Kjell Braaten - Langspill (Live)

[@bgt-zephyr]

Flott! Þú ert mjög góður 😁👏🏻

[@kjellbraaten]

Þakka þér fyrir :)

[@alainfoucaut9371]

j'adore !

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you, Alain :)

[@jeremykohvoice]

Gorgeous playing, gorgeous instrument. How much did the instrument cost?

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you so much!
It was a gift from my Luthier, Don Shaw, whom I derivater this piece for.
You can reach him via “Inspirational Instruments” :)

[@michaeljking]

Great playing!

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you, Michael. It means a lot coming from you :)

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

Wow! I have never realised that some hommel variants can produce such a DEEP tone! Great sound, I enjoy it very much!

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you :)
This one is loosely based on an Icelandic Langspill from the 1700’s.
The strings was chosen for that exact purpose, the deep, warm sound :)

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

These unusual instruments that are used! Wonderful variety!

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you :)
This one is a “Icelandic Langspill” from around 1700. Amazing sound :)

[@iknowisuck6587]

I just learned about this instrument and I wanted to hear it! Thank you for that!

[@kjellbraaten]

You´re welcome :) Hope you liked it :)

[@yidneth]

Works similarly than dulcimers, how is it tuned?

[@kjellbraaten]

Yes, Priscilla, it is very similar (same family).
This one is tuned in D two strings unison and one an octave below, but there are several days to tune them. But how they where tuned back in 15-1700 we don't know for sure. Today, no one uses these anymore, they use the more advanced Langeleik :)

[@matthewharrisontedford4189]

Really love this. Would love to hear more with the langspil.

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you, Matthew :)
I have another one on my album “Ferd”. The song’s name is “Blåne” and you can find it here or Spotify etc :)
There will be more in the future also :)

[@MadamButterfly_82]

You are quite talented, and play beautifully

[@kjellbraaten]

Thank you so much, Genevieve :)

[@agir2600]

Veldig kult! ❤

[@kjellbraaten]

Tusen takk

[@Benjamin-k2g]

En ekte kunstner.

[@kjellbraaten]

Tusen takk :)