The Retreat Center Pohjolan Valo organized kantele workshops during two weekends this summer in Rymättylä, Naantali, at the beautiful Suikkila estate. The main building is from the 1850’s, and the 30 hectares of land belonging to the estate is partly located by the sea and by the protected lake. The workshops were meant for adults […]
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It makes a difference
May 27, 2014
Many schools in Finland have a 5-string kantele which was donated by the Kantele to schools project during the 80’s. Unfortunately their wooden tuning pegs are experienced difficult to tune and thus these kanteles are often left unused. At some schools I’ve now installed bronze or brass strings in unused kanteles with wooden tuning pegs, […]
Read more...Experimenting brass and bronze strings on kanteles made by Billy Horne
April 25, 2014
Some time ago I visited Billy Horne‘s shop in Turku. Lots of interesting finished and unfinished instruments (like hurdy-gurdys, bowed harps and kanteles) were lying around and hanging above my head; it was like a forest growing musical instruments! The time flew by, and when I finally left, I was carrying a bag full of […]
Read more...At the school of Katariina
January 28, 2014
Some time ago I visited the school of Katariina in Turku as part of my work at the VS Kantele Project. I was delighted to see their many 5-string kanteles that already are in use. But I was even more delighted to find one unused 5-string kantele with wooden tuning pegs and some strings missing; […]
Read more...Inadequacy
December 20, 2013
The reform process of the home page is completed – thanks for the brilliant design work to Tuomo Tomperi! Website reform, in addition to the VS-kantele project, formed the main themes of my autumn, and now it is finally the time for a short interlude review. The workshops held among the school and kindergarten teachers […]
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