The Kantele reminds me very much of the Mountain Dulcimer.

What kind of microphones do you use? I have been trying to decide on what to get for a couple of general-purpose microphones (to mic vocal, piano, reed organ, guitar, and banjo), but there is so much on the market that I can't decide what I want, lol. I am kind of leaning towards a couple of Shure SM57s with USB, but I dunno.... They seem a little pricey, but I am afraid to get "cheap" ones and then have a bunch of extra noise in the recording.....