As well as assisting new instrument
makers to make their own I am making a small number of Stick Dulcimer
per year in Cherry and Maple, Each of these instruments is constructed
in the same way as a fine
mandolin with internal linings and A-style bracing.
I pride myself on fast necks that have the profile of a violin, and
tone beyond the size of the instrument.
I have called these instruments Stick
Dulcimers
as its a
copyright/trademark free Generic name that anyone can use, no brands.
Cherry wood standard instrument £350
Figured Maple model £400 One piece back
I can build a hard case for these for an additional £65 at the time of ordering, £100 if ordered alone.
Maple backed instrument
Owen Niblock
Owen has been playing one of my stick Dulcimers since the spring of 2003, probably the most travelled Dulcimer I have made!
He has a MYSPACE.com site which has tune samples of the famous
"Frog Song" You can access it here:
"The
first interval of the night was upon us. Yes, we had two intervals
tonight. Then it was the open mic spot, which tonight was filled by the
wonderfully named Owen Niblock. Owen came on stage carrying a very odd
instrument, which after much research I have discovered is called a
dulcimer. Owen performed a song about frog skimming and told us some
laidback anecdotes. Truth be told, it
wasn’t particularly
amusing
but the dulcimer kept us entertained, if only as most people were
wondering what on earth it was."
Quote
taken from here
Owens instrument in its
case (It has a pau rosa fingerboard BTW)
Alternative Sound samples in gdg
tuning:
Steel
string 1 / Steel
string 2
Nylon
Strung 1/ Nylon
Strung 2
