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...
Hi, I am new to this group as I just ordered a Hammered Dulcimer from Folkcraft (Legend 16/15/4/2). I really don't have a clue on how to play it but always...
... Interesting question and one I don't see too often. In the US, as far as I know everyone uses equal temperament because that is what is built into the...
I'm not sure I understand what a temperment is. If your talking pitch I believe (although I haven't checked it out) middle C is on the bass bridge. Two notes...
... Well, I'm a bit out of my element but..... If you simply tune all the notes to a mathematical interval, they will not sound 100% in tune. Different notes...
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