James, I do hope that you discovered the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS just north of you and attended this year. There are so many HD players there...
Canadian-Ukrainian tsymbaly (hammered dulcimer) player/ethnomusicologist Brian Cherwick will be coming to New York City for a week of interesting programs--...
Hi, I am new to the group. I am interested in the hammered dulcimer. Unlike many of you I was just introduced to the HD in the last few years. I hired a...
Celtic Music Competition at the Tucson Celtic Festival Saturday, November 3, 2007 Festival Site at Rillito Raceway Park 4502 N First Ave, Tucson, AZ A...
Hello, I am a new member as of today. I have only just started playing the HD. My husband and I winter in the southern part of NC and I am looking for a...
Hi group I am a beginner Hammered Dulcimer player and I winter in the area of Wilmington, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC I am wondering if any of you would know of a...
Hello All, I have been interested in the Hammered Dulcimer for years but the only musical instrument that I play well is the CD Player. When I was a kid in...
Hi Folks, I just want to pass along information about an Advancing Beginner workshop I'm holding on Saturday November 3, in Rock Hill SC. Most info can be...
I guess I should also chime in. I am hosting Rick Thum in two workshops and a concert on the same Saturday November 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the...
Hello Jim, Welcome to the Hammered Dulcimer world.? For some reason this list is not real active lately.? If you are serious about learning, workshops have...
Hi Jim, I'm still learning. I think the hammered dulcimer is a lovely instrument. My problem is I don't practice enough. I love going to my local dulcimer club...
My enjoyment of HD began at a nearby Renaissance faire. I had never seen one before that day. I watched it a few minutes, turned to my wife, and said, "I WANT...
Much more active is the HD list. Try checking out http://lists.fmp.com/mailman/listinfo/hammered_dulcimers and joining up there. This list is most commonly...
Hello "G", Thank you for the information and the link to the Dulcimer Players magazine. I will check it out. With my past record of destroying music with...
How did I learn to play... The friend from whom I borrowed my first HD had these little cardboard inserts that went under the strings, so I could more quickly...
Hello all, Wow. I would like to thank everyone for the great response to my joining up. I started to answer them one by one but soon realized that it would...
Jim, Just a thought, Masterworks now makes what they call a soprano dulcimer. It is an octave higher than the usual dulcimer so it obviously smaller. Mary ...
Mary, Thanks for the suggestion of the smaller "Masterworks" HD. More to check out. James, I am laughing myself silly over that statement! James Galway would...
Let me suggest that you NOT get an octave dulcimer as your main instrument. They are cool things, but will not satisfy you as an only instrument. Check out...
Don't forget Masterworks, he also has lightweight dulcimers. Mary Chuck Boody <cboody@...> wrote: Let me suggest that you NOT get an octave dulcimer as...
Again, Thank You all for the additional information. A few questions that now come to mind are: What is an"Octave Dulcimer" and how is it different than a...
I have wanted to play the hammer dulcimer for years but other life events got in the way but now at age 54, I am now ready to start looking for my hammer...
I think he is referring to the "Soprano" dulcimer Mary emailed about which apparently is an octave higher and thus smaller. (I didn't know they made such...
Hi all, After all of the suggestions, I started Googling all of the Dulcimer makers listed. After several hours, I must say that I am not a whole bunch...
James, There are three basic sizes to hammer dulcimer 12/11 (sometimes 13/12), 16/15 or 15/14 and chromatic dulcimer. The numbers refer to the courses on ...
In my opinion James Jones' dulcimers are high quality instruments and he could sell them for a lot more than he currently does. I own a 3/16/18/9 model of his...
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