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New Stick Dulcimers

stick dulcimer standardAs 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.

You can play a lot of the music written for the Appalachian Dulcimer as well as some Banjo and mandolin tunes in the keys of G, d etc. The standard instrument has the same scale length as a guitar.

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.
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Maple backed instrument

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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:

owen niblock"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 1Nylon Strung 2

 

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