Folk & Acoustic Musical Instrument Specialists


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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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PLASTIC WHISTLES

Wind Instruments > High Whistles> Plastic Whistles
All plastic whistles with plastic mouthpiece and block are usually made of ABS resin and are usually sweet and mellow in sound. They tend to be easy to get a good tone and are hard to break.
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