How to Play Finnish 11 String Kantele / chords

[@martinlatvian5538]

Thank You for the video. I have in my lap 11 string kantele made of juniper. I did never plan to play it, but my mom got one for Herself and I often like to tinker with it. It smells like forest and when I touch it it sounds sooo good. I want to learn to play it. Just a little bit. Amazing instrument.

[@MaijaPokela]

Sounds amazing!

[@theyazzledazzle]

thank you for having this in English as well, also helps my learning Finnish

[@echosaxea]

Hi, thanks for the video! Could you please recommend a shop where to buy a good kantele?

[@Ukuleleobrade]

Wow, I met both of Maijas in this video! :) Thank you for the tutorial, now I want to get myself a kantele! :)

[@MaijaPokela]

Do it! :)

[@HrvojeBan]

@@MaijaPokela Easy for you to say, in Croatia we don't have kanteles in music shops. :)

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

do you use the major scale when plucking? do you have a "Finnish" scale or one you use other than major or minor? thank you

[@MaijaPokela]

Check the tuning video we've made, it's in my videos!

[@m21sup]

What should i do if my kantele loses tune easily? I made it myself btw.. Do i need to rebush (or something like that)?

[@MaijaPokela]

Cool that you've made one yourself :) Are the kantele pegs made of wood or metal?

[@m21sup]

Maija Pokela zither pins from a harp shop :) but i think i made a few mistakes.. still i can learn how to play thanks to you. Keep it up!

[@tedirak]

The one I built kept going out of tune easily during the first 2-3months. Now, I rarely have to retune it. It is probably the wood and the tension that takes some time to settle and cohabit.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

@Svinfylking: If your zither-like pegs keep slipping, you might try dope, the type they use on wood around piano pegs to swell the wood and make the pegs tighter. Good luck.

[@scrambledmandible]

It depends how recently it was made/how new the strings are. If it's new strings, they'll need time to stretch out a bit, which means you'll have to retune a lot. If it's fresh-built, you have both above _and_ the wood will need time to get used to the tensions it's under. Either way, a lot of patience and a _lot_ of retuning is in order. (this is necessary for all stringed and/or wood instruments, so you're not alone :p) If neither of the above are the case, then I would check the pegs. If they are loose or slip a lot, some dope (another reply speaks of this) is likely in order. If the strings are *really* old (It's extremely unlikely this would be a worry, as the strings usually get replaced long before this point, but it _does_ happen sometimes especially with hand-me-downs), the strings may be starting to fail. Good news in this case though! The strings used on kanteles are pretty cheap (especially compared to wound guitar strings!), so that shouldn't be a problem at all; just remember to remove those sharp points!

[@davidgalien]

Lovely video! Melikes :) I have gotten an 14 string Kantele just the other day and really want to learn this instrument. Are you planning on more in depth follow-up videos, too? smiles from Austria.

[@MaijaPokela]

Thank you so much! :) Yes we have been planning to continue with the 11 string kantele and also do a 5 string kantele workshop for beginners. Let's see when we have time to do them, hopefully soon, this was a lot of fun!

[@Rockyourassed]

Hyvää päivää! Mitä kuuluu? Minun nimeni on charles-édouard, olen Ranskalainen, oppi Suomea! And i'll buy me my first Kantele in 4 months! Hauska tutustua!🙂 Näkemiin.🙋‍♂️

[@MaijaPokela]

Great news!

[@Rockyourassed]

@@MaijaPokela lol wow u answered after 1 year.

[@MaijaPokela]

@@Rockyourassed I'm a true internet kid!

[@Rockyourassed]

@@MaijaPokela so can u answer my question?

[@MaijaPokela]

@@Rockyourassed Haha. Minulle kuuluu hyvää, kiitos!

[@gabutman6144]

Can I asked how heavy is that Kantele?

[@sallyk5733]

That type kantele are not usually heavy. Its hollow and open from bottom.

[@gabutman6144]

@@sallyk5733 oh ok, but do you know the weight for this size of Kantele?

[@sallyk5733]

@@gabutman6144 about 2kg. I have different model, 15 string also and it weights about 2 kg and when I checked lovikka 16 string measurements on their site it said its 2 kg.

[@gabutman6144]

@@sallyk5733 alright, thank you very much for the info! Much appreciated ^^