We Play Well Together with Sansulas tuned to to work in harmony with all our feeltone Monochords, and they can be played together in surprising ways...
Sound Artist and We Play Well Together's Creative and Community Director Joule L'Adara recently made a cool new discovery. She demonstrates this with delight in her sound studio located in the Hudson Valley, New York featuring feeltone Monochords and Hokema Kalimbas.
Can you play a Sansula ON a Monochord?
Watch this fun short video to see!
Did you know there's now a Sansula tuning for each of the 5 feeltone Monochord tunings?
That's right! We've: C - A - G - F - D !
The Monochord is a drone instrument with multiple strings tuned to the same note stretched across a wood resonating body. Strumming the strings creates a beautiful cascade of overtones and it's super easy to play. We're the exclusive US distributors forfeeltoneMonochords(made in Germany) with many models including the Monolina which has become a standard instrument of Sound Baths and Sound Meditation.
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The Sansula is a Kalimba mounted on a drum head which amplifies the sound and allows players to make a wah-wah effect. HokemaKalimbasare made in Germany and produce gorgeous etherial sounds that are also beloved in the sound-wellness community.
NOW you can have a Sansula that is custom-tuned to match your Monochord! And you can choose which model Sansula you want:
We can have yourSansulacustom-tuned to either a MajororMinor scale to match your favorite configuration of your "bridge" melody notes if you have a 34-string Monolina (and if you have a 21-string Monolini you can also choose if you'd prefer Major or minor as they'll both go with it!)
Not sure what to ask for?
Reach out via email to inquire about your custom-tuned Sansula to match your feeltone Monochord (or other instruments - including bowls!)
A delicate and elegant musical instrument. I like that it is tuned to key of C. It is not for leaving outside on the patio, but rather kept with other musical instruments. I love the sound of it with my kalimba.
I loves these, perfect to my steel tongue drum. The sound they produce is stunning. These are a must have. Good size and weight. Excellent Product!! The customer service help from these ladies is top notch. 💯 Thank you so much.
The monolini is an exquisite instrument with resonance that invites peace and well being. Thank you to Gabriele for our conversation and welcome into a community of like-minded people.
I had purchased the Sansula Basic on the recommendation of Laura Inserra - sound alchemist. I loved the tone and used it regularly in my classes. I purchased the padded case and all was well until it slipped out of my hand onto my yoga mat and to my dismay the membrane exploded into many pieces - I was both shocked and very disappointed.
I called the company right away and the owner explained I would have been better choosing the more robust version as I was transporting it regularly and that the basic model is much more delicate and is more suitable for studio work. As repairing mine would involve costly shipping back and forth to Germany, she recommended I purchase the Renaissance model at the repair program discounted price, which I did.
So lesson learned, buy the more robust models if you plan to use the Sansula in classes or for travel. Thank you We Play Well Together.