Jouhikantele

Jouhikantele (horsehair *kantele), *bowed harp of Finland, a lyre that in the 18th c. still had 3 horsehair strings tuned a 5th and 4th apart, in later times tuned in 5ths. During the latter part of the 19th c. the number of strings was increased to 5, and it seems that the increase caused the bow to be abandoned and the strings to be plucked. In many instances further strings were added, and 1 specimen with a total of 16 is recorded. Originally the strings were fastened by a horizontal pin…