Used Components:

• Neck: Hard Maple Quart Canada
• Body: Alder USA
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Machine Head: Hipshot USA
• Bridge: Hipshot USA
• Pickups: AERO JB 5 F Jazz Bass
• Fret wire: 2.0
• Frets: 21
• Scale: 34"
• Electronics: Kubicki Ex - Factor
• NUT: Graphtech 46 mm
• Finish: Nitro lacquer
• Weight: 4.5 kg

Made in Slovakia.

Material and components:

• Top plate: SPRUCE
• Bottom board: birch plywood
• Side walls: maple

Dimensions: 48 x 39 x 8 cm / 102 x 39 x 8 cm

The tool includes: tuning key, hammers

Tuning options:

• E A E A D G B E
• E B E A D G B E
• F# B E A D G B E

Used Components:

• Neck: Lamella (Hard Maple / Mahogany)
• Body: Linden
• Fingerboard: Birdseye Maple
• Pickups: Bare Knuckle Silo
• Frets: 24
• Scale: Multiscale 26.5" - 28"
• Electronics: 1x Volume, 1x Tone Push-Pull Split
• Nut: Graphtech
• Strings: 010 - 080
• Construction: Bolt-ON construction (6x steel screw)
• Finish: Neck (Waxed) / Body (Satin Gloss Lacquer)
• Weight: 2.9 kg

Video of our Moraharpa:

Used components for Aura Moraharpa 2021:

• Body: Ash
• Top: Spruce
• Bridge and Grasshopper: Maple
• Pins: Ebony
• Number of strings: 3 main + 8 resonance strings
• Tuning: G, C, drone C
• Resonant strings tuning: D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D
• Scale: 50 cm (19.7")
• Length: 90 cm (35.43")
• Finish: Satin Nitro Lacquer

History and origin of the Moraharpa

Moraharpa is the predecessor of the Nyckelharpa instrument. Nyckelharpa is a bit more complex, but our Moraharpa model also features resonant strings, delivering a rich sound.

Historically, a traditional Moraharpa usually has one melodic string and two drone strings without resonant strings.

Aura Moraharpa

The Aura Moraharpa has two melodic strings tuned to G and C, one drone string tuned to C, and 8 additional resonant strings.

The instrument is played with the help of a key mechanism equipped with 13 flaps. The lower string is controlled by all 13 flaps and the upper string by 7 flaps. This mechanism ensures more accurate playing, as it always presses the string in the exact same place.

Innovative modern design of historical musical instruments on AuraInstruments

We offer this interesting medieval instrument in a modern, innovative presentation that combines authentic medieval construction using the most modern elements, components and technologies.

Welsh CRWTH used components and materials:

• Body: Ash
• Top plate: Resonant spruce
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Tuning Mechanics: Wittner Pins
• Tuning: G G 'C' C D D '
• Number of strings: 6 (G A E D D E)
• Finish: Satin nitro lacquer

History and Origin of CRWTH

CRWTH is a string instrument similar to a lyre, but played with a bow. People used to call this instrument Chorus, Crotta, Crouth, later Crowd or Rote. Crwth is mainly associated with Wales and medieval folk music in England.

Some sources cite CRWTH as a Celtic instrument, reminiscent of today's violin.

Ancestor of Lyres and Guitars?

According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, CRWTH is the first development step and predecessor of Cithary, as the shoulders and the crossbar of the instrument have been complemented and replaced by a body-bound fingerboard, as is the case with today's guitars. This also cuts the number of strings, as each string could produce multiple tones.

Several historical pieces of this instrument have been preserved to this day. And thanks to them it is possible to produce their modern copies.

Construction of CRWTH

Crwth consists of a relatively simple "box" construction, characterized by a slightly arched back and fretless fingerboard. It contains 6 strings, which are played by a string with the supposed traditional tuning in tones: g g c c c c d c.

Today's use in traditional work

Thanks to modern reconstructions of CRWTH, it has been used by several creators of folk and traditional music - such as Cass Meurig, Bob Evans, Dan Morris and others.