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.
Shorter scales and other pitches available
All Cherry wood model with hard case £550
Figured Maple Stick Dulcimer with hardcase £600
Stick Dulcimer with a tailpiece pickup and hard case £750
The electric acoustic model now has a Fishman classic or shadow pickup
will still need external preamp.
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 ithere:
"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
