Specifications
- Type: Monolina restringing service
- Included: removal of old strings, full new string set, fitting of new strings, tuning
- Material: original factory replacement set in steel and brass
- Origin: Germany (workshop service)
- Instrument: Monolina monochord
Sound and character
After a full restring, the Monolina regains its original, fresh sound: the strings can again deliver their full overtones, the fundamental rings out steady and full, and the instrument sustains in long, floating decays. A worn string set can dull an instrument almost imperceptibly, so after a professional restring it often feels as if you have a new instrument back in your hands.
How to use
You should request this service when the instrument sounds dull, struggles to hold its tuning, when several strings are visibly worn or broken, or when many years have passed since the last complete restring. The service covers the full removal of the old strings, fitting the new factory set and precise tuning, so the instrument comes back to you ready to play.
Why this product
Because restringing a Monolina demands precision and practice: every string has to be threaded along the right path, from the right side, with even tension, and then brought up to pitch step by step. In the feeltone workshop this work is done by the original maker, so the end result reliably matches the factory voice of the instrument.
Care tips
- Before the service, send the instrument to the workshop in clean, dry packaging.
- During the first days and weeks after a restring the tuning still settles, so plan some retuning.
- After the service, keep the original sound in mind so you can notice when the strings begin to wear again.
- A full restring restores the original character of the instrument for several years.
About Feeltone
Feeltone is a craft instrument workshop in Lassan, northern Germany, founded by Ingo Böhme. For more than two decades the team has been building monochords, sound beds, sound chairs and ceremonial drums for therapists, sound artists and meditation practitioners. Every instrument is hand-built from certified sustainably sourced woods and finished with natural treatments such as hard wax oil.