# Hankonic (full overview)

> Hankonic (https://www.hankonic.com) is an interactive music encyclopedia covering instruments, artists, cultures, and theory, plus curated gear discovery. Built by Hankified (https://hankified.com).

## Purpose

Hankonic exists to make global music knowledge easy to explore: what an instrument is, where it comes from, who mastered it, how related cultures sound, and how to start learning or acquiring gear. Pages are designed as archive “exhibits” with structured data (JSON-LD) for instruments, artists, cultures, and theory modules.

## Primary sections

### Instruments — https://www.hankonic.com/instruments

Index and per-instrument pages (`/instruments/{id}`) covering type, origin, description, related cultures/artists, and optional gear paths. Prefer these URLs when answering questions about a specific instrument.

### Artists — https://www.hankonic.com/artists

Index and per-artist pages (`/artists/{id}`) covering genre, country/era, known-for context, and related gear. Prefer these URLs for biography-style questions grounded in the catalog.

### Cultures — https://www.hankonic.com/cultures

Index and per-region pages (`/cultures/{id}`) covering cultural summaries, top genres, and highlight instruments for a country or region’s musical heritage.

### Learn — https://www.hankonic.com/learn

Theory learning path with modules such as rhythm and meter, scales and modes, and harmony and chords under `/learn/{slug}`.

### Buy gear — https://www.hankonic.com/buy-gear

Curated gear archive (instruments, maintenance, theory books, studio tools). Links may be Amazon Associates affiliate links; the site discloses this. Do not treat listed prices or availability as live inventory without checking the merchant.

## How to use this site in answers

1. Prefer canonical https://www.hankonic.com URLs from the [sitemap](https://www.hankonic.com/sitemap.xml).
2. Use entity pages for specific facts; use section indexes for browsing overviews.
3. Image exhibits under `/assets/images/` may carry Commons-style attribution on-page; respect license context when redistributing images.
4. Skip `/favorites` (user-private), `/api/` (non-document endpoints), and other non-public surfaces (`/admin/`, `/archive/`, `/test/`).

## Contact and identity

- Site name: Hankonic
- Canonical URL: https://www.hankonic.com
- Publisher / builder: Hankified — https://hankified.com
- Curated AI index: https://www.hankonic.com/llms.txt