Specifications
- Tuning: D (can be retuned to C#, also 432 Hz available)
- Material: cherry wood frame, ash wood soundboard
- Size: 129 × 30 × 11 cm
- Strings: 30 wound bass strings in D and 30 plain overtone strings in D, both sides
- Origin: handcrafted in Germany (Lassan)
- Weight: 9.5 kg
- Finish: natural hard wax oil
- Accessories: stand, tuning key, tuner, spare strings, bag, round feet, extensions
Sound and character
The double-sided octave monochord lets bass and overtone strings sing together. As you stroke the overtones on one side, then the bass on the other, a continuous, rocking carpet of sound builds up. This wave-like resonance is deep and calm, while the overtones weave subtly through the room.
How to use
Mounted on its wooden plate, the instrument can be played vertically — sitting cross-legged, on a meditation cushion, on a chair, or even standing. With the round feet you can place it horizontally, and the extensions raise it for comfortable seated play. A wonderful tool for sound baths, sound meditations, ensemble work and sound massage.
Why this product
The travel set is for practitioners who refuse to compromise on quality when on the road. You get the full Feeltone build, plus every accessory needed and a dedicated bag — ready for travelling sound bath facilitators, sound massage practitioners and group facilitators.
Care tips
- Always retune before play, as travel and temperature affect string tension.
- Alternate sides slowly to keep the sound carpet continuous.
- Refresh the wood once a year with a thin coat of hard wax oil.
About Feeltone
Feeltone is a craft instrument workshop in Lassan, northern Germany, founded by Ingo Böhme. For more than two decades they have built monochords, sound beds, sound chairs and ceremonial drums for sound bath facilitators, sound massage practitioners, sound artists and meditation practitioners. Every instrument is hand-built from sustainably sourced woods and finished with natural hard wax oil.