Octave mandola made in Portugal.
Solid spruce top.
Sapele back and sides.
Steel strings for tuning - (1st) M E, A A, D D, G G.
563 mm scale.
Matte finish.
Maker: Antonio Pinto Carvalho
Irish style bouzouki with equalizer and tuner included.
Top: solid spruce
Sides and Bottom: Sapelli
Strings: Steel
Tuning - (4th) G - D - A - E (1st)
Finish: Open pore
Made in Portugal
Peñaparda square drum to play with a mallet.
Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 7 cm.
8 tensioners integrated into the frame.
Goat head.
Two opposite cloth tapes fixed to the frame, to hold the tambourine with the thumb.
Mallet included.
Allen key, included.
Made in Spain by Victor Barral.
IMPORTANT: Being a completely handmade instrument, the craftsman can make slight modifications, which will generally involve improvements, which may make the photos slightly different from the current ones.
What is peculiar about the Peñaparda square drum is the way it is played with one hand on one side and a wooden baton on the other, which allows a wide interpretive possibility in terms of rhythms and showiness.
With the mallet, the bass sounds are achieved when the head is struck, the highest sound hitting the frame with the mallet, and a medium sound by beating with the other hand directly on the skin.
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The riq is an Arabic tambourine widely used in classical music.
Goatskin drumhead.
Measurements: 25x6cm.
5 pairs of 1mm thick brass jingles and 10 tuning points with Allen key.
Handcrafted by Victor Barral, an internationally recognized builder.
By having tuners, you can compensate for changes in head tension due to weather changes.
Octave mandola made in Portugal.
Solid spruce top.
Sapele back and sides.
Steel strings.
Tuning - (1st) M E, A A, D D, G G.
364 mm scale.
Matte finish.
Maker: Antonio Pinto Carvalho
Square drum to play with drumstick.
Goatskin.
Mixed patch of skin with hair on one side and without hair on the other.
Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 7 cm.
With tensioners integrated into the frame.
Made in Spain by Victor Barral.
IMPORTANT: Being a completely handmade instrument, the craftsman can make slight modifications, which will generally involve improvements, which may make the photos slightly different from the current ones.
If you play it with the drumstick on the side that has hair, they sound less harmonic (more defined sound), but the sound with the hand on the other side is still sharp.
If you are going to play the following video on a mobile phone, it is preferable that you do it with headphones.
The Xaphoon (pronounced "za foon") is an injection-moulded Xaphoon called "The Pocket Sax" in the key of C. The fingering is very similar to a recorder. It has a two octave chromatic range, and takes a tenor sax reed (included). It comes boxed, with instructions on how to play, a fingering chart, and further information about the instrument. The Xaphoon is for everyone who appreciates awesome sound of the saxophone but doesn't want to carry around a bulky instrument. Its sound falls somewhere between a saxophone and a clarinet, a much richer sound than its size would suggest. The experienced player will find the Xaphoon capable of all the subtle shadings and vibrant power of a saxophone. The beginner will find it fun and easy, and it's good practice for other reed instruments.
