Hammered dulcimer is a book that uniquely focuses on improving the everyday elements of dulcimer playing. Shop and buy exercises for hammer dulcimer sheet music. Getting into hammered dulcimer is designed as a crash course for hammered dulcimer enthusiasts of all experience levels. Hammered dulcimer books archives page 3 of 4 dulcimer. Our easytoassemble kit for making your own hammered dulcimer hammers will save you a ton of money, and only take an afternoon to assemble. The d670 is our ultimate chromatic hammered dulcimer.
Building on the popularity of the d650, the d670 adds a feature that players have long been yearning for the ability to play those low, soulsatisfying super bass notes on the right side as well as the left. The hammered dulcimer is set before the musician, who in more traditional styles may sit crosslegged on the floor, or in a more modern style. My web guy will be adding it to my site very soon and ill post an update here as soon as its ready for preorders. To order yours today, click dulcimer shop in the menu above. Hammered dulcimer players download ebook pdf, epub. This book gives the entire background of this fascinating instrument.
Noted musicians who play the hammered dulcimer include. Grassroots has been producing hammered dulcimers of exceptional quality and fine detail since 1976. These two books will take you from the very first day of your hammered dulcimer journey, to the intermediate level of play. Mountain dulcimer looks more like a guitar often hourglassshaped and is played by fretting and strumming the strings. Books on learning how to play the dulcimer, advanced playing techniques, and collections of tunes to play. For most people living in the united states, the hammered dulcimer is a very foreign object that doesnt seem to fit well with other more familiar instruments like the guitar, piano, etc. Capos which come in a variety of woods to compliment your dulcimer wood. The dulcimer shop opened in blowing rock, north carolina in 1971. The d650 is the middle child of the 600 series, our largest hammered dulcimers. Books, dvds, cds tagged hammereddulcimerbooks lark. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. About asheville, north carolinabased national hammered dulcimer champion, joshua messick, breathes new life into an ancient, enchanting instrument. Please allow up to 23 weeks for delivery chris foss at songbird dulcimers has released a brand new 17168 chromatic hammered dulcimer, the finch. Two courses are added at the top of both bridges to carry the missing chromatic notes on the high end, and the three that are missing at the bottom of the bridges are added at the top of the third bridge.
Hammered dulcimer hammers madison dickinsondulcimer. Vintage walter martin sunhearth appalachian dulcimer folk art instrument. Jo and rogers magee began the shop as a craft shop with a few dulcimers. The book was in terrific shape and it worked perfectly for my needs. Weve taken 18 thick blanks of honduras mahogany, lasercut them to sizeshape, and were leaving the assembly a spot of glue and sanding start with 120 grit sandpaper, finish with 220 grit paper to you. It quickly became a dulcimer shop devoted to the appalachian dulcimer and other traditional instruments. You can build a hammered dulcimer with a clear, brilliant voice from readilyavailable materials and using building skills that are little different from those required to build a box. It is laid out in a 19189 configuration, meaning that there are 19 courses of strings on the treble bridge, 18 courses on the bass bridge, and a 9course super bass bridge on the left, which provides the lower octave as well as some of the chromatic notes. My new book, classical masterpieces for hammered dulcimer is allllmost here. This book, consisting of hundreds and hundreds of ideas and images includes 5 main sections.
This 12, 2 12 plus octave instrument has a baltic birch ply top and back, solid maple side rails and solid walnut top and bottom rails. Steve eulberg, dj hamouris, dusty thorburn, kay bolin, laura devine burnett. Founded in 1972, elderly instruments started as a small store with a handful of instruments. Hammered dulcimer solos paperback january 19, 1990 by carrie crompton mrs. This easytounderstand, fully illustrated, stepbystep book teaches everything you need to know to advance from a brand new beginner, to the intermediate level of play.
Master works is a small group of craftsmen located in the rural southeast corner of oklahoma dedicated to handcrafting hammer dulcimers, bowed psalteries and accessories while offering mountain dulcimers and other instruments that are easy to learn. Do not want to ship due to concern of shipping damage. Hammered dulcimer sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Each song is played slowly for students to learn by ear in addition to reading notation. Songbird dulcimers blowing rock nc songbird hammered dulcimers by chris foss. Hammered dulcimer arrangements from advanced beginner to advanced levels transcribed from the recording a celtic fair. It is an all solid wood instrument with a cherry top and back. Some mundane fundamentals of technique may seem mindless and appear to need no attention.
Festival hammered dulcimer weather proof, sounds great. Nomadic minstrels play fur elise at battery park book exchange and champagne bar by nomadicminstrels. The hammered dulcimer is a stringed musical instrument with the strings stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board. The hammered dulcimer has a beautiful, rich, full sound and has been used throughout the world for many cen. This book and accompanying audio are designed for a rank beginner who knows nothing about the hammered dulcimer, providing them the tools to make music. Beginners guide to hammered dulcimers dusty strings. Over 40 years later, weve grown into one of the worlds most respected sellers of. Dulcimers in duluth dulcimers in duluth instruments. All hammered dulcimers are handcrafted in the usa jakes cabin dulcimers blowing rock nc jakes cabin dulcimers formerly rick thum hammered dulcimers meadowlark. Hammered dulcimer instruction books, music and more. Antique hammered dulcimer zither 1800s square head. It was mentioned in a log book of a ship bound for jamestown in 1609.
Festival hammered dulcimer just imagine youre having fun at a festival, outside taking a workshop, and it starts to rain on your expensive masterworks or dusty strings hammered dulcimer. How to make and play a hammered dulcimer diy mother earth. This is music that has been passed down vocally, or learned by ear instrumentally, and derived from countries where many of our ancestors originated. Book, dad, daa, mountain dulcimer for children, dulcimer players news, audio podcast, bing futch, danny shepherd, color and play method, book and cd, childrens book, childerens instruction method, cardboard dulcimer fish design. The online dulcimer shop 401 lotis way louisville, ky, 40207 usa. The material covered in this book illustrates how to enhance simple melodies to showcase their inherent musicality. Songbird 148 chickadee chromatic hammered dulcimer. You dash for cover, but your instrument is still wet.
Click download or read online button to get hammered dulcimer players book now. It focuses more on history than specific instructions, so this book would be better as a supplement to another instruction book. Sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. For a lifetime of enjoyment, order your grassroots hammered dulcimer today. Hammer dulcimer played by chet parker released in 1966, when the hammered dulcimer s future was uncertain, this album features medleys of mostly old time fiddle tunes played on this psalterylike instrument. Over two thousand sold in the united states and ten foreign countries. Kendra ward and bob bence hd cheat sheet common keys. Oct 17, 2006 the rakes of kildare played on an oakwood acorn hammered dulcimer by janetta fairbairn. Master works hammer dulcimers and bowed psalteries by. Mar 20, 2015 this sizeable collection of hammered dulcimer tunes brings together over 225 oldtime and celtic traditional tunes that are commonly heard at gatherings of oldtime musicians.
It comes with a case, instruction book, hammers and a. Playing the hammered dulcimer in the irish tradition. You too can learn the hammered dulcimer with this book. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This nicely produced set starts with a short introduction on learning techniques and approach, followed by a repertoirebuilding collection of 43 tunes in both standard notation melody line only and tablature. Mountain dulcimer for children childrens dulcimer kentucky. Introducing the linear chromatic hammered dulcimer steve shmania on. The hammered dulcimer cheat sheet is your quick reference guide to all the basic chords. Choose instruction cds and books choose jess dickinson click the first book and purchase. There are lots of good dulcimer arrangements of familiar songs on the internet, or in books mostly published by mel bay. The construction of the top for the finch model is a completely new and novel way to eliminate the problem of changes in solid wood due to humidity and temperature. The dulcimer kits are about the same difficulty level as a model airplane.
Many of you have seen the ad in dpn for it and are looking on my website to order. It has amazing projection without being overpowering. Please allow up to 23 weeks for delivery an augmented 1211. The book is especially geared toward the advanced beginner to intermediate hammered dulcimer player. The ultimate hammer dulcimer resource book master works. Sam edelston, featured teaching artist faculty includes. Dulcimer wall hangers in a variety of styles for both scroll head and guitar style head to display your dulcimer on a wall. Hammered dulcimer books our collection of hammered dulcimer books, dvds, and cds. This book is great for beginners or even intermediate players of the hammered dulcimer. This collection includes some of the most beautiful and endearing melodies from the celtic tradition.
To help optimize learning and musicality, the pieces are presented in a number of different formats. Hammered dulcimer is the type we make, and it is played by striking the strings with a pair of special mallets called hammers. In reality though, even the most basic essentials of dulcimer playing can hold us back without careful examination and precision. The lowest note is the a two octaves and a bit below middle c. Aug 03, 2015 dirt simple hammered dulcimer is written so that the carefully selected tunes are the true teacher. This book focuses on the spatial nature of the hammered dulcimer with the purpose of gaining mastery of the organization of the instrument. Hammered dulcimer hammers diy kit folkcraft instruments. Find the 4 most important chords in the 6 most important keys on your hammered dulcimer. However, you can use any music for the hammered dulcimer as long as it is in the dulcimer friendly keys of c, g, d, a or the relative minors of these.
The dulcimer shop is located in the martin house next to the park, in downtown blowing rock, nc, and is operated by bill and jewel magee. Amazing hammered dulcimer player in central park nyc. Building professional instruments since 1978 davids dulcimers are the best quality, professionally preferred instruments on the market. Today, however, it is obvious that dulcimers have come to america from many cultural. History of the hammered dulcimer a woman playing the hammered dulcimer in the painting hashtbehesht palace santur in iran, 1669. To see free hammered dulcimer instruction videos, choose below and click. We combine a variety of selected materials to make musical instruments with superior tone quality and exceptional tuning stability.
Maggie sansone hammered dulcimer recording artists home. Including the repertoire section, the hammered dulcimer handbook, book i includes 40 arrangements written in standard musical notation and in kendras unique tab system. I will rise hammered dulcimer album version music download. I do read music, but where do i get music for the hammered dulcimer. Hammered dulcimer friendly and also playable on fiddle, mandolin, tinwhistle, recorder, flute, etc. Handson learning is made easy with the accompanying online audio download. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Tableau, moustache, musical instrument, folk costume, uniform, men, women, kid, yard, hat, dulcimer, maidenhair, theater performance fortepan 9569. The hammered dulcimer also called the hammer dulcimer, dulcimer, or tympanon is a percussionstringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board. Mailing address cedar creek dulcimers 408 river bluff dr. Hammered dulcimer sheet music and music books sheet. Excellent book and cd set for learning hammered dulcimer or improving your skills. Mountain dulcimer accessories craggy mountain music. The fourteen song titles, in standard notation, offer a variety of styles and are presented in the following format. Typically, the hammered dulcimer is set on a stand, at an angle, before the musician, who holds small mallet hammers in each hand to strike the strings cf. They are beautiful and easily played on the hammered dulcimer without needing too many chromatic notes. Jess dickinson recommended hammered dulcimer hammers.
A variety of dulcimer cases in both soft style and hardshell to fit different sizes. Be transported as he weaves cinematic stylings and endless imagination with virtuosic performances. Call or email if youd like to visit the store so many dulcimer options. The dulcimer book was written by the acclaimed mother of the dulcimer jean ritchie. To order the essential hammered dulcimer instruction manual that corresponds with these videos. Dusty strings chromatic series dulcimers are professionalcaliber instruments and are widely regarded as being among the finest hammered dulcimers available. Dulcimer hammered beginningintermediate digital download composed by mark alan wade. This tape features howie and ann mitchell playing and singing duets on the hammered dulcimer. Jump to navigation jump to search noted musicians who play the. The 600 series models have often been called the grand pianos of the hammered dulcimer world because of their large range and deep. You dont have to follow her method of notation or you can, depending on what is your choice. It requires fairly basic woodworking skills such as sanding, gluing, hand trimming, and putting on a finish. Downloadable as sheet music files or as midi files hundreds more tunes in the kitchen musician books sheet music in gif, jpeg or pdf form plus midi click on titles for sheet music, on midi for midi. Nicolas senn hammered dulcimer duet with 8 year old alessia 2010 by theyodelor.
The hammered dulcimer handbook, book i also includes a companion cd containing all of the scales, exercises and other musical instructional material. It is organized by key, with the four most important. Each lesson builds on the lessons that preceed it, and makes it easy to master the fundamentals of playing this great instrument. Hammered dulcimer beautifully made peg earl padded case two sets of ham. Throughout the late middle ages and the renaissance, the dulcimer remained a popular instrument in both eastern and western europe. Hammered dulcimer kansapedia kansas historical society. Paul haslem compositions for the hammered dulcimer free for you to download, print off and learn.
Another great beginners book from madeline macneil, explaining every aspect of playing the hammered dulcimer. Home store books print hd cheat sheet common keys hd cheat sheet common keys price. The large body size produces the same deep, full and resonant tone as the d600, but the d650 extends the bass range downward to a1. Jess dickinsons hammered dulcimer basic instruction manual is now in its 5th printing, and is a bestseller across the united states and in many foreign countries. Buyer wants instrument shipped at buyers risk please include shipping to price. Introducing the linear chromatic hammered dulcimer. Songbird finch chromatic 17168 hammered dulcimer lark.
This is a delightful collection of some of the most dearly loved and familiar classical melodies of all times. A beautiful and captivating listening experience, joshuas musical artistry is influenced by celtic, world, renaissance, folk, and classical. A hammered dulcimer is usually set up on some sort of stand or leg. Ive reorganized the tunes to the recordings they are found on. The ultimate hammer dulcimer resource book is a must have for every hammer dulcimer player. Dulcimers classified area this classified ad site is for. Tips on playing, scales, basic melodies, harmony notes, and much more. This book and accompanying audio offer an indepth look at how to add accompaniment and embellishments to melodies on the hammered dulcimer. Jun 04, 2014 hammered dulcimer whippoorwill mahogany top 1615 course 3 octave perfect sound quality to use professionally prefer buyer to pick up instrument. Published by mel bay publications digital sheet music m0.
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