HARMONICAS - We have an extensive inventory of harmonicas of every description, in any key you might want. We'll be giving them their own page very soon. Meantime, please call or email us for more information on our harmonica stock. AUTOHARPS 14424 Oscar Schmidt electric autoharp with no sound hole, and very powerful anti-feedback pickup system. This 'harp also has built-in electronic tuner and fine tuning bridge system. Gloss sunburst finish dresses up fotoflame top. Comes with five year warranty. List price is $639.90. Our price $543.90 14439 Oscar Schmidt model OS-120 CN Adirondack 21 chord autoharp. Features solid spruce top, birdseye maple back, built in FT600 fine tuning system and OT-1 chromatic tuner. Comes with tuning wrench, pick and a hardshell case. List price including the cost of hardshell case is $759.80. Our price $664.90 We can furnish copies of The Autoharp Book, by Becky Blackley, for $19.95, plus $3.95 for Priority Mail, in the US. This is a fully indexed 256 page paperback, 8 1/2"X 11", with over 500 photographs and illustrations, including a color photograph section. Ms. Blackley's encyclopedic work is far and away the best documentation of autoharp history ever attempted! ZITHERS, UKELINS, ETC. 13618 Hawaiian Tremoloa; zitherlike novelty instrument of the Great Depression, excellent original condition with original cardboard box and Tremoloa instruction manual. $150.00 13265 Ukelin (used, 1935) meant to be plucked, strummed, and bowed at the same time. With original carton, paperwork, instructional materials, and tuning wrench. $150.00 14447 Marxolin (used, c.1930) bizarre ukelin-variant, somewhere amongst a bowed psaltery, hammered psaltery, and bowed zither. Blue moonburst finish. This instrument must be seen (and heard) to be believed! It looks like two spaceships passing in the night; comes with hardshell case. $270.00 13922 Board Zither (used, 20th century) reminiscent of the 14th century "strumento di porco," so named because of a fancied resemblance to the shape of a pig's head. This instrument has 23 strings and 32 sound holes, and if Beverly can't figure out how to tune it, we'll be ever so sad... $79.95 ACCORDIONS and CONCERTINAS 14705 Hohner model 114 diatonic button accordion (used, pre-WWII) with 10 treble buttons, 2 bass spoon keys, 4 sets of treble reeds with 4 stops, and 2 sets of bass reeds. Tuned to the key of D, and has ebony and gold finish, with red bellows. Although this looks like something that might be found in a Cajun band, the tonal center would make it very useful in Celtic music. It's worn, but not abused. $200.00 14249 Santa Marsala three row button accordion in GCF, with red pearl finish and hardshell case. Because of the relationship between the rows of buttons and the holes in G, C, and F harmonicas, it's pretty easy for a harmonica player to learn the button accordion. Strange, but true! $429.50 SOUTH AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS 13973 Andean Charango, vegetarian model, 10 strings in GG/ CC / E'E / AA / EE tuning, fits under your poncho. This instrument has a ''zero'' fret and three sound holes, two of which resemble abstract birds, flanking an abstract bell. Absolutely gorgeous traditional gig bag made from chrome yellow tapestry cloth is included at no extra charge. $200.00 9443 Guitarron (Mexican folk bass). Hand-made of mahogany and Mexican mystery wood. Imported from the wilds of Mexico by our pal John Vinci. This 6-string acoustic bass has a very pleasing, round sound; no doubt the consequence of its huge vaulted body. Bass enthusiasts and world music fans take notice! Ole! $695.00 MORE WORLD INSTRUMENTS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~Percussion - we also have a variety of hand drums not listed here, please call for more information. 14391 Spanish Bandurria (used, c. 1960s) with 6 pairs of strings, tuned G#' / C#' / f#' / b' / e''/ a'' from bass to treble. This item has a very short, wide neck, and a pretty label in color, with a picture of a Spanish lady playing a guitar. Sound hole trim is a combination of wooden marquetry and mother of pearl blocks. Thank you and goodnight. $290.00 14627 Machete de rajao, Portuguese ancestor of the ukulele. Age unknown, but possibly dates from the late 1800s or early 1900s. The five handmade friction pegs are arranged in a quincunx on the peghead. Back and neck appear to be Spanish cypress; the bridge and body sides look like quartersawn mahogany. The two-piece top is some species of evergreen, perfectly quartered. In keeping with the tradition of Portuguese luthierie, the soundboard is bare of finish. $400.00 13982 Balalaika by Lunacharsky of Leningrad (used, 1982) 3 string, decorated with red stenciled stylized vines and leaves. $125.00 14437 Russian balalaika, maker unknown, but looks like Lunarcharsky work, possibly a survivor of the Great Patriotic War from the1940s. This model is very resonant, and has raised pickguard. Finish has weather checks, overall condition very good. $290.00 13828 Long necked Levantine folk lute resembling a very large Turkish Saz. It's 46'' long, and has 23 moveable frets. The body is 15 1/2'' long, 8''deep, and a little over 8'' wide. The body shell is carved from a large billet of cedar, with a spruce top, and a sound hole on the end of the body below the tailpiece. We don't know exactly what to call it, but if you do, please tell us. $239.00 6315 Egyptian style mosaic Oud. Decorated with over 1200 pieces of inlay. A stunning instrument to see and play! Listen to your old Sandy Bull records and bond with your North African mojo! Tuned: (low to high) E A B E A D. $660.00 12871 Fandur (used, c. 1960s) three stringed folk fiddle, possibly from the Caucasus mountains of the former USSR. Comes with pre-glaznost beechwood bow, which will need rehairing. Price: $200. 13690 Sixteen Note Double mbira from South Africa (used, c.1970s) with 5'' wide by 13 1/2'' long body made from half a calabash gourd. We'll be darned if we can figure out the tuning. This instrument requires TWO people to play, and has romantic possibilities. $79.00 13346 Hardwood drum, Standing Wave Jumbo, canarywood and mahogany construction, 12 notes, comes with mallets. $750.00 12665 Piccolo 4 key hardwood drum by Michael Thiele, made out of purple heart and ash. Comes with rubber tipped mallets. $148.00 13348 Hardwood drum, Geo Bones 9 note, padauk and mahogany construction, comes with mallets. $320.00 13346 Hardwood drum, Standing Wave Jumbo, canarywood and mahogany construction, 12 notes, comes with mallets. $750.00 13572 Thiele 14-note hardwood drum in a new jazz tuning in B major. $600.00 13573 Thiele hardwood drum in 9-note GEO bones configuration. $375.00 13574 Thiele hardwood drum in the new chorded 12-noted Memphis tuning. 4 chords, C, F, G,Amin. $550.00 13576 Thiele hardwood drum standard 4-note piccolo. $180.00 13577 Thiele hardwood drum 4-note with Ivy Leaves pattern. $195.00 Theater Lutes 12018 Theater lute (guitar disguised as lute) made in Germany, c. 1920s. Has 13 curly maple ribs, scalloped fingerboard, elaborate curly-twirly bridge, and carved rosette features Sidonian lyre. Plays well, but offered As-Is because of missing binding that's not cost-effective to replace...$450.00 INSTRUMENTS FROM INDIA - VEENAS AND SITARS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~ 12268 Double Toomba Sitar from Radha Krishna Sharma & Co. of Calcutta (used, c. 1960s) with hardshell case. Should be an excellent professional instrument. $1,200.00 11430 Vitchitra Veena, an ancient style of fretless instrument from the tradition of South India, showcased on recordings by the late Gopal Krishna. This example has 18 strings (11 of which are sympathetic), two toombas, lots of decoration (including carvings of a swan being pursued by a serpent) and a huge (58'' X 20'' X 19'') hardshell case. $900.00 11577 Saraswathi Veena with seven strings. Made in Chennai, India, of jackwood with a brass bridge and a magnetic pickup. Gourds and dragon head are removable for easy transportation. Comes with two padded cases. This Veena has a strong bassy tone. Formerly owned by Veena virtuosi Prabhavati Ganesh and Raja Sivamani. Dragon head is missing one of his six fangs and we will attempt dragon dentistry if requested. $1,060.00 11649C Well-travelled Saraswathi Veena from India, seven strings, highly decorated. Sounds nice; dragon head is missing three teeth. Could benefit from creative reptile dentistry. $950.00

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