Koras

Koras’ first goal off a faceoff win by Wierman just nine seconds into the game spurred the offense to its most goals scored this season.

But dogs that aren’t quite such naturals at the sport “actually teach you the most,” says Koras, of Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Koras can be converted to replace the leather rings with machine heads.

Nowadays, increasingly, koras are made with guitar machine heads instead of the traditional leather rings.

Pieces for solo kora, duets with cello, viola, guitar and koto, suites for flute, guitar and three koras.

Some kora players such as Seckou Keita have double necked koras, allowing them to switch from one tuning to another within seconds, giving them increased flexibility.

Traditional koras feature 21 strings, eleven played by the left hand and ten by the right.