I got my first Kantele from Gerry Henkel at www.kantele.com , looks like the site is under construction right now. It's a five string and I have learned to play about 8 songs on it since 2010. Not many, but I know them by heart and I practice my dulcimer more. I bought my twin and I kits of the 10 string from HarpKits.com for our birthday,and I'm looking forward to putting them together. We're scheduling that for September and I'm excited to finally have a playmate for my Kantele.
I'm pretty much sticking to zithers for my music obsession. I loved finding the kantele, because I'm half Finnish on my mother's side, and it's opened up a whole new world for me with Finnish folk music. And it's such a beautiful little instrument! Mine has a Pine body and a birch Ponsi. There's some pictures on my page here, and I have a page on my blog talking about the Kantele . There is also a video which features Diane Jarvi on there which is worth a look and listen.
This Sunday I started composing my first tune! I love my Kantele, and I'm looking forward to learning the 10 string this fall and winter. 