Re : [tuning] Digest 624/Cithares Aurore

David J. Finnamore:

> Hello, Wim,
>
>
> To the tuning list, you wrote:
>
>>
>> The price is unbelievable: 750 FF (about 110$) for the diatonic and 980 FF
>> for the chromatic one. They weigh slightly over 2 kilos and can be send
>> straight from Martial's workshop all over the world. He's got a web-site in
>> French with some pictures of the instrument:
>>
>> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cithares.martial.murray/AURORE.HTM
>
> Thank you for pointing our attention to these delightful instruments. I
> must have one! But,
> unfortunately, my French is very poor. Actually, it's utterly
> non-existent. So I can't read
> the site. :-( Do you have any suggestions as to how an English-speaking
> person might go about
> ordering one?

You may write to Martial Murray in english for more information or to
confirm your order. If things are getting complicated he can always consult
me.

cithares.martial.murray@wanadoo.fr

BTW He also makes two other types of Zithers, more like the autoharp, on
which you can play major or minor triads with your left hand. Six chords
there are on the TERPENDRE and twelve on his CONCERT model. On this lost
model the third of each chord can be changed *mechanically* from minor into
major and vice versa.

--Wim Hoogewerf