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Monolini

Playing the Monochord creates a  relaxing and soothing sound sphere and which has been successfully utilized  to 
enhance meditation and overtone vocalization.  
Over the last years more and more kindergartens, schools , clinics, institutions, yoga and wellness centers are be-
ginning to incorporate the Monochord in their work with their cliental. 

Our Monolini Monochord is a perfect companion as everyone can play it. If you run your fingers over the strings you 
will create an overtone rich sound and feel the soft vibration this sound creates in the wooden body of the Mono-
chord. 
It was designed to be

 

easily placed on the body (front, back) of a person when you use the instrument for a sound 

massage.
Wether you are a beginner or professional, if you want to incorporate natural sounds and vibration into your work 
and are looking for an easy to transport versatile monochord, this is the right choice for you.

Compact size monochord, easy to play, great for vocal toning and soundmassage

Monolini in 4 tunings D - F - A - C

by feeltone products

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www.feeltoneusa.com

Utility model gr

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The Monolini

 

has 21 strings, made out of ash and cherry. size 29” x 8” x 4”, weight 4lbs.

Inclusive: 1 tuning key, 1 tuner, replacement strings and a pair of sticks that can be used to play the strings.

designed by

 

Ingo Böhme

 ash & cherry

 28.4 x 8.3 x 4.3“

 1,9 kg

Summary of Contents for Monolini

Page 1: ... of the Mono chord It was designed to be easily placed on the body front back of a person when you use the instrument for a sound massage Wether you are a beginner or professional if you want to incorporate natural sounds and vibration into your work and are looking for an easy to transport versatile monochord this is the right choice for you Compact size monochord easy to play great for vocal ton...

Page 2: ...ini C c c g 11 blanc strings in c SA 21 C 5 strong wound bass strings in c SA 21 C B 5 thin wound fifth strings in g SA 21 C Q for example MO 21 A 11 x a 5 x A 5 x e 2 This compact and easy to use tuner encompasses the whole range of tones from C1 32 70Hz to C8 4186 01Hz Our recommendation for the tuning is to set the tuner to 432 or 440 Hz a If the tuner is set an another frequency you can change...

Page 3: ...ument to stabilize After this period the tone will be stable for a long time and even under changed conditions Perhaps you think that tuning is a lot of work But this procedure helps you to connect to the instrument to hear the right tone the overto nes and other sound phenomena If you use sound in pedagogic or therapeutic settings you can use the event of tuning as a kind of aware ness test For a...

Page 4: ...es below that Now you can start the tuning process see the tuning process Important only use the original Monolini Strings as they are custom made to fit the instrument How to replace a broken string I If a string is broken first remove the string completely Look at the other strings of the same typ how often are they twisted around the pegs Please turn the peg of the broken string counterclockwise...

Page 5: ... Before the finger reaches the last string the finger of the other hand starts at the top string After a short period bright overtone will apear and resonate with the movement of your fingers b After you have established the basic tone you can start varying the tone Try out what happens when you play with the tip or the center part of the finger While keeping the flowing movement of the fingers you...

Page 6: ...e temperatures chose a moderate room temperature You can use an air humidifier during the heating period in the winter month or if you live in a dry climate Plants in the room with the instrument will help to regulate air moisture Important especially if you have floor heating never set a wood instrument on the floor as this will destroy your instrument by drying out the wood which will result into ...

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