feeltone Monolini — Handcrafted 21-String Monochord
The feeltone Monolini is a handcrafted 21-string monochord made in Germany from ash and cherry wood. Lightweight and versatile, it produces rich, resonant overtones the moment you strum it — no musical experience required.
The Monolini uniquely combines bright overtone strings with deeper octave and fifth strings, creating a grounding harmonic interval beneath the higher harmonics. Available in 5 tunings: C, A, G, F, and D — each built around a root note, an octave, and a fifth, giving every model its own deeply resonant harmonic signature.
At just 4 lbs — 2 lbs lighter than the Monolina — the Monolini is equally at home in sound baths, meditation sessions, concert performances, and vocal accompaniment, and light enough to use directly on the body.
Choose Your Tuning
Each tuning has its own character and belongs to one of our four color-coded Intuitive Soundscapes Collections. Every instrument within a collection shares the same tonal center, so they naturally play well together. Need more help? See our Complete Monochord Buying Guide, or browse all feeltone monochords.
| Tuning |
Character |
Strings |
Color Collection |
| C |
Highest, ethereal, thin steel strings |
C4–C3, fifth: G3 |
Green C-Major |
| A |
2nd highest, easeful for singing and chant |
A3–A2, fifth: E3 |
Yellow A-minor |
| G |
Mid-range, thicker strings — more physical sensation |
G3–G2, fifth: D3 |
Red G-Major |
| F |
Mid-range, slightly more physical sensation |
F3–F2, fifth: C3 |
Green C-Major (adjusted bridge notes) |
| D |
Deepest, strongest vibration, most grounding |
D3–D2, fifth: A2 |
Blue D-minor |
Why Does the F Monolini Belong to the Green C-Major Collection?
Even though the F Monolini is rooted in F, its fifth string is tuned to C — sharing a tonal center with the C-Major Intuitive Soundscapes Collection. In practice, your F Monolini will play beautifully alongside any Green C-Major instrument, from kalimbas to chimes.
Building a Soundscape Collection?
Our color-coded collections make it easy to combine instruments that are guaranteed to harmonize. Every Monolini is the natural centerpiece of its collection — add a matching kalimba, chime, or tongue drum and your instruments will always sound right together.
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Green C-Major Intuitive Soundscapes Collection — pairs with the C and F Monolini
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Yellow A-minor Intuitive Soundscapes Collection — pairs with the A Monolini
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Red G-Major Intuitive Soundscapes Collection — pairs with the G Monolini
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Blue D-minor Intuitive Soundscapes Collection — pairs with the D Monolini
The Monolini as a Lightweight Body Monochord
The Monolini’s boat-shaped underside allows practitioners to rest it directly on a client’s body during sound massage sessions — so the receiver feels the vibrations through the wood as well as hears them. Its lighter weight makes it especially well-suited for body work.
String Layout
- 11 overtone strings
- 5 bass strings
- 5 fifth strings
- No Koto bridges (see the Monolina for the bridge version)
What’s Included
- Clip-on tuner
- Tuning key
- Replacement strings
- Monochord blanket
- Free upgrade to the larger Monolina bag with foam inserts when purchased with both the Monolini bag and stand
Specifications
- Size: 27.6" × 8.3" × 4.3"
- Frame: cherry; soundboard: ash
- Finished with biologically treated hard wax oil
- Weight: 4 lbs (2 lbs lighter than the Monolina)
- Made in Germany by feeltone
Tuning & Care Instructions Guide — includes tuning help, string change instructions, and your user manual.
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What Our Customers Are Saying
“As a music therapist, I know about the incredible therapeutic value of sound and vibration. I use the monochord to begin and end yoga classes, massage therapy sessions, and guided meditations. Because we synchronize with our sonic environment — a principle called ‘entrainment’ — the monochord is a powerful tool that induces a parasympathetic response, reducing heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, pulse and brainwave activity. It facilitates a shift from the busy thinking and doing states to a calm feeling and being state, thereby promoting relaxation and preparing clients to enter and receive deep healing, and meditative states.”
— Katarina Zech, Board Certified Music Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher & Meditation Guide
