greetings i have just acquired a yang chin and am wondering how to tune it, and which type of strings to put on it. any assistance or sources of info are much...
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Eric, Which model yang qin is it? How many bridges does it have? I've recently made one ... I'll see if I have a tuning chart that is easily sendable. Gillian ...
I am not certain what type of Yang chin (size) you have bought. If there are two bridges, on the very right, you use copper strings (I think size from 1 to...
Sounds like yours is different to mine, Albert, so as you say, we need to know which model we're discussing. Mine's a Xinghai 402. There's a picture of it at...
Hey Hammered Dulcimer Luthiers, Where can I look for Hammered Dulcimer Parts? I notice that Stewart- MacDonald has Tuning Pins, Hitch Pins and Tuning...
I believe the other parts are manufactured by Mother Nature!! Ian ... From: Timothy To: hammered_dulcimer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005...
Although I'm no builder the only hardware you need is what you listed. The better sounding dulcimers are made of quarter sawed woods which are available at...
Ian, I don't own a Hammered Dulcimer. I have owned a Fretted Dulcimer for about 12 years or so and recently I completed building my first Dulcimer. I would...
Dear Ian, I suppose you are thinking of the steel strings of the dulcimer ? If it is so, you could obtain them in Hong Kong. Look at the net. Albert Ian...
Ian, If your looking for manufactured parts for a HD you'll probably spend almost as much as a finished HD. Rick Thum manufactures an inexpensive 13/12 called...
Jerry Brown at http://www.musikit.com/ carries almost anything you might want, and will sell plans, parts, wood, or ready to build kit instruments. Chuck Boody...
OK, seriously.... One attractive feature of the HD is that you can build it for very little cash and if it sounds terrible, you can easily remove the expensive...
Hey, Anyone know where I can find some semitone shifters for a diatonic Hackbrett? I have the desire to set up a dulcimer to play in F, Bb and Eb and it would...
... A piano supply house should have everything including music wire in steel and brass. Back when I was building, I got everything from Tuners Supply in...
Forwarded message from Arab Classical Music Society (ACMS) at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/arabclassicalmusic/: From Tehran to Istanbul, the Middle...
... March 8, 2005MUSIC REVIEW | MASTERS OF PERSIAN MUSIC Unexpected Persian SoundsBy JON PARELES n theory, Persian classical music seems highly systematic....
... Didn't I just read that Kiu Haghighi would be joining them in Chicago? Wish I could go see him. Paul Paul Goelz Rochester Hills, MI USA paul at pgoelz dot...
Chris, A few of my students have purchased the Meadowlark and the Songbird from Rick Thum. In most cases if they stayed with dulcimers they upgraded but only...
Hi all, The famous Indian santoor maestro, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, is embarking on a series of tours with the legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain. Those of ...
Hey all - Jamie Janover here I am a hammered dulcimer player out of Boulder, CO - I play in a rather non-traditional style that is still accessible to most...
Hi friends-- Please see the below release about a dulcimer fest happening in NYC on Sunday, April 17. The morning of the event we'll be holding a special...
Hi This is the information about the CWA Congress in China in October. If you are interested in attending let me know, I can send you the application form and...