I have the opportunity of trying out a 12/11 "Round" hammer dulcimer for a few weeks that was made by James Round May 2, 1987. Just got it today from a local...
... Round dulcimers were originally made by Don Round, Jay Round's father. in the 80s I think he passed the business on to Jay's brother, Jim. Originally...
I also have a 12/11. Jim Round had a unique tuning pattern on the bass bridge however the treble bridge was fifth tuned. Per suggestion I re-tuned the bass...
Round? Do you have a picture of it? ... From: cworden <cworden@...> To: hammered_dulcimer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:22:56 PM ...
Thanks Jim. I don't know yet much about the tunings and just now trying to pick out notes. I still need to get a Korg tuner or such to be able to check the...
http://www.theatrale.de/tausendundeine.html (in German) Dear Friends, A group of theatre including my brother, Pooyan, are now playing the oriental stories,...
I am looking for a recommendation on how to get started playing? I play the bodhran and the spoons but I have always be enthralled by the sound of the hammered...
Dear Members, I translated some lines about Ostad Sa'id Hormozi in my webpage under the following link: http://santoori.com/html/hormozi.html An Audio sample...
Greetings all! Just discovered this mailing list. I currently play a homemade 12/11 dulcimer my dad and I made back in 1996. I would love to try my hand at ...
Hello Justin! You are very welcome to this mailing list. Hope that you will enjoy your membership here. Regards, Pooyan Nassehpoor (moderator) www.santoori.com...
I love the osund of the hammered dulcimer and am very interested in learning how to play one. However, I would like to rent/lease one prior to purchasing. I...
Dear freinds, Hi. Here are a few music videos on youtube you might want to check out. If you could not follow the links bellow, you might simply type "Roozbeh...
Dear members, Zelli is definitive one of the most brilliant technical singers of the history of Persian classical music from Pahlavi era. There are really a...
Hi, Jim, Dusty Strings up here in Seattle rents hammered dulcimers. (They also make and sell them.) You can find them at www.dustystrings.com. - Paul...
Several months ago I inquired about music that sounds good on the hammered dulcimer. One suggestion was Metallica. I tried their music, but not knowing it,...
I previously owned a HD but didn't play it much for I didn't have a place to set it up, so I decided for the time it was best to sell it. Now that I have more...
George, I remember that post....In fact, I posted it. My comment was not an absolute statement that Metallica sounded good, but rather that one can play any...
Suitable music? Shoot, We (No Strings Attached) have been doing all sorts of crazy music for almost 30 years now. Check out players like Guy George, ...
You might want to check out David Lindsdey's dulcimers (www.davidsdulcimers.com). He designs his dulcimers specifically for low sustain. Also, they are very...
Hi all, I noticed the other day that my hammers are starting to get chipped. I'm playing in a contra dance band and am starting to go to a number of jams....
It might depend on who made them. I turned a set of Ed Hale hammers nearly to sawdust before gluing on felt and using the leather sides. They were pine I...
if you get some real chamois skin (the leather, not the cloth), use Elmer's white glue (I like the wood glue and not the home hobby stuff) and get the chamois...
Bob Bedard (Joyful Noise Hammers), has some that have ebony edges (or are half ebony). That's a HARD material and will stand up to your abuse. You can see his...
I have an aluminum pair of hammers with wood grips... very lightweight... I usually use my wood hammers though, I find it easier to get more balance and ...
... Wow, your UPS driver must REALLY be ROUGH on your shipments.... ;) Paul Paul Goelz Rochester Hills, MI paul at pgoelz dot com http://www.pgoelz.com...
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