Yesterday you saw a picture of me playing my mountain dulcimer. Did I convey how much I love that dulcimer in the post? Let's put it this way - in that old clichéd question "If your house was on fire and you could only save one thing, what would it be?" my answer is always gonna be the dulcimer. It's handcrafted, it's beautiful, and it has a beautiful voice. I bought it from Folkcraft Instruments in 1989; it's in their CSH line, with a Northern Cherry body and a Western Red Cedar soundboard. They still sell it; here's the listing. It's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship!
So after I got done posing with the guitar and the dulcimer yesterday, I took some close-ups of the dulcimer itself, so you'll all get a chance to look at the beautiful grain and maybe get an idea of the silky feel of the wood. Enjoy!
© 2009 by A. Roy Hilbinger
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Comments: 8
I like this: (Stephen Seifert)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INu3UQ35yVk&NR=1
Listen to this, too! (Dizzi Dulcimer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HnRZlMiKQ
(nyckelharpa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fw2eTvYUcE