Blank Long Robe Angel with Psalter, colored

This long-skirt angel with psaltery, colored is another beautiful figure from Blank.The Blank company is a family business in the Erzgebirge region that produces all of its products with loving and detailed handwork. The Blank company is particularly known for its pleated skirt angels.With these angels you can create your own little world of angels, put together the group of angels according to your taste.Wind instrument player, singer or timpani? You decide which angel will lead the music for you.Arent these little angels pretty to look at in their white dresses and with their golden crown on their heads?!This little angel plays his psaltery with great good humor and skill.All angels have elegant blue wings on their backs.The short-skirt angel with psaltery, colored is made from various local woods and is assembled in around 135 steps with great attention to detail.Height about 7cmcollectible figurecolouredYou can find more pretty angels from Blankhere.What is a psaltery?The psaltery (or psalterium) is a historical string instrument that was often used in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It belongs to the zither family and usually consists of a flat, rectangular, trapezoidal or sometimes triangular resonator over which several strings are stretched.Characteristics of the psaltery:Strings: The strings can be made of gut, metal or other materials. There are psalteries with anywhere from a few to several dozen strings.How to play: The psaltery is either plucked (with fingers or picks) or bowed with a bow, as with the so-called bowed psaltery.Sound: The sound is bright and clear, and the instrument is well suited for melodies as well as harmonic accompaniment.Use: The psaltery was used in both sacred and secular music. It was often used in court circles, but also in folk music.The name psaltery comes from the Greek word psaltrion, which means a stringed instrument. It is often associated with the playing of psalms that were traditionally sung or accompanied.Today, the psaltery is played mainly in the historical music scene or in traditional folk music.