The Kantele Shop
What is a kantele?
5 and 10 string kanteles made by The Kantele Shop
Purchase 5 and 10 string instruments from The Kantele Shop (Order form)
Carrying Case From Elderly Instruments - Highly Recommended!
Other Carrying Cases
The kantele maker
A short video about making and playing kantele from YLE TV in Finland
Instructions for playing 5 and 10 string kantele (pdf)
Kantele Playing Instructions by Lani Thompson
A Glowing Endorsement Of A Kantele Shop Instrument "One of my best purchases in life"
More Endorsements from purchasers of kanteles from The Kantele Shop
Spiral Nebula Improvisations - a recording of kantele music
Finnish folk music magazine article about The Kantele Shop (pdf) - With English translation
Some kantele resources - recordings, build-your-own plans, teachers, and more
"Katele" and other unusual kanteles
"Konantele" - a kantele for Conan O'Brien
Hockey players play kanteles
The Kanteleplayers Group online
Carl Rahkonen's Dissertation on the Kantele
Diane Jarvi's Poem about 5 string kanteles
Photos of and poem about the "haiku of harps" weathered kantele that Rick Tarquinio plays
Video of Gerry Henkel Playing "Music For A Straw Hat"
Video of Gerry Henkel accompanying Ulla Suokko
The Kantele Shop - where even a bull can make music.
Click on photo above for a QuickTime movie. Meet El Torokantele.
1541 Clover Valley Drive, Duluth MN 55804 USA
218-525-7609
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