Folk & Acoustic Musical Instrument Specialists


Try the instruments for yourself! We keep a huge and varied stock of new and secondhand instruments.

MBIRA

   
Definition: played with the thumbs; "thumb piano"; its sound is produced by the vibration of tongues of metal or wood; small in size. Known as Mbira in Zimbabwe, Budongo in Uganda and Sansa and in South Africa. It is also known as Kalimba.

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OCARINAS

The Ocarina is an egg-shaped fipple blown wind instrument. There are six or more finger holes, three for each hand. It is blown like a recorder or whistle, and is generally tuned to a diatinic scale. The come in both a flattened ovum shape with the mouthpiece on the perimeter, and in a sideways submarine shape with the mouthpiec...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