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.........The Fusion of Art and Science tm .........
G. Finkenbeiner Inc. 33 Rumford Ave
Waltham, MA 02453. Telephone: (800)552-6182, 781-899-3138. Fax 781-647-4044
dhession@finkenbeiner.com
Glass Harmonicas
G.F.I. has been producing Gerhard Finkenbeiner's patented quartz glass armonicas for nearly 30 years. In honor of Mr. Finkenbeiner's legacy, improvements continue to be added to the process in accordance with his dreams of breathing new life into Franklin's musical invention. An investment in a pure quartz instrument is an investment in the highest quality armonica created to date.
The glass used to make the Finkenbeiner Glass Harmonicas is pure quartz (fused silica) and contains no lead. Quartz is one of the most fascinating materials available today. It is composed of greater than ninety-nine percent pure silicon dioxide, producing the purest tones available in glass. Natural quartz crystals are pulverized and purified to create each cup in all of our instruments. Once these cups are hand tuned to the proper note and the sharps are gold lustered, these instruments require no professional maintenance for ten to fifteen years and will never go out of tune.
Instruments are completely assembled with motor and speed
control. All instruments come with a self-instruction manual either in English
or German. Listed below is a set of pre selected ranges. If you have a specific
range in mind, let us know.
We are currently working on four different size instruments. They will keep us busy through 2012.
Please keep that in mind if you are considering a purchase. Any new orders placed now have a 12-18 month
delivery. We have also recently learned that quartz material is in high demand
and short supply.
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Glass Harmonica Prices start at $7,880.00 ...including shipping/travel case... *All of our instruments are custom made to your
specifications* Please contact us for an exact quote on your new
instrument! |
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F-25C Harmonica C5 to C7 |
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The largest GH we have ever made! It contains 56 hand blown cups... |
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F-30G Harmonica G4 to C7 |
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Keyboard (88 key) diagrams provided to show the range of each instrument
F-25C: 2 OCTAVES, 25 NOTES FROM C5 TO C7
F-30C: 30 NOTES FROM C5 TO F7
F-25G: 2 OCTAVES, 25 NOTES FROM G4 TO
G6
F-30G: 30 NOTES G4 TO C7
F-37F: 3 OCTAVES, 37 NOTES FROM F4 TO
F7
F-32C: 32 NOTES FROM C4 TO G6
F-37C: 3 OCTAVES, 37 NOTES FROM C4 TO
C7
F-42C: 42 NOTES FROM C4 TO F7
Contact us for a current price list. Weight on instruments varies by size. Smaller instruments are approximately 35
pounds. The larger ones can reach 45
pounds. While in the case, two people
are needed to carry the Glass Harmonica.
Cases
Black, foam lined
travel cases come with straps that hold down the base panel of our
instruments. Two locking and two padlock
hasp locking side pieces, and two recessed end handles. Prices are based on size of instrument
ordered. We can email you a picture for a better idea of what is looks like.