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Monochords ...
... are ancient music instruments which have gained
recent importance and popularity through their fantastic sonority
and rich overtones.
For twenty years they have been built and constantly improved in
the workshop of Jan Dosch. Today they have reached such maturity and
vibrational balance that their sound has virtually become a
reference.
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The grains of exquisite rare woods, exacting body
measurements, arched tops and special beams combine stability with
optimal vibration and overtone characteristics. The naturally softer
woods of the tops are protectively framed at the edges with harder
rare woods. The surfaces are repeatedly treated with a composition
of biological waxes, which on the one hand improve sound quality,
and on the other reduce sensitivity to mechanical or climatical
influences.
strings and bridges; or two-sided, with a 20-stringed
Monochord on the one side, and a 12- Our instruments are available
in two basic sizes; either as a simple Monochord with 17 stringed
Koto as well as a 4-stringed Tambura on the other side.
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Through the transfer of sound from the playing surface
to the other, dual Monochords create an enormous fullnes of sound,
volume and echoing resonance.
Special equipment for fine-tuning and marking overtones are
availeble for all Monochords.
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