{"title":"The Renn Fest Collection","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse of Musical Traditions is celebrating our 47th year as a vendor at  the \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/rennfest.com\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaryland Renaissance Festival\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e! Here is a collection of just \u003cem\u003esome\u003c\/em\u003e of the items that you will find for sale at our booth there. Used items, and new items we only have one of, can be brought back to our Takoma Park store to be picked up there (or shipped) - but expect a few days wait. If you are visiting the booth and are interested in purchasing other items we carry that you don't see here, contact us and we may be able to have them sent out to the booth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIf you see an item here that is marked \"out of stock,\" that is most likely due to our inventory tracking system that tracks items at our Takoma Park store (when they go to the festival, they become \"out of stock\"). Just contact us to double check!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSome details to know about the festival:\u003cbr\u003e- It runs weekends (plus Labor Day Monday), August 29 through October 25th.\u003cbr\u003e- Tickets are ONLY available for purchase online, not at the gate. 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B-BAND use a patented under saddle electret film pick up which eliminates synthetic or processed sounds often heard with Piezo or other styles of pickup. The result is a very true, acoustic sound. 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Aromatic Cedar has a range of colors from ginger-orange to burgundy-red, it can also showcase sapwood which is the yellow wood color also present in Aromatic Cedar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe key of 'A' is easy to play and ideal for any first time flute player learning to play. It has a soothing mid-tone musical voice, its 19-inch (48 cm) length makes it great for most hand sizes. This flute is tuned in the key of \"A\" minor but can also be played in the relative major diatonic scale in the key of \"C\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eFor over 30-years, High Spirits Flutes has been handcrafting flutes from single piece of wood. We have become adept at the process of choosing planks with natural beauty and turning them into incredible sounding flutes. When you choose one of our flutes we guarantee its high-quality sound, its flawless craftmanship, and one-of-a-kind characteristic of the unique piece of wood that it's crafted from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThis is a six hole flute. We automatically include a leather hole cover with this flute, which can be used on the third hole from the top of the flute, as seen in the product's images. Covering the third hole from the top makes the flute easier to learn to play. The leather hole cover can easily be untied and removed, giving the flute player the option of playing the instrument as either a five hole flute or a six hole flute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AC06w5YWha8\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Spirits","offers":[{"title":"Aromatic Cedar","offer_id":40898890170426,"sku":"113-C","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spanish Cedar","offer_id":40898890203194,"sku":"113-SPC","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8813\/files\/03_113-C-New_07172023.webp?v=1749338079"},{"product_id":"kestral-high-d-birch-by-high-spirits","title":"High Spirits Kestrel Flute - High D - Walnut w\/Turquoise","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Kestrel Flute in the high-tone key of 'D' minor is made from \u003cspan\u003edomestic Black Walnut, which is hand finished with non-toxic oils to give it a clear, bright voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur high-tone flutes are a great instrument for drum circles because their higher pitch allows them to beautifully stands out among lower-tone instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn general the key of 'D' is often recognized because it is the primary key of Penny Whistles, which adds to the versatility of the Kestrel 'D' for pairing with other instruments and musical styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis flute is tuned to the key of \"D\" minor, and it can also be played in the relative major diatonic scale in the key of \"F\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kestrel 'D' is the highest octave flute that we make in the key of 'D' minor, which makes it a great accompaniment to any of our other\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"High Spirits Bass Tone Native Flutes In The Key Of D Minor\" href=\"https:\/\/highspirits.com\/collections\/all\/flutes-in-the-key-of-d\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebass tone flutes in the key of 'D'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuch as our \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bass Tone Native Flute Key of D Minor High Spirits Condor Bass D\" href=\"https:\/\/high-spirits-flutes.myshopify.com\/collections\/condor-bass-flutes\/flutes-in-the-key-of-d\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondor Bass 'D\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compact size of our Kestrel Flutes make them an ideal choice for those wanting to use their flutes for travel or outdoor activities such as hiking or backpacking.  The Kestrel 'D' is 15 inches \u003cem\u003e(38 cm)\u003c\/em\u003e in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a six hole flute. 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Oh - and who can turn down a cheerful dolphin under their strings?!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis uke comes with a soft fabric cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hmtrad.com\/products\/makala-ukulele\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eMakala Shark Ukuleles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e! \u003cspan\u003eThe Shark ukes are mostly pastel tones and the Dolphins are more \"vivid\" colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kala","offers":[{"title":"Pink Burst","offer_id":9251791045,"sku":"MK-SD-PKBURST","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Light Blue Burst","offer_id":30674462866,"sku":"MK-SD-LBLBURST","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Purple Burst","offer_id":30674488338,"sku":"MK-SD-PLBURST","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Green Apple Burst","offer_id":41307236532282,"sku":"MK-SD-GRNBURST","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8813\/products\/MK-SD-PLBURST_19_R_480x_60897ff3-3f88-4e3c-9817-f6a65dc78f63.jpg?v=1763232073"},{"product_id":"ka-bnj-bk-c","title":"Kala Concert Banjo-Ukulele","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Natural Mahogany Banjo Concert Ukulele is a unique fusion of two beloved instruments. 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Natural Maple finish. \u003cspan\u003eOther colors are available by special order: black, white, blue, red, pink or purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlays in all 8 common Keys. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe Fullsicle™ Harp is our most popular and top selling harp. This harp comes outfitted with a full set of Rees Levers on all strings. 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These originate in West Africa  and go by many names: tellavi, televi, asalato, aslatua, kashaka, cas cas, kosh kas and more. A deceptively simple percussion instrument that can get quite complicated with impressive technique! See the video for an example of a master player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis listing is for TWO PAIRS - one for each hand, or have a backup\/share one with a friend!\u003c\/strong\u003e If you order a quantity of two, you will receive 4 pairs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes of seed pods and appearance vary - these come from a few different suppliers in Ghana. The string length averages about 3.5-4\". We do our best to pick a similar sized pair for each order, but they may have variances. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy nature of the material they are made of, these are fragile instruments.\u003c\/strong\u003e You'll want to monitor your amount of \"force\" when playing them as the two gourds strike each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a more durable version? Check out the plastic \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hmtrad.com\/products\/nino-ball-shaker-aslato-tellavi-cas-cas\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eNino Ball Shakers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational customers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cost to ship this item to most destinations outside the US will be $20 for one set, or $30 for 2-3 sets. 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The price includes a one-year warranty and a padded gig bag, too!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso available as a left-hand model!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gold Tone","offers":[{"title":"Right-handed","offer_id":32210855919674,"sku":"AC-5","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left-handed","offer_id":32210855952442,"sku":"AC-5L","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8813\/products\/1-front_02afa9e9-ee64-4f06-8684-2f815666aba0.jpg?v=1588530323"},{"product_id":"woodstock-zenergy-chimes","title":"Woodstock Zenergy Chimes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust a gentle tap with the mallet and the Zenergy Chime emits a powerful tone of singular beauty that lasts and lasts. Sounds like this are often used in meditation and healing, because they help us to focus and redirect our attention to the sounds within. The resonating sound not only calms and refocuses the individual, but can also focus a group. As such, it's an effective way to start a class, meeting, yoga practice or call guests to dinner. Aluminum rods mounted on ash wood with cherry finish. Mallet included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolo Zenergy Chime: Single chime tuned to A above middle C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeditation Chime: Two chimes, purposely tuned to nearly but not quite the same pitch. When both are struck at the same time, an acoustical phenomenon known as \"beating\" is produced. 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If you are interested in purchasing it at our Takoma Park store, or having it shipped to you, please contact us.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore 1922, most popular mandolins had oval-shaped sound holes; offering a distinctive sound that played a significant role in shaping the sound of popular music of the day. The diminutive size and unique voice made it perfect for a wide range of musical styles. To this day, vintage examples of these popular A-style instruments are still played by discerning musicians and coveted by collectors around the world. Now, anyone can afford to own this legendary mandolin design in a Kentucky KM-270 Series A-style mandolin with the oval sound hole! Incorporating the best features of vintage designs, and using only the best tone woods, each instrument is expertly handcarved and graduated to produce an instrument with a tone, look and build quality of highly prized collectible instruments. 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If you are interested in purchasing it at our Takoma Park store, or having it shipped to you, please contact us.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lute-guitar is an attractive and lightweight instrument of a similar size and scale to a standard classical guitar but with a body like a lute. In keeping with the character of a lute, the bowl-shaped body is achieved by edge-gluing together staves of uniformly thin hardwoods bent to a specific shape with no heavy internal bracing to retain its form. The bowl is made of two alternating woods: Lacewood (Platanus orientalus) is a light-colored hardwood that has color similar to maple and has distinctive rays that provide what is known as a \"beeswing\" pattern. A member of the sycamore family, its timbre characteristics are similar to maple generally providing a brighter tone than rosewood. The dark-colored wood is sheesham rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) that affords a warmer mellower tone. The combination of the two offers a blended timbre as well as a desirable look.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuropean spruce is used for the soundboard and, in keeping with the design of 16th-Century lutes, its soundhole is a carved rosette in an attractive geometric pattern which is cut into the soundboard itself and is not inlaid of different material. Most exciting is that the soundboard bracing pattern follows bracing used in world-famous Kohno classical guitars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mahogany neck has a shape is similar to a classical guitar with a 51mm (2 inch) wide nut of bone. The top of the peg box has a woman's head carved on the top. Using standard nylon classical guitar strings, it is tuned like a guitar in E4, B3, G3, D3, A2, E2 tuning. If it is to be used for lute music, the 3rd string may be tuned a semi-tone down to F# to enable lute fingering. The guitar is outfitted with smooth-operating gold tuners with black ebonized tuning key buttons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccessories Included: Padded gig bag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping within the continental US!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem overall: 41\" L x 7\" H x 12.5\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBody\/Bowl: 20\" L x 7\" H x 12.5\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBody \u0026amp; Neck: The body is sheesham and varigated lacewood and neck is mahogany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNut: bone; Neck at Nut: 2\" W; Nut: 2\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeck at Body Joint: 2.25\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrings at the Nut: 1.75\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrings at Bridge: 2.25\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScale Length: 26\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoundboard: The sound board is spruce and has 1 laser cut rosette sound hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrets: There are 19 metal frets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuning Pegs\/Levers: There are 6 mechanical geared right angle tuning pegs\/levers with a 14:1 ratio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrings: 6 like a classical guitar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuning: We recommend using the standard for classical guitar tuning: 1 (E4), 2 (B3), 3 (G3), 4 (D3), 5 (A2), 6 (E2).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in Pakistan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ensoul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39466955636794,"sku":"GLNVG","price":1075.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8813\/products\/GLNVG_01.jpg?v=1636219999"},{"product_id":"browns-bones-wood","title":"Brown's Bones (Wood)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePercussive bones made by Steve Brown, in various domestic and exotic woods - please let us choose one for you. Sold in pairs. Woods vary with each shipment and we are not able to guarantee availability - but if you have specific preferences, you can contact us to check stock before ordering, or add a note to the \"Special Instructions\" section of your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic woods can include maple, walnut, ash, cherry and oak. Exotic woods can include mahogany, purpleheart, sapele, tigerwood, ipe, zebrawood and more.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Brown has been making and playing bones since the early 1980s. He has been Executive Director of the \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rhythmbones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRhythm Bones Society\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for almost 20 years, and holds two All-Ireland titles. His bones are played by some of the best: Junior Davey, Mel Mercier, Tommy Hayes, James Yoshizawa, and Graham Hargrove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich wood should I get?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Some thoughts from our manager Brennan Kuhns, maker of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hmtrad.com\/products\/m-t-pockets-bones\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eM.T. Pockets bones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen considering the wood of rhythm bones, it’s important to remember the cut and playing style affects the tonal and rhythmic results just as much as the source species. With all other factors being even, the denser woods (rosewood, ebony, padauk, etc.) generally will bring a snappier, brighter strike tone, and less dense woods (maple, poplar, cherry, etc.) will have a slightly lower pitched tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn almost all cases, the perception of these differences is subjective, and a preferred tone for one player is not the same as another.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe relative tone also loses significance when a single set is played in one hand, with no other rhythm bones for comparison or context, whereas two-handed players can either play matched sets or contrasting ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor beginners, it may be best to use a heavier wood, such as rosewood or oak.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis allows your hand to feel the inertia while playing, reinforcing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe motion of playing.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn general, lighter woods, like pine and cedar, are more difficult to start playing on, although they can produce an intrinsically quieter and smoother tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome makers, like Steve Brown, use a tapered profile, so that one end of the instrument is thinner than the other.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe two thicker ends struck together yield a more robust tone, and the two thinner ends struck together a sharper click.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Brown","offers":[{"title":"Domestic","offer_id":39516280356922,"sku":"BRBONES-D","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Exotic","offer_id":39766672834618,"sku":"BRBONES-E","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8813\/products\/571180BF-8C0C-4F2B-9A5D-F0B1FD79E908.jpg?v=1642191099"},{"product_id":"copy-of-meinl-artisan-edition-egypt-doumbek-mosaic-royale","title":"MEINL Artisan Edition Egypt Doumbek Mosaic Imperial","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis item is currently located at our booth at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, which runs through the last weekend in October. 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