Specifications
This 5-piece bridge set with pentatonic template is designed specifically for the MO-34 monolina monochord. The bridges, made of wood with brass pins, are crafted by hand at Feeltone's workshop in northern Germany. The template features major pentatonic positions on one side and minor pentatonic on the other, allowing you to switch tunings in seconds.
- Material: wood body, brass pins
- Contents: 5 bridges + pentatonic template
- Compatibility: MO-34 (monolina) monochord
- Origin: Germany
Sound and character
Once the bridges are positioned according to the template, the melody strings sing in major or minor pentatonic. The pentatonic scale makes it nearly impossible to produce dissonant sounds, so anyone picking up the instrument can immediately play pleasant, koto-like melodies. The sound is clear, with a long, meditative decay.
How to use
- Adding a pentatonic melody layer in sound baths and sound massage
- Improvisational melodic play during meditation
- Workshops where participants try the instrument themselves
- Home relaxation and atmosphere creation
Why this product
If you own an MO-34 monochord and want to switch quickly and easily to pentatonic tuning, this set is exactly what you need. The template clearly shows where each bridge belongs, so you do not need to fiddle with tuning. You get a koto-like experience with minimal effort.
Care tips
- Fold the template, slide it under the strings and push it up to the tuning block.
- Place the bridges at the marked arrow positions.
- Select the desired tuning in the matching column on the template and tune the strings accordingly.
- Be careful when tensioning – over-tightened strings may snap.
- The brass pins are sharp, handle with care.
About Feeltone
Feeltone is a craft instrument workshop based in Lassan, northern Germany, founded by Ingo Böhme. For more than two decades they have built monochords, sound beds, sound chairs and ritual drums for sound bath facilitators, sound massage practitioners, sound artists and meditation practitioners. Every instrument is hand-built from certified sustainable woods and finished with natural hard-wax oil.