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Thread #126111 Message #2798533
Posted By: GUEST,Ralphie
29-Dec-09 - 11:39 AM
Thread Name: Anyone own or play a nyckelharpa?
Subject: RE: Anyone own or play a nyckelharpa?
Hey Will.
Check out the Bach link from your YouTube clip...
Also....Do a YouTube search for "Vasen" and search for the original version of Josefins. Sensational.
They take a bit of getting used to, but, once you've worked out how to tune all the sympathetic strings, It sounds Brill!
Probably about 20 or so players in the UK. Mainly in Yorkshire. Loads in the US.
You'd probably have to buy one from Sweden, and like all instruments, good ones are very pricey....1500-2000 pounds.
Good Luck