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Kithara of the Golden Age (7 or 9 strings)
2,400.00 € – 2,650.00 €
Manufactured at the premises of the ancient Europos (Northern Greece) by a family of musicians and luthiers, the LUTHIEROS Kithara of the Golden Age is made exclusively using natural materials available during the antiquity. All parts are made of quality wood with great musicality, the tuning pegs are made by ebony and mulberry wood, while the plectrum is manufactured by wood.
This ancient artifact was evolved to become a modern musical instrument ready to be used by both amateur and professional musicians. For all the minor (but very important) alterations, top-notch technologies were used during the prototyping phase (such as 3d Modeling and rapid prototyping) as part of University-based research by members of LUTHIEROS family. Key collaborations include the International Hellenic University and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
This is a replica of an ancient Kithara, an advanced musical instrument of Classical Greece used mainly by professional musicians. Kithara (Latin: cithara) was used in competitions and public performances, including recitations of epic poetry, rhapsodies, odes, lyric songs, etc.
It bears an advanced spring mechanism that enables the kithara to produce vibrato/tremolo and portamento, giving to ancient and modern kithara players the ability to add expression to their music, to use sharps and flats, to allow every version of the diatonic scale to start at any point on the chromatic scale, etc.
LUTHIEROS Kithara of the Golden Age has 7 strings, and it is ideal for anyone willing to awe his audience and demonstrate how advanced ancient musical instrument could be. Whatsmore, it is perfect for anyone willing to learn how to play it, as many top-players and instructors use 7-strings instruments for their courses.
A 9-strings version is also available, giving a chromatic range of a full octave. With the use of harmonics and other advanced playing techniques, a kithara can produce three to four full octaves, including sharps and flats!
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