We moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1960, but relocated ten years later, in 1970, to a much larger, newly-built home and workshops on 32 acres of land in Brasstown, North Carolina, in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. We incorporated our manufacturing activities in North Carolina as Kelhorn Corporation in 1972. Our emphasis is in the field of early music and folk music.In our own Brasstown workshops we manufacture all Susato (Our Registered Trade Mark!) Pennywhistles, Tabor-Pipes, Txistu, Pentatonic and Wide-Bore Recorders, Cornamuses, Crumhorns, Kelhorns, Rauschpfeiffs, Octagons (wooden Gemshorns), Reeds and Ocarinas.
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All Kelhorns have two keys to extend the tonal range upwards to an octave and a fourth. Kelhorns (Kelischek Horns) are Capped Double-Reed Instruments very similar to Crumhorns and Cornamusen of the Renaissance but with a significantly shorter overall length due to a convoluted, snake-like internal bore.
A Rauschpfeiff is a fairly loud and rich sounding, capped double-reed instrument of the Renaissance with a tapered, conical bore. Its sound is penetratingly straightforward and therefore very useful and welcome to sound a melody in parades, dance bands of any sort, and in combination with a variety of other wind and string instruments.
Susato Reeds are wonderfully responsive. They require no wetting, so they are ready to play when you are. The sound is wonderfully "buzzy" and flexible. Our reeds are made of a very special, long lasting resin. With proper care a Susato Reed can be played for many years. We use Susato Reeds in all our Crumhorns, Cornamuses, Kelhorns, Kortholts and Rauschpfeiffe.
Reviews (5)
Michael Sewing
May 24, 2020
Family owned and operated company in a very much secluded area. You would not expect to find this company here. I sold this company a unit to aid to their already sufficticated production methods. With the service we at, AAC, provide, I more or less became a welcomed friend to the family. If anyone needs advice on musical instruments call George Kelisheck.
Ken Edmonds
Feb 24, 2018
B. Hos
Feb 04, 2018
Tremendous customer service. The attention to detail is amazing. After placing a moderate sized order they shipped some extras (of non-trivial value) with my order. This is certainly a shop that I would highly recommend if they have the products you need. I am impressed in every way I can be with an online niche shop.
FlavorMan
Jan 30, 2018
Chris Merritt
Nov 05, 2015