The instrument "Kithara"
Kithara Software and the »Kithara«
Our products have been the reason of satisfaction for many customers in different fields of application since 1996. The individual cases of application of our software are one reason, why we named our company "Kithara Software": Whatever music you play, we deliver the appropriate instruments!
Apollo, in Greek mythology god of light and music, was able to beat all who challenged him in a singing competition,. Apollo’s instrument was a kithara.
With our products we want to provide instruments, which make you able to win the "competitions of modern times".
About Kithara, the instrument of Greek mythology
The kithara is the characteristic string instrument of ancient Greece, consisting of a wooden sound box, a straight flat front and a bulged rear with two curved arms. It was made of yoke or cross-wood. The strings were tensed to the tailpiece of the resonance body. The number of strings increased gradually from five (8th century BC) to seven (7th century BC) and finally to eleven and twelve (5th century BC). ... "(According to the Encyclopedia of Greek mythology)
"The most notable lyra type is the kithara ... as a divine instrument ... dominates all other ancient musical instruments ... proves by their excellent form ... constructive knowledge of their builders." (N. Dobisch: Die Lyra - ein vergessenes Wunder. Edition Klang-Holz, Berlin 1999, page 77 et seq)
More on the antique kithara can be found at Klang-Holz e.V., Berlin, Herrn Norbert Dobisch.