The gravikord... As you can see it has a very unique look to it, and the sound is just fantastic. It's an electric double harp, and was invented and patented by Robert Grawi in 1986. It's modeled after the 21 string West African kora. It is made of welded stainless steel tubing, with 24 nylon strings but with no resonating guard or skin. The bridge is a synthetic material made very differently from the kora and its range in pitch is greater. As you can tell from the video, the playing technique is very similar to that of the kora, though the hands are in a more natural position to the strings.
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-Ashley
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