to use and care for your instrument.
Ingo Böhme
designed by
Basic configuration
28 overtone and 2 bass strings on one side, 12 Kotos strings and 4 Tanpura strings on the other side.
Ash & cherry wood, size 53 x 12 x 4"
Included:
tuning key, tuner, some replacement strings, 12 bridges and a tuning template, 2 feet,
2 short wooden handle screws for the vertical standing position
1 middle wood handle screw and 1 long wood handle screw, 4 disks,
1 short and 1 long metal sleeve for the horizontal position, 1 propeller to move the instrument quickly from the
standing to the laying position.
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- Page 1 Concert Monochord + Koto MO-46 GK for musicians and performer Our Concert Monochord combines the heavenly overtone rich tunes of the monochord with the melodic sounds from the Koto and the Tanpura drone. The following text will give you instructions and tips on how to use and care for your instrument.
- Page 2 Assembly instructions The two feet that can either be mounted at the bottom so the instru- ment can be placed horizontal as shown in the picture to the right. Or the two feet can be mounted at the middle of the bottom and top which allows the instrument to be played horizontal.
- Page 3 The included tuner is designed to be used in a silent environment. If you have to tune in a noisy environment we recomment a clipon tuner (CA-AW3G) or a contact microphone (CA-CM200). This allows you to tune independent of the noise level around you. Both are not included and can be purchased through feeltone.
- Page 4 We ship the instrument pretuned. But because strings and wood are reacting with temperature you will need to tune the instrument upon arrival and after a couple of retunings it will keep its tuning for long period of time. Let the instrument rest and acclimate to the new surrounding. After the instrument was unpacked and had rested for a day use the tuning key and the tuner coming with the instrument to tune it.
- Page 5 The Tuning process for koto and tanpura Koto The Koto part of the Concert monochord is related to the japanese harp like Koto music instrument. We have included a tuning template that will guide you to tune the Koto part of the instruement into a japanese tuning scale.
- Page 6 Important only use the original strings as they are custom made to fi t the instrument. Check out our videos on YouTube at the feeltone products channel! Here you will fi nd more information about our instrument, exampels how to play them, tuning tips and more.
- Page 7 How to play Playing instructions Monochord - creates a relaxing overtone rich sound If you intend a relaxing effect we recommend to play smooth and steady on the monochord strings to create an even sound wave. Imagine a small, long wave that rolls back and forth on the beach. a.) Put one fi nger (middle or ring fi nger) of the right (or left) hand in the middle of the top string and run it smoothly across all strings towards your body.
- Page 8 Please note that our warranty is voided, if the instrument was exposed to high temperatures or dry air. Enjoy your New Instrument! Feedback We love to hear back from you about your experiences, suggestions or comments while working with our instru- ments. You can email us at: info@feeltone.com Customers from the United States please contact: gabriele@feeltoneusa.com...