Cabin Creek Dulcimers, Psalteries and More are Made In Virginia by Walter Messick.

RED CEDAR

YELLOW POPLAR WITH "F STYLE" SOUND HOLES

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This book/DVD covers it all! From learning about the Mountain Dulcimer itself, how to hold it, tuning, scale exercises, strumming and picking, fingering, and more. Incluedes tunes to learn from very beginner to intermediate. It even covers problem solving. The author is renowned dulcimer player & instructor Madeline MacNeil. She has performed in concert and at festivals in most of the continental United States. She is best known for her work as a singer and player of hammered and fretted dulcimers. Maddie has been on the faculty of the Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops in Elkins, WV and the Appalachian State University Dulcimer Workshop in NC. This is a great book to get you started on the dulcimer and to improve your technique if you have been playing a while already.

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This is a wonderful instructional DVD for mountain dulcimer. It's taught by Mark Biggs. All of the songs on this DVD are in the Mixolydian tuning, giving them a wonderful sound you will love! The main goal of this method is to teach you to take a melody line and put the appropriate chord structure behind it. This fun DVD will lead you through a series of finger warm-ups, scale practice, crossovers, walking the scale, and many other exercises. It's 90 minutes long and will have you playing your mountain dulcimer in no time! This a great DVD.

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Featured on numerous television and cable programs, Jan and John Hagerman lead you from how to hold the instrument to maintenance to advanced playing techniques...it is all here. How to hold your instrument, how to rosin your bow, basic bowing techniques, beginning songs, what to do if you don't read music. Also...maintaining your instrument, how to tune it, how to change a string. Advanced techniques include how to play with two bows, playing harmonies by yourself, playing with other instruments.

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Bud and Donna Ford have compiled a combination MOUNTAIN DULCIMER instruction guide-book and song collection. More than 40 songs and 87 pages in length. Bud and Donna share their insights!This is NOT the CD version.

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An excellent 32 page book with an accompanying CD by LINDA THOMAS. Perfect for the beginning student! Linda Thomas presents a series of 10 incremental lessons and tunes in this must have guide book!

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CELTIC SONGS and SLOW AIRS for the MOUNTAIN DULCIMER with CD. Includes Playing Tips and Notes by Author Neal Hellman. Lyrics and song notes too. More than 35 tunes covering about 103 pages. 28 songs with vocal and instrumentals on the companion CD.

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Genuine Mongolian horse hair creates that classic and beautiful sound that you know on the psaltery. This is a three pack...or as the proper term would be, three "hank" of Mongolian Horse Hair.

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Zoid Z-1000 Clip-On Tuner by Sabine. All the convenience of a clip-on tuner, but this one has that rock-solid Sabine tuning algorithm. Just clip it on to your instrument, and the Zoid instantly displays the note you play. The bright two-color LCD and the high-resolution needle combine to tell you exactly where your note is, and the LCD fires bright green when you are in-tune. Tune with the clip that transfers the note directly to the tuner – great for noisy rooms. Or tune with the built-in mic if you want to share the tuner. Sabine’s well-known accuracy gives you confidence in your tuning, and the Zoid lets you tune amazingly fast. This is not a toy – this is a truly professional instrument tuner, backed by Sabine’s two-year warranty and unmatched customer service. • Automatic note sensing • Chromatic • Clip mode: Senses notes through the clip.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
• Mic mode: Senses notes with built-in mic. LCD with simulated needle display, +/- 50 cents. • Flat tune mode, up to four ½ steps. • Two-color LCD –bright green for in-tune, red for sharp or flat. • Manual calibration, 433 - 447 Hz. • Big note indicator. • Auto-shutoff after 3 minutes with no signal. • 6 Octave tuning range (A0-B7) . the clip will open about 1 inch.

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Music from Maggie's great CD: "Celtic Meditations...Into the Light". Probably the World's best Hammered Dulcimer Artist Today. Includes tuning charts for the 12/11 and 15/14 course dulcimers. 26 numbers. More than 50 pages.

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Jeanne Page has compiled an outstanding set of more than thirty (30) Scottiish tunes with Lyrics too. Includes her notes to help set you up to play these tunes. Jeanne has written numerous books for the Hammered Dulcimer and is one of the country's premier players, instructors and composers. More than 63 pages in length.

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MAGGIE SANSONE'S Big Book of Celtic Tunes. Over 158 pages. Intended for the Hammered Dulcimer and other Melody Instrument. Includes over 120 tunes selected by perhaps America's Premier Hammered Dulcimer player!

A LEFT HANDED BOWED PSALTERY can be made by reversing the strings -- the whole notes on the left and the sharps and flats on the right. I am left handed and play the right handed model with ease. I consider the bowed psaltery a unisex (I'm a product of the 60's !) instrument. I can make a left-handed one but it would have to be a special order with months of wait time and additional cost. Thus, if a person really needs the strings reversed, they can simply do it themselves in a short period of time.

AGATHIS WOOD TOP, CHERRY SIDES, WHEAT SOUND HOLES

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CABIN CREEK PIANO DULCIMER STAND IN SERVICE.

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Pull out your Mountain or Hammered Dulcimer and get ready to Jam! Bonnie Carol, one of the top dulcimer instructors in the USA has compiled this 80+ page masterpiece and salute to the dulcimer. Also adaptable for GUITAR and other melodic instruments. The tunes include the LYRICS, a hard to find feature. Gather your friends and family and have a good Jam and Song session.

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EACH SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST.

The Mountain Dulcimer has various names. Sometimes called an Appalachian Dulcimer, Fretted Dulcimer and other names...they all refer to the same instrument. The story goes that back around 1832 the first versions began to appear in Floyd County, Virginia...not far from Roanoke. Cabin Creek creates two styles: Teardrop Shaped, which is the South West Virginia style and Hourglass Shaped, which is the Kentucky style. For you, it is simply a matter of which one you like better. Learning to play the Dulcimer is rather easy and you can quickly be joining in with your friends for fun sessions. Many people say that they find playing the dulcimer to be therapeutic, much as harp players report. Of course, each Dulcimer is signed and numbered. They come with a padded, nylon gig bag, a basic instruction book, pick and noter. The HOURGLASS Dulcimer has Grover geared tuners and is 36 inches long by 7 inches wide by 2 inches deep (all figures approximate). The TEARDROP Dulcimer has Grover Sta-tite tuners and is 39 inches long by 7 inches wide by 2 inches deep (all figures approximate). Both models are 6 1/2 fret designs.

SOPRANO PSALTERY. RECYCLED CHESTNUT. The sound of this classy instrument is a clear, medium tone and not too loud.

SOPRANO PSALTERY-WHITE CEDAR. - The soundboard is a creamy, close-grained WHITE CEDAR with a hummingbird soundhole. - The back and sides are a deep red cherry and produce a striking contrast to the white cedar top. - The sound is clear and not too loud. - This particular instrument is for the person who does not like a lot of grain pattern.

SOPRANO PSALTERY. - The soundboard is a creamy, light tan, close-grained POPLAR. - The soundhole is in the shape of a butterfly - The back and sides are oak. - This is a very pleasant instrument with a clear, crisp sound.

SOPRANO PSALTERY. - The soundboard is creamy, CURLY CUCUMBER with a narrow brown streak running down the entire center. - It has a dove soundhole. - The back and sides are a deep brown-black walnut. - The sound is a pleasant middle-of-the road sound, neither shrill nor too loud, but rather hauntingly pleasing.

SOPRANO PSALTERY. - The soundboard is a very clear RED CEDAR with a celtic cross soundhole. - The back and sides are wormy maple. Note the characteristic worm holes on both the sides and back. - The sound is warm, clear and balanced, neither too brassy nor to bassy.

SOPRANO PSALTERY. - The soundboard is RED CEDAR with a celtic knot soundhole. - The back and sides are cherry. - The sound is very balanced, not too sharp or too mellow. It sounds very ethereal.

BARITONE BOWED PSALTERY - The soundboard is a warm medium brown BUTTERNUT. - There is a fleur de lis soundhole. - The back and sides are black walnut. - The sound is very resonant and vibrant. It is moderately loud and pleasantly mellow as you go down scales.

BARITONE BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard is reddish-brown RED CEDAR with some creamy-white streaks. - It has a Celtic cross soundhole. - The back and sides are cherry. - The sound is moderately loud, clear and resonant on the lower end.

BARITONE BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard wood is a medium reddish-brown, straight-grained WESTERN RED CEDAR. - It has a wheat soundhole. - The back and sides are cherry. - The sound is warm, somewhat mellow on the lower end and very clear; some overtones but not overpowering.

BARITONE BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard is a medium to dark WETERN RED CEDAR. - The soundhole is a tasteful fleur de lis soundhole. - The back and sides are balck walnut. - The sound is loud, full, vibrant with some overtones.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY - The soundboard is a beautifully figured piece of MAPLE. - It has an intricate Celtic knot soundhole. - The back and sides are black walnut. - The sound is not too loud, not very brassy, but it is warm and sweet.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY. - The whole instrument is a beautiful deep rich CHERRY. - The soundboard is straight grained with a one inch hardly noticeable natural fissure on the left side. - The soundhole is a Celtic cross. - The sound is medium loud - more mellow than most cherry instruments.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY - The soundboard is a medium brown WESTERN RED CEDAR. - It has a Pennsylvania Dutch hex soundhole. - The back and sides are black walnut, There is a small filled knothole on the right side as seen in the photo. - The sound is very loud with overtones on the lowe end and brillant on the upper end.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard is a greenish-brown YELLOW POPLAR with a smooth plain grain. - There is a wheat soundhole. - The back and sides are a beautiful piece of black walnut. - The sound is a very pleasant medium-loud with a nice mellow lower end and with little overtones.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard is moderately straight-grained medium-brown BUTTERNUT. - There is a dove soundhole. - The back and sides are a creamy light brown ash. - The sound is very sweet, not too loud, not too soft, not too bright, just right - mellow.

ALTO BOWED PSALTERY. - The soundboard is a very nicely grained, medium brown SASSAFRAS wood. - The soundhole is a butterfly. - The sides and back are black walnut. - The sound is full bodied with some overtones.

MODEL #17 HOURGLASS MOUNTAIN DULCIMER. - The soundboard of this instrument is made from very old, circa 1990, POPLAR. - The color is a nice greenish brown. The wood came from an old log house on my property. - The soundholes are f-holes. - The top has 2 small nail holes and 2 small knot holes that are visible. - The back, sides and fretboard are black walnut. - There is a small, filled knot hole on the top of the head piece (see photo) and a couple of filled places on the back surrounding a beautifully grained tree crotch (see photo). - This is a very distinctive instrument with a moderately mellow sound.

MODEL #17 ANOTHER VIEW.

MODEL #29 HOURGLASS DULCIMER. - This whole instrument is constructed from American CHESTNUT rescued in the 1980's from an old torn down elementary school that was located in Jefferson, NC. The wood is absolutely gorgeous with some original nail holes thrown in for good measure on both the soundboard and the back. - The soundholes are f-holes. - The sound is remarkable -- somewhat mellow, resonant and very pleasing.

MODEL #29 HOURGLASS DUCLIMER. Viewed from the back.

MODEL #892 MOON AND STARS. - The soundboard and the entire dulcimer is a pretty shade of CHERRY. - The soundholes are a unique moon and stars motif. - The sound is clear, very resonant and bright like most cherry dulcimers. - It is medium loud and very pleasant sounding.

MODEL 886 HOURGLASS DESIGN-BACK VIEW - The soundboard of this dulcimer is SPANISH CEDAR. It's color matches up perfectly with the rest of the instrument, which is rich cherry. - The soundholes are unique -- two humming birds and two f-holes. - The sound is loud, mellow and rich.

MODEL #886 HOURGLASS DESIGN.

MODEL #333. - The soundboard is a rich, deep MAHOGANY. - The soundholes are wheat. - The sides are cherry and the back is Baltic birch. - The sound is warm, clear and medium loud.

MODEL 335. - The soundboard is a very pretty CHERRY. - The soundholes are wheat. - The sides are cherry and the back is Baltic birch. - The sound is warm, pleasing and moderately loud.

MODEL #13. - The soundboard is a rich creamy BALTIC BIRCH with a good amount of grain. - The instrument has a contrasting black walnut bridge. - The sides are maple and the back is Baltic birch. - The soundholes are a distinctive wheat pattern. - The sound is surprisingly loud and full for the size of the instrument.

MODEL #7. - The soundboard is OAK with a lot of grain. Do not be put off because of oak. If you like oak, this instrument is equal to any of the other laminated top instruments. - The pin blocks (sides) are also oak. - The back is Baltic birch for strength and stability. - The soundholes are a wheat pattern. - The included note strips are visible along side the bridge of the soundboard. - The sound is surprisingly nice - medium loudness and mellow.

MODEL #333. ANOTHER VIEW.

BARITONE BOWED PSALTERY. Baritone Bowed Psaltery #265 - This whole Bowed Psaltery is made from AMBROSIA (WORMY) MAPLE. - The sound hole is a wheat motif. - This a very unique and distinctive instrument. - Note the note charts on the soundboard, which come with every Bowed Psaltery. - The sound is pleasingly ethereal - very even from top to bottom and not real loud.

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EACH SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST.

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