<![CDATA[Emelie Waldken - Builders]]>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:50:57 +0200Weebly<![CDATA[Sweden]]>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:06:37 GMThttps://www.emeliewaldken.net/nyckelharpabuilders/swedenThe homecountry of nyckelharpa is where most builders and instruments on sale are found. Here are many.
Enar Magnusson (Västerbotten)
- 3-rows, some 4-rows and/or fiddle-harpas
- light and quite small but thick instruments, rich and beautiful tone
Båtvägen 4
913 42 Obbola
enar [at] nyckelharpan.se
http://www.nyckelharpan.se/

Olle Plahn (Falun)
- 3-rows, 4-rows, very good octave-harpas
- strong, solid instruments, rich and earthy tone, lots of bass, quite heavy bodies, a bit rough perhaps
plahn.olov [at] telia.com
http://www.tongang.se/olle/welcome.html

Sören Åhker (Uppland)
Lissbo 436
819 65 Hållnäs
http://www.sorenahker.com/

Dan Eriksson (Åland)
- recommended by Josefina Paulsson
de.instruments [at] gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/de.instruments/

Thor Pleijel (Södertälje)
Solvägen 8
153 60 Mölnbo
thor [at] pleijelprecision.se
https://pleijelprecision.se/​

Harry Hedbom (Uppland)
- recommended by Torbjörn Näsbom and many others
Karlholmsbruk
harry.hedbom [at] telia.com


Kjell Lundvall (Söderhamn)
http://nyckelharpsverkstan.se/

Peder Källman (Göteborg)
http://www.pederkallman.se/

Martin Westermark (Uppland)
http://www.martinwestermark.com/index2.htm

Jacob Höglund (Uppsala)
http://jhoglundnyckelharpor.se/

Leif Eriksson / Stefan Ekedal (Dalarna)
- Moraharpa
Sätravägen 20
793 40 Insjön
skalkleif [at] telia.com
http://tongang.se/leif/leif/welcome.html

Esbjörn Hogmark (Uppland)
070 -211 04 30
esbjorn [at] hogmark.com

Bo Nilsson (Stockholm)
Sickla Allé 35
131 65 Nacka
http://bonilsson.se/

Bertil Hallgren (Värmland)
Källsåsvägen 17
683 33 Hagfors
bertil-hallgren [at] hotmail.com

Mikael Grafström (Gotland)
C/O Folkan
620 12 Hemse
http://mikaelgrafstrom.com/min-mall-eng/nyckelharpa-maker/index.html

]]><![CDATA[Europe (outside Sweden)]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.emeliewaldken.net/nyckelharpabuilders/europe-outside-swedenFinland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, the NL, Poland, UK, Belgium, France also have nyckelharpa builders.
FRANCE
Jean-Claude Condi
- 4-rows, octave, different shapes from traditional carved in plain wood to very violin-like instruments
- perhaps the best keyboards !
- rich and quite bright sound in general
- very open to personalization and details
- my nyckelharpa comes from there
4 rue Sainte-Cécile
88 500 Mirecourt
jc.condi [at] wanadoo.fr
www.nyckelharpa-condi.com

Annette Osann
http://www.annetteosann.fr/index.html

Jacques Fuchs
Haut-Rhin (68) Alsace
http://www.le-nyckelharpa.com

Facebook group for nyckelharpa in France (in French)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3240622989323986/​


GERMANY
Johannes Mayr
- 4-rows, octave NH, 3-rows for beginners, fiddle-harpa
- tone rich and well-balanced, good keyboards, can set your instrument in the right humidity conditions for it to stay tuned and working afterwards (thanks Tom for the infos)
Lindenstraße 27
57539 Breitscheidt (Rheinland-Pfalz)
https://www.nyckelharpa.info/

Holger Funke
- 3-rows, beginner instruments, lowcost instruments, tenor and electric nyckelharpas (on order)
- German dependance for Kjell Lundvall & Olle Plahn
https://www.nyckelharpa.de/​

Tabea Krah
Oppelner Straße 34 
10997 Berlin-Xberg
kontakt [at] tabeakrah.com
http://tabeakrah.com/

Amrey Schaffeld
- 4-rows keyboards, light instruments, mix of traditional and modern
Regensburg (Bayern)
http://www.nyckelharpabauerin.de

Haimo Fritsch
Humptrup (Schleswig-Holstein)
http://nyckelharpa.biz/

Johanna Isselstein
Henricistr. 14
04177 Leipzig
http://www.nyckelharpawerkstatt.de/

Facebook group for nyckelharpa in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (in German)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1049410488542083


AUSTRIA
Alban Faust (Sweden/Austria)
- works together with Nuppi Jenner
- nyckelharpas with capos on the low drone-string and other options
http://www.albanfaust.se/instrumentbyggaren/nyckelharpa/info.html

Nupi Jenner
- recommended by Alban Faust
- also hurdy-gurdies, mandolins, lutes...
Wien/Vienna
http://www.jennerinstruments.com/


FINLAND
Dan Eriksson (Åland)
- 3-rows, bows
- Josefina Paulsson's nyckelharpa (amongst others)
Emkarbyvägen 454
AX-22220 Emkarby
https://www.facebook.com/de.instruments/

Leif Kronqvist
Forsby byväg 27
66900 Nykarleby
Tel.: +35 (0) 8500760511
leif [at] leifkronqvist.fi
www.leifkronqvist.fi


GREAT BRITAIN
Ian McMaster (Somerset)
Nyckelharpas, NH bows and cases !
8 Mitchell Street
Wellington
TA21 8LF
blackdownharpas [at] gmail.com
http://www.blackdownharpas.uk/


Pete Rigg (Cumbria)
pete [at] riggmusic.co.uk
http://www.riggmusic.co.uk

Facebook group for nyckelharpa in Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/groups/268113237019049/​


POLAND
MS. Pracownia Lutnicza (Kraków)
Monika Sobolewska
3-rows and 4-rows
https://www.facebook.com/mspracownialutnicza
​www.instagram.com/ms.pracownialutnicza/

P.A.N. Instruments (Kraków)
Piotr Aleksander Nowak
- 3-rows and 4-rows
https://paninstruments.weebly.com/


CZECHIA
Jan Klima (Prague)
4-rows alto nyckelharpas on order.
www.janklima.eu/
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BELGIUM
Johan Hertogs
- 3-rows & 4-rows
- fiddleharpas
- electric nyckelharpas
- extended keyboards
Potaardestraat 42D
1860 Meise
https://en.jh-nyckelharpas.com/

Luc Faes
Kalstraat 9
2900 Schoten


NETHERLANDS
Nicolaj Marks
Genbroekstraat 32
5912 EE Venlo
http://www.nyckelharpa.nl/


ITALY
Sergio Verna
- also other traditional & historical instruments (hurdy-gurdy, organistrum, etc.)
Via G. Marconi 9
13856 Vigliano Biellese
https://www.facebook.com/sergiovernaliutaio
https://www.biellaclub.it/_prs/SergioVerna/
 

PORTUGAL
Paulo Moreira (Paredes)
presentation video : https://youtu.be/zsskPUvV3kA​
Center for nyckelharpa in Portugal : https://acjgp.pt/pt/centro-portugues-de-nyckelharpa​

Facebook group for nyckelharpa in Portugal
https://www.facebook.com/nyckelharpa.portugal
]]><![CDATA[World]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.emeliewaldken.net/nyckelharpabuilders/worldUSA and Australia have nyckelharpa builders and sellers, we hope more regions of the world to be added soon !
​Japan also has a hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle) builder.
ONLINE
NerdyHarpa
https://www.nerdygurdy.nl/product/nerdyharpa/​
The cheapest nyckelharpa : a kit to order and assemble yourself or even just the files to download for free, to 3D-print and lasercut your own instrument. Yes it is functional and sounds decent. I demonstrate it here.

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USA

Earl Holzman
- usual chromatic nyckelharpas & fiddle-harpas
- diverse bows, baroque- or Swedish-inspired
http://www.earlharpas.com/

Timbre - Folk & Baroque Musical Instruments (California)
Not a builder but a specialized shop which often offers nyckelharpas for sale.
@ Berkeley
https://timbrefolk.com/scandinavian-instruments/
https://www.facebook.com/timbrefolk/


Michael Allen, Cloud Nine Musical Instruments (Ohio)
- 3-rows nyckelharpas after Sören Åhker's design
- recommended by Lauralyn Bodle
@ Ostrander
http://www.cloudninemusical.com/Pages/OrderInfo.html


AUSTRALIA

Lennart Lovdin
P.O Box 187
Landsborough QLD 4550
http://www.nyckelharpaaustralia.com/


JAPAN

Naoki Ogawa
Yokohama City  横浜市南区
〒232-0036 横浜市南区山谷92 レインボー倉庫 011
nyckelbach [at] yahoo.co.jp
https://nyckelharpa.jp/

Hardingfele / Hardanger fiddle builder
Keisuke Hara  原圭佑
Kamakura (Kanagawa prefecture)  鎌倉
https://www.keisukehara.com/

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