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HAMMERED DULCIMER

   
Definition: Large trapezoidal zither with many strings in pairs, 3s or 4s stretched over long (sometimes individually moveable) bridges. Played with small wooden or cane hammers. Played in British Isles and North America. Closely related to the Hungarian cymbalom, German/Swiss hackbrett, Iraqi and Iranian santir (probably the origin of all of these), Indian santoor, Korean yangum and Chinese yang qin.

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ACCORDIONS

Ideal for beginners, is the 48 bass, usually with 6 rows of 8, allowing accompaniment in the keys of Bb, F, C, G, D, & A. The treble of the 48 and 12 basses usually has 26 keys, just enough for most tunes. A 120 bass with 41 treble keys is the full size model, The bass gives a chromatic scale, and all the chords, in 6 rows of 20...read more
May 2025: We are not currently accepting online orders as our dispatch center is closed for a couple of weeks. Please contact us with any inquiries and we will get back to you as soon as we can
Scarlatti ASCARI I Piano Accordion, 24 Bass. Red 30 treble keys from G to C
Scarlatti ASCARI IIR Piano Accordion, 48 Bass. Red 26 treble keys. 8 by 6 bass configuration
Scarlatti ASCARI 72R Piano Accordion, 72 Bass. Red 34 treble keys, 12 by 6 bass configuration
Scarlatti Piano Accordion, 8 Bass. Red 22 treble keys. Ideal as a starter instrument