{"id":306,"date":"2022-08-27T23:17:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T06:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:17:24","slug":"finnish-kanteles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/index.php\/finnish-kanteles\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Kanteles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"306\" class=\"elementor elementor-306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c704a3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c704a3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box-link not-linked has-image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/blessleyinstruments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20-11-String-e1774310694479.jpg');\"><span>11 String Kantele<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/\/.wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d926d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d926d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"paragraph_style_1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"style_3\">Blessley Instruments\u2019 Finnish Kanteles!<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"paragraph_style_1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"style_3\">First described in the Kalevala epic, the kantele is the Finnish national instrument, and has <\/span><span class=\"style_3\">been played for centuries.\u00a0 It is a terrific instrument for a beginning musician, and is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"style_3\">easy to learn to play, as the tradition is improvisation!<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph_style_1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"style_3\">Basic playing instructions, a tuning key and a small tune book are include<\/span><span class=\"style_3\">d with each instrument.\u00a0 Online lessons (Zoom) are available with Valerie.\u00a0 Sharping levers can be added for an extra fee, and kantele cases are available for ordering and purchase .\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph_style_1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"style_3\">Blessley Instruments is happy to offer four different models, as pictured:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph_style_1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"style_4\">The 5 string, the 10 string<\/span><span class=\"style_3\">, t<\/span><span class=\"style_4\">he 11 string, the 11+4<\/span><span class=\"style_3\"> (with a bass chord), and t<\/span><span class=\"style_4\">he Virsikantele<\/span><span class=\"style_3\">\u00a0(hymn kantele).<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kanteles can be made from the following woods:\u00a0 Alder, Maple, Cherry, and Black 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First described in the Kalevala epic, the kantele is the Finnish national instrument, and has been played for centuries.\u00a0 It is a terrific instrument for a beginning musician, and is\u00a0easy to learn to play, as the tradition is improvisation! 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