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Aa at' th1s 1.aue the D.P.N. v111 be pub11ah1ng on a quarter17 baata. 1;.hl.n~. ha..... proap'ted '\.b.1.a aove t.o t.he pu.b11.abhlg ot a 1arger qual"'t.er17 i.aue (t'our t~8 .. year) ~.t.ead at' bl-aont~7 1 •• uea (s1x t,1mea a year).. rlrat.. post.ag. raws haTe ~e.nt.17 Jumped up )O~ - 80 "'. can eave

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ao . . ot' t.bat. b1.g chunk of' •• ",1 th t.h1.a IDa.... Secon4l.;r. the Edt tor ot' the D .P .N. atl11. cont.1nues to o&r1"7 on the D.P.N. 'task. a1ng1ehandedl.:r. t'ro. t.be ooncept.lon ot' eaoh iSSUB t.o the :t'1nal. at.amp 1.1ck1nS. addre.sing. 0011at.inS and trucking t.o t.he l"ost. Ot't'loe • • • Not. t.o ment.ion the MOUNTAIN ot' oorrespondence t.hat. come& int.o t.he D.PeN. ort'1e8 eaoh day. Al.l. th.1a ma1.l. set.a an.w.red 1..m.trtedlat.e1,. 1n t.he interest. ot' spreading .. prompt. :t'l.ow or du1clmer 1.n1'ormat.lon t.o anyone who .e.ka 1"t. - our cont-1nuing pbllosoph~ here at D.I' . N. (NOTEI It. stamped . se1.r-addreaae4 .n..... 1.ope w1th your 1nqu.1r1.es "ou1d h.lp ua great.1.,. v1. t.h our poat.age bl1.1. too!) So. more l l e 1. now requ1red on the Ed1t.or ' s part (thata me!) to put. 1.ogether each 1&.u.. Tb1. baa been brought about. by our cont.inued excell.nt. growth and t.he work load 1 t. haa o'bvlously brought y1.th l t (at.ll1 looklng :ror • D.I' eN. aecretar:r t.oo!). The ne", move to a quarterly pub1.1catlon "'11.1. 6lve us tJ.ae to prepare you 80_ bet.ter than ever 1ssuea o .:r D.P.N. Th1.a ne", D.P.N. struct.ure "11.1. uso enabl.e u& 1.0 cont.inue our preaent. aubecr1pt.lon and advertlSing apaee rates "'1t.hout. 1".ar 01" having to rUM them at. any t.lme in t.he rorseeable rut.ure (\Dl.l.ess t.h.1nga ge"t. wora. on the ••• marltet. . but. t.hey aay It.s get.t.1ng bet.t..r). The end resu1.t. ba11.. down t.o the ract. t.hat. each lssue vl11 ra1ae 1n vaI.u. by 25': (but. vl.11 be rat.ter 10 content. t.oo!!) and you'l1. get. :rour 1ss\l8 e a :rear inat.ead or au as in the pas t. ye ar. So. t.hat.s our 1mprovement. and t.he resu1 t. w111. _nab1_ ua to CSFER YOU SET'I£R Si:RVIC.S AND It. BEHER MAGAZINE, 'WITH LESS MISTAKES. FOR YOU THE READER. And. we'1.1. at.ll.l. be brlnging you 200 p1.ua f~. or dul.c1_r 1.nto each year Cor a ' •• 00 subscrlptlon - not. a bad dea1.~ Jteep t.hoae cards and 1.et.ters com1.ng.ln . That. 1& wbat. makes D.P~'. YOUR .agazine. Thanks t.o you .artlcle contr1but.ors. corre apondant.a. and t.hougbt1"ul. readers and rr1.ends ",e h ave a 1"\D1 and "'1dal..7 c1.rouJ,at.ed -&6&.1n. about. dulc1mera and rel.ated !.nt.erest.e. Lot.s o-r rolk. are do1n8 lot.s or d1C:rerent. t.h1nSS v1.t.h du1clmera and the1.r muslc. It.'11. keep ua buay. 'bua,. putt.1ng out. D.P.N. 1aaUlBs t'or a 10ng t.1me to come. These !hatrument.s are showlng an l.ncred1b1.y accelerated rate oC growth and popu1ar1t.y l.at.e1y and much t'1ne muslc 1_ being made by t'o1.ks who never made any beCore. The l.aportant. changea t.o now are as ro1.10"'81 The D .P.N.' 8 new ma111ng addre 88 181 THE DULCDCER PLAYERS NEWS

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cover t'or t.h.18 i. ••t» 1. ot' ex-Ca11t'onl1an dul.ct...er 1&4.,.. Moll,. 1. nov re .1d.1ng t'ul.1-t.1me in ~an4 oontlnu.1..ng a. a t'u.l..1-t~ aa poSsible w1 t.h ~r teaoh.1.n.s perf'orm1n6 on t.be dul.c~r. 1:1011,. can be reached 1.n &;nsJ.&nd at. her addre •• a. noted on the *D .P.B. Teaoher. L1.t1nesM elee",here i.n th1.a 1 •• ue. • •••••••

. . . In a reoent. notA t'l"'Oa Margaret. MacArthur .be t.e11. ua her new record tt(n.d Sons. 1It ahoul.d be out. acon - vat.cb tor 1t.! Margaret. 1_ a "'14e17 known and loved Ne'" England rolks1nser and d\1l.c1_r player ot' 10~ experience. Don"~ ever pa.a up a ohance t.o bear ~1a lovell' 1ady .~6!! ••••••••••~.~.~.~.... . . . Do you have an,. .ub.cr1ber. 10 t.he Vancouver area" I '.Ill ne", t.o the &Na and ha. . been dulc1.aer1n6 a1one. Thank ,.ou - Donna Gerdt.s, '624 V. 1.t.h A. . . Apt. 12, Vanoouver, B.C., Canada V6R 2W5 ••••••

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Thanks for takfng the tf~ out during your busy mailing to ~fte - hope you've recovered by now from it and can take a bft of a breather for awhile. B1g mai11ngs can certainly be s&ressful! Hope too that by now you've gotten a secretary - even though you spell f1ne. hch issue of the OPH gets bet't er and fs always so interesting! ~

continuing busy - f1nished up the last class in dulcimer play1ng techniques for this semester last wee~ - we all had a lot of fUn and learned a lot. They learn how to plav and

[ learn how to ca..tJnfcate better. Besides. the p.ay helps. of course. We all had a laugh about how you can't put your dulcimer down once you get â&#x20AC;˘ chance to sit down and start

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patient ",1th me though and have been a big encouragement to continue. Oh, lIlY husband a I just conpleted one of Here, Inc's kits as barter for some ~rk done on ~ old car - put the strings on Frid'Y and it sounded beautiful - came out real nice looking, too - sure hated to deliver ft. Thought you'd get a kick out of my -fan NilÂˇ - I recefved an envelope of thank you notes ff"Oft'l the 4th & 5th graders I played for in October. Jr1y boss had let me off an hour to do the program and I told them I'd love to stay longer, but If I stlYed too long I might get ffred - hence the -hope your boss didn't ffre you~! (Please excuse my errors today!) I '. continuing -.y ~rk on the Modes and will be sending you N.terh l later on similar to the lydian Hode. Takes a lot of time and thought to get it clear enough in .ind to illustrate and explain logically on paper. Anyone who likes traditional folk music should k~ about them. , think, but "ve seen so lfttle on the why's .nd wherefores. "ve got one of tnose .inds that fsn't satisfied ~fth just knowing how to do somethfng _ , ~nt to know why, too - ft's hard to be self-taught. but there's a lot of satisfaction fn learning SOMething thoroughly from scratch. too. About the Pig Nose Amp and the Marcus-Berry pickup - , use then both. The Pfg Hose amp does have a funny-lookfng ~tal projection on the front that looks 1fke a pfg's nose! I've used ft fn locations where there was no electrfcal sourc.e - 1fke Crafts shows, etc. The Ntt.erfes provide enough power - not super-loud, but enough so that the fnnedhte audience can enjoy the soft sounds of the dulcfmer wfthout being deafened efther. 'use a neck IItke. whfch hangs fn 11ttle metal frame stn.lftg on a lace that fastens around the neck. Wfth ft, , can be heard even when movfng about a bft - J get a terrible crfck fn Iqy neck tryfng to stay close enough to a stationary mfke - and' don 't 1fke being "tied" to one either. The pickUp is very very small and fnconspfcuous and pfcks up beaut1fullyft ought to - it's not cheap - that' s where thfs summer's teaching money ~nt! So, plug .ike and pfckup fnto a .fxer, plug into the 8Inplff1er and there you are _ electri'fied!

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r Oh. a short thought - the hammered dulcimer is the folk instrunent of the country "V people came fr~ - Lithuania - called a kanekles. I have a picture somewhere of a QroUD of school children Derformfnq together - they're tauqht from chi l dhood how to olav them . .. ff t ~ver find it again will send it. Thanks again for your encou ra ging words - anDreciatp<1.

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••• CuprlLaurus Dulclmers (P.O . oox 1 53 . r el~on . CA 95013 ) has changed t.h1ne s oroW".d a b tt . [:inc Jo.1chae' h upe: wrlt.es :: • .• •• Now our S ho~ ls s;nal.le r but. ....e hb v e be t te r control. of t.e:r.peM, t.ure And hU!Jl idlty a t.c ! .... e re aort. of e'o l:lE oaci< t.o " c ot.t.af'e lna u s try" 300 a speak . I t.s real.ly a vood chanC'e :nor"!:: t.1 :::8 for ?lay1ne :nus l c and de velo p 1nZ f l:"1e tn a t..ru..<ne:l t. S . " . _.... .. ........ .. _ . .... . Hey ~ ~ 'in . ' v ~ £o t. t. o hel\r :.nt "iled_;:u:t:ol<!!l S~ctn.e:. ~nse:n ble " . 1he y h re ~~ st. b ;n~zlne hnO uo a1 ~ o~ ~ &11 t. he ir own sturf . KIck 5cott o n t.he dule Ime r . J oe _MEiC tt - ~..ll t. tt. r .1[ p l t..!1.o . :.t nd .5he rcy__~l.9..r:l ch - l ' l dd le &: .f1 ute . 'I'hey have 8':'\ &.1 bUT. ou t. FInd sno t.he r due ou t Boon . 1 hey can be cont.ac t.ed a t. : :'ohudavar8 .I,unle . ~241 3:!.,en:'lle:n .,:,t. , Va ncouver . S . -= •• C&n6da ." DIAt..onlB. f o reve r - :';:e ~ l He!lo6 n. ~o - 5 'Junn Ave ., :'.1s810n ::1t.y. b . ;; •• C£o nada .. ... De4r Ph l l l l ? -".te Bon . - Ju a t a short note to t ell you I wrot.e recent.ly to t.o K.C~iS-!.'!L.5:: :;io r'! t o flnd ou t. mo re about pu rchaslne t.he l snrile1k. . Reeieved 8 N r,ly ]a& t :no!"l t.h h nd fle:ured you "'!l i Eht be interested in ils )lioen • S :l ns ... e r . X . Kr 560 Is .100 . 80 (18¢: ina krone) . 'l ne pr I ce seems t.o be about il00 . Also :,e sent me a d U "ferent. brochure :fro:n t.he one you pr1nt.ed (D.P . N . Vall . : 0 . 7.1075 ) a nd t.he one I recl.eved f"ro!D !Jr . Moe whlch I t.houeht. would interest. you . I ~m thinkIng of order1ng one soon and w l l1 let you know if I do and ..... hat. it. 1e lIke '•.;!'len I get 1 1. • ... deat. wl shes . Anne Helen Ros s , 1 22 Maple ~venue. Bala Cynwy~ . pe nnsylvan 1a 190 04. • ••• ~ ••• ~ ... *. ~or-o-:ay

- - - JIU- . ....LLson . - .5o:ne ~1me ago , on an epIsode of 'IThe ',Ia1ton s ", t.he re was a Du1c1~r played . Do you. or any of your readers know the sane , the modal t.unl.ng, a nd .... here I coul.d get the .... o rds &: t.ab s for the song? -- Sincerely , "11lIam P. Earwood, Rt. 11 . Ne .... Lexingt.on. Ohio 43764 ....

_ . The "Spring lhlnp" r es tival 01 t h e ", aln ut. Valley Assoc . wlll .feat.ure a c1'DE!r contest t.hl s ye ar , as ..... e l1 ab a dulc ll:l:ler ..... orkshop by t.he McSpad d en8 . d tlrst. prlz,e for t.he dulcIme r contest w11 1 be i l OO cash . a tro phy . and a 1250 custon Tut T aylq,.r 'Ie:\ll, DulcImer . See ad in t.hIs issue for more part.icula r s . Anot.her :ll?comlne dulc i me r cont.e s t 1s t.he !"eat.ure of t.he "2nd Annual Days I n hlst.or1c Roscoe V1llage , Ohlo . L ast years D . P . N. coverage of t.h i s even t brought them a lot of Inquirles fro m all around t.he cOWlt ry a~d t h IS years gat.hering should be & ..... el l at.ten ~ ed one . They invIte one and all t.o co me and p artiCI pa te l.n t.he contest.s (mo ntaln &; hammered dulclmers) or jus t. co:ne an~ play . For rurt.her Info on t.hi s event com ing up on May 22 &; 2~ cont.act. ; Sandi Gu1nt.her , Dulc1mer Days , 381 H111 St. .• COShocton . Ohio 43312 . Phn j".ason of t.he D.P . N . will be there t. o c o ver t.he event and join in t.he f un . • ....... -

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••• t<:ev1n Ro t.h t.aue-n t a dalcimer class for :nos t of' the mon t h o.f January at New England College In Hennlker, ~ ew Ha:npahlre. Kevin eat the entlre class to subscribe t.o D .P. N . a~d we ce rt.ainl y welc ome t.hem to our paees as new readers and friends . Kevin i8 cert.alnly ou r champion subscr1ptlon gett.er and t.he L .P . N . o .... es h im many t hanits for be 1ng so ac t.lve 1.n the er:forta to promote a rlo .... of information about. dulclmers . theIr mua lc . and t.he1r vast pot.ential • . ..... Kev1n Roth. Un1 o nv11le. FA 1 9}75 •• • ••• . . . ;.. b 1t of' news wh1ch may inte res t D . P.N . re ade rs. I use Ernie Ball banjo st. rln~S on ~y dulclxer . an: I find t.hem excellent . AlSO . there's a n lnst.rUI.e~ t.al t.une by the Allma n Bro s . Band called "~L~1~t~t~1~e~~M~,"~r ~t~h~"," (f'rom the double LP "£nt a Pe a ch") . which sounds really nlce on the d ulclmer. elther picked o r stcu-.. :ned . Pe a ce - '.... l1 1 1 &ro ilonnelly ........... . .. ... . Ey Oolly Ph1l. I ~ '~at listened to Mary ra1t.h Rhol!ids ' album I got thru your ta&.Eaz, lne sto ry and (next. t.o xy ;:iweai8h t"lddll.ng album ) I 've neve r ever he ard suoh a rlne blend of oe11cat. e ha~onies and st. ran gely hypnotiz1ng sounds before~ - ~ hat. a great sound 1ng balanoe among all the strlngs and t h inss~ ~ It.s absolut.ely t.he mos t perrect music I eve r heard In my lire ! ~ ~o fool1n' - and t he ~ot.es that ca:ne with 11. a re more t.han adequa te . If' a person I S p rone t.o !':.e6 rt. at.t.acks, I adv i se t.hem not t o get. t. his album cause It. ~ by far ~he zost. exclt.lne thIng on eart.h fo r t.he price. On cl0'.Id 1. OOQ . OOC1~tly y o urs - Tina Waleki . Oox 5612 . San BeJ"TI.ardlno . CA

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•••• A b1~ ~hanks ror all ~he D . P.~. coples. ~hey are 1.e rrlr lc ~ ~ Got. me wo rked up Bome t.lme _Eo 1.0 6t.art. bul1dlnE dulclmers . To dat.e have made 15 and have ordera ror t.hat. :any reore now . You may 11st. _ as a c raft.aman ot' du].cl=ers on our Canadlan slde or t.he border ••• I've come up wlt.h • ~ovel way ror cO~8t.ruct.lng t.heoack8. I uae rancy hockey st.lcks whlch have lamlnat.ed WOOQS ot' b 1rch. :aple, and maho£&ny . Glued toe::et.her s.nd cut. do"'tl to l IS " s l2,e t.hey cake qu It.e r£ncy !)aclr.8. For t.he a ldes I u&8 ma~le or ~alnut.: and t.ne t.o pa ot' .e.aoned spruce , redwood, cedar and t1r 1n t. hat. order •• • Thanka agaln - Joseph Bab1ak , 8605 157t.h st. ., Ad~nt.on. Alberta. =unada . (~d1t.or·s not.e : Joe Aent. us t.hree nlce color phot.oa at' h 1s 1 n. t.ru.::28:n~a - t.hey look re&lly nlce and 1t._ t.oo bad t.he O.P.:.J . can't. run 80me colo r phot.os . ~ho knows wh at. t.he next. 1.s~ wl11 br1n8 t.hough !). • . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .

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One not.e about. Jim Greeo ry's nice let.t.er 1n 1.he Nov . -Dee . 1975 1aaue or D .P. N . (</01 . 1. :;0 . 7) conce n'l1ng t.he n8J:l8 or t.he du].clme r. From at.udy~g ~ t.he Un !.vera lt. y of .-:lo:n.lean Xus10 J..lbrG r y I round t."'o books whloh covered about every~Qy 's reference t.o "Iju}olmer" in t.he t.h1rd chapter of Danlel. ~he Col~. ~no wrot.e t.he books p rett.y much .ay good luck about. the translat.lon to "dulCime r". bu\.. rat.h er t.o "symohon1." whlch waa a ~ype ot' bagplpe. Sounds l1ke t.hey did t.helr work on t.hat. one, and It. &8e~8 reaeonab~e because t.he ~lpe. are o retty much d1aton1c and a lot eaeler t.o =arch around wlt.h t. han our hammered dul.cl.mer . Some or t.he names t'or it I ' ve t'ound are French - tympanon . Irl _h tlmpen and 1 5 t h cent.ury EnglIsh - dowcemere . Aa t"cr t.he Mount.lli.ln Dulclmer, Mr. Cox of our ori:p'1na1 DulcImer navers =l~b told me he had heard that. ~ Pennsylvania they lrat tried t.o call 11. a harmonica", but. t.here .... as 6. lot. of flack ?ut. up about It. t.hat. t.he y t.ook t.he name ot' anot ;i.e r dlat.on lc 1nst.ru:rt8:lt.' Dulc1 me r. Love--Eddle DeTT . Grect Lake. Du1c1mera. 31018 ~errerson, 5t. . Cla1r Shoree , ~I 48082 . . .. . .. .. . .. .

EDITOR'S NOTa: ~y t.han~ t.o everyone ~ho sent. 1n t.he1r ne w eubscrl n tiona or re-subscr1ot.lona t.h1s :I:ont.n &llQ t-or al.1 t.he nlee let.t.ers t.hat. at.t.ended t. hem . ;~ny than~s a180 Lo you t'olks who have been t.el l ing your Crle nde about. U8. Every t.Ime • ne'W subscrlber say e, "eo and BO t.old me about. D~" we cert.a1nly t.nke not.e and ...·a..,t you t.o know it. 8 appreclatAd very much . The ~ t P t N . BOOKLI3T 1e now uAlng t.he Sch1111nge' d18t.rI butorshlp t.o st.ock =any at' 1t.e t.1t.le • • It. Is really enay and run t.o deal. with t.hese 'tolks and t.hey provlde a wea1t.h or 8eF~lce or epe cial merlt t.o benet'lt. the amal11sh retal1ers who can't. a~ rord t.o stock t~e large au?p11e. or bookS usually required by t.he 1ndlvldual la e pub11eh1ng cOMpanlee . Their eervlce 1s CKat. fo.o t l"&at. and ext.remely court.eoua . You dealera , bot.h ItLr£"9 und amall wll1 1"1nd t.helr service most. usel"ul as a low coat. ~ane or et.ocklng up on a wea1t.h ot' dlverse dulcImer relat.ed Itea:.8 . 'fIrl.t.e t.o Loo ..;chl11'-ns.. 9 / 0 Jeana Dul..£.-Ul!J:: J!h.-2..P . P.O . Box 8 , Cosby, TN 377~2 . They go t.hat extra st.ep ~hat. makes do~~ bus1nesB a JOY! ! - Phil - . .. . . . • • ••• • • • ••

•Lea r Phl1 - . . . riere's a tip Cor t.he D . P . N. (secret_ oC a du1c Imer maker) to asaure a tlght. t'1t. Cor t.h oa. who use commercIal rre~ w1rel ~ter t.he slot.s have been cut. , sand the face ot' t.he flnEerboard w1t.h Ctne sandpaper . Th1e wl11 rl11 ~he fret slot.. wlt.h flne Rawdust . Leave t.he sawdust. In t.he alot.. & put. Q rlne bead 01" whlt.e glue on t.he edge or ~he t'ret t.ang . Now ~h.n ~h. rret. 1e tapped home t.he whlt.e elue wl11 mix w1t.h t.he sawdust. & t'orm • cae t.e t.hat will harden and rl11 any looae spot.e 1n t.he slot.a . The uae oC whlt.e g lue w11l alao allow removal oC rret. should they have to come out. t'o r replacement. at. e. l. a ",\.er dat.e . _ ~ U::;E EpoXY OLUE . ~ Mont.asue , 16 Pat.rlot. xd ., lewk sbu ry, Mass 01876 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dear Phl1 - ••• I have e reatly enjoyed your publlcat.lon and I look Corward t.o each cocy . The 8"'app~ or ideaa 1s great.. My fa m1ly & I are ~ork 1ns. on s. long play album t.hat. we hope t.o h ave produced 'by la~e eumma r . 'tIIte have about 6 t.une. ?reaenlly recorded (dulcimer duet..) w1t.h some over dubb1ng Cor errect. but moa t.ly Just. at.ra1gnt. dulcimer playing on t.radlt.lonal t.unea . We are ~r:.· lne for tL varIet.y and 11. w1ll be a hlgh Quallt.y recording. aa we are doIng 11. 1n 0. co ~erc141 studio "'1~ h proCess10nal equIpment. . Looklng forward t.o anot.heryeBrof :i) . P . N' . Dan Pot.! &::Fam.11v , J773'Wychemere, Jo!emphle . TN

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CIa. & O,.aa job or pl-bl.1.ab1.nc DW.c:t..-r Pl..a,7'U'W Nov.. :Ii:. u toM aoa't. ~r.at.1.Q& aQlU,Z"Cea or l..nt'oraat.1.on 1: ba. . _Ter .-.n. The s-raona1 t..ou.ob.e. cOllb1necl vit.b. the t.ecbnical. :U&:ror.aUon ~

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appea1 to _; :r .. an Iiluat.rator/o.d.&ner reapoadbl. tor the procIu.oUoa or 1.Dt'o.... u.on brocbur.. tor fIq cc-pan;:r. :I ha". -proe.obed- tor 'the ye.&r'a :1 bra". been e1'1&&&ed. 1.n t.Ms work t.he .rt'.ct.1.",a"" •• or .uGh &.D aps--o-ch a. tFtf ua •• tor vaph1.c 0 ' n1 caUon. Pl••_ don' t . . .r cb&D&e Tau.r t'orwa t. •

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toy. l.n the reIIOt.. repon of' t.he Ap~oh1.an KO\U\~ of' Sout.bINat.erh Y1.rc'1-rd.a. 1: l.ean-d how to u.s voodworlc1.ns t.ool.a ud the atteot.i....a US& or wood. fro. a;y F.t.her and Grandt.tbar. both wood cra1't.a. .ft, p1.olWar at7a . ...... n . .ld.-.: fIq own

When :I __ t.- the App.1acld.a1'l DIal.c:t.er abou.t • ~ ace. I roll' djetel.y .nd ooapl..tA17 i.e laY& nth tM 1.rwtl"WHnt. r wrote t.o ...".ry aouroa I ooul.d fi.nd-bu1..l:t. a ooupl.e ot' k:l.t.a_and ..... n boucht. • du1oi._r btd.l.t by Roacoe 1bu ••1 or G&1a.:K:, V1.rc1n1.•• to atuc:Q-. r ba.........d. 1) dul.~r. to elate, d ..... lopl... oonat.rucUon . .t.bod. aDd. hoaeI&ad. t.ool.a a . I bu:1.l.d.. :1 ba". t'owd ou:t. a ooupl.. ot' tbJ.nca I voul.cl 11.0 to pa •• &10" to fIq r.l1aw bul14.ra. (1) The Mapea t1.~-.t.rl~ banJo .tr1.~ ••t. ...ke Cood. cbUobler at.z.i.a&a. The . .t. :l.no1DClea an .xtra t.t.. 5t.h . and )rd .trl.. . . and t.t. 100p .nda n.t. n:1.oe:ly OYer bra•• na.1.1. 1..D the t.&Up1.ece ~or a . . at. job. (2) Wor.,y a..t.nut. wood excellent. dul.o~r •• e.peo:1.a.l..q .C1111U14boa.rda. 'ftd.. wood 1 • ..,ery bard. t.o ~1..nd __ one Soocl .ou.roe 1. the h . . u c oL bu1l..di...a wtdoh were const.ruot.ed du.ri.nc t.!w l.ate )0'. and ea.rl.7 40' •• The b.d..ld.era: or t.aat. era -n1.cl- t.t. vonQ' ,,~. Suc h wood, a ...a1.l.abl.e wbNl t.t. bI.d.l.di.nc...re t.orn down, 1a ext~l,. dry and reo.onant. P'1.n1.abad w1Ul M:l.Jwax Ba.r1,:r __ r::l.can 01.1 St.a1n and waxed. 1t. 1. DOttdnc but. pa"e beaut.1.t'ul..

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Dear Kr. Maaon ••• X' • .oat appreclatl•• or 70ur contr1butiona to dul.o1mer p1a7~ and _k.tne,. t'h1. beautlt'ul.. 81..ap1. In.tl'''Ua:lent n •• d. to be a&4e lmown to the ~ who are an.x1oua to know it without. eYen knoWing it.. That 'a t.h8 Naaon X wrot.a a:r boonet.. "'Moh aa rar . . I ha.... be.n ab1_ to rlnd out. w_ the rirat. pub~loat.1on on bow to tune and pl.q the dul.o1.aer. Your D • baa aa&I .uoh • b16 oont.rlbut.lon. Do you ha.,.. .any aubaor1bers rro. ro1.ka 1n FraDoe. Japan. Au.tral.la • • 'to.' ("Yup· - Ed.) o..r t.ba 7_ara 1. '.,.. Il&4.e dul.ot-are ror peop1. 1n ..... l'7 nat10n but. aa!n1and Ch.1.na. J_~rr!Ta. Jr. pp&.1aoh1&n Du.l.os.-r Corp. atalmton. Yirg'n'a 2"<n

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Dear Phillip ' IF your Dulcimer makinC readers would like to spend more time in the workshop and less time tyinc up loose ends , they should know about Jean ' s Dulcimer Shop , Cosby , Tennessee . Like most i nstrument bullders, we spend a lot or time at arts and craFts rairs and hav e Found the need to stock at l e ast one or two titles in instruction books . Tryin& to locate and then buy small quantities o~ such items at Wholesale is at best a bad dreaM and robs one or valuable ti.e at the workbench. ow Lee and Jean Schillin« have entered the distributLnC Field as a one- source outlet For Books , recordings and accessories £or Hammered and Moun tain Dulcimers . We just received our First sh ipment rro~ them and the prices are Cood and the service is better than excellent ! Inter e sted Dulci.er dealers should write Cor price list an~ terms to.

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I ....POR'I'ANT CONF USION l-~ OR N ICHOLSQN BOOk BUYERS . You folks who have recent.ly orC_ red e1t.her at Roe-I" Nlcho~aon 'a book. f'ro lll our O . P , N . BOCnIST are advlsed t.hat so~. ~ro bl.m8 have come up (1n En~land t.hey have loat. t.raok of ou r )aa t t.wo bulk orders) and 1t t..e 10.8 lcr. e: a8 1"our more "'eeks t l l we can ~. t. t.he m back 1n s t ock a e aln . SORRY FON .KE DELAY !~ . . . . . . . . . . .. . If'' you wan t. t.o ONe:- t.!leee boo4ts please do 80 now &0 8S t.o be sure and get • copy ·.... he'!'l. t.he new ~!l t.c~ ar:",lve. . It. may t.ake a whIle but. t.hey '11 be along •

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•••• Rick an Lorra~~e .... 11 1 be appearlne a t. he Ni S k a yun a Fest.1val lSc."enect.ad.f , :": , Y . ) on MRrC!'l 19t.h l:: 2Ot.!'l . Hera 1 s a good chance for you 'iulct"ar .,eople 1:1 t.!":.e Qrt!R t. o soe , hea r, '\nd !e t. acquaint.ad w1t.h a flne dulcl:r.'I!r lAdj . R.1c '<{ .n..! Lorr a l n~ .... 111 sUl"\l ly be :Dak1ng a lot. of t.heir :fIne ~_13lc ·... :111e t.~el"'\! So don 't. :ulss em' . 11' you c M ' t ca tch em ' live then ge t "'el r :t't..u.."u .... h l ch i s ne wly ou t. o~ t.~e Folk.-Leeacy label . It.'s called Iii'\ " LI VING I X THE Ttu:ES"(r 5 1 - 55 ) and tt. a vREi..T: (Folk-Legacy Re co rds , c / o ~ Sandy &: Carcltne Pat.on, 5haron. Conn . 06059 .) .... _ ...... . Please do not reprint or redistribute without permission. Contact dpn@dpnews.com

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The D.P. N. Booklist The tollov1nS book. and publleatlona pertinent to the dulc1mer w1ll all .v~labl. trom us here at the D.P.N. The proc •• da tram the ••1e or theee publicationa are used to help defray the publlc&~lon coata or ~e D.P.N. YOU'll tlnd the list pretty complete .a regards what 1. ourrently available 1n the way or dulclmer pub11cat1ona.

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"tHE DULClJUR seCX'" by Jean R1.t.chle. The claeaio book abou t du1e1l1ler by It.. lIloat. popular proponent. • • 3......25. each .

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"OULClK&R PEOPLE" by Jean R1tch1e. Should be a part or every aer10us playere collect.lon. Lota or reterene ••• playlng t.1ps. h~.tory. and

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"HOW TO !1 AX THA DYLC:xx.R" by Mart!aret. "1nt.era.. H1at.ory, care, and playing .t.yl.•• tor mount.&~ du1c1mer. 28 aong. w1t.h du1cimer &ccomp&nl~ent . i~ ea . oIP1.AYDIG LEAD DULC~" by Dr . R1chard W1.lkle. Great. book ror hel.ping t.he bltg1nn1.ng or 1nt.e ...edlat.e pl.ayer t.o eaall.y se~ lnt.o the more advanced and 1nt.ereet.1ng .t.y1.ea ot' chording and me10dy pl&y1ng comblnat.lon.. Haa very c1..ar and det.al1.od expl.anat.lona. 1!..&.5:2 each.

"DULCIMAR PLAYER'S ElI,B U" by Phll.1.1p Mason. Cont.aina chordlng, t.uning. at.ru . . ~g , picklng and much, much .ore e •• y t.o execut.e 1nf'ormat.lon . There 1_ & "Supplement. Book" 1ncl.uded wb..1ch contalns t.he moat. comp1et.e and upt.o-dat.e du1clmer ret'erence and eource mat.erlal. ln prlnt.. Extenslve b1bllography and dl.cography t.oo! t.l..a..25 eacb. ~~~;·:. ~('!} . OO) and "MUSteRS D!LtTE ~~ n. two booke at t,&bl,at.urea and Roger. t.wo al.huas done in hl_ great.

DULCIM£R" (f } . 50) playing lnst.ruct.ione f'lnEerp1ck1ng _t.yle. ranee from t.rad1~10n.l. original, and ~11zabethlan. Two books! A muet. Cor int.ermedlat.e or advanced players .

"THA Bi:ST DUbClMAR JQ;'IHOD YET" by Albert. Gamee. N1ce book t.o get. st.art.ed on. Cont.aIJis l.}9 eonga and Iota of' eaay 1nat.ruct.lona on chord playin£. at.ruara1.ng. p1ck1ne-l and not.ing . The aong collectlon & t.ablat.urea aJ.one are worth t.he pr1ce. .~ each.

-THE MOUNTAIN DULCIMER" (How t.o Make l t and Play 1t.) by Howard M1.tchell. This book cont.alna everythlns t'rom pert.lnent. info on bu11d1ng your own inat.rument. \.0 80me help on t.he more proeresalve st.ylea of playing which ext.end t.be poeelbillt.l._ of' t.he du1cImer. .~ each. "FOUR AND TW'ENU- by Lynn McSpadden & Dorothy French. Cont.alns much playlng informat.lon. plus 2. Sreat. _onge and ballad_ for mountain dulclmer 1n bot.h a t.ablat.ure and regul.ar mue1cal notat.Ion. IL.2S. each. "B.RE'THREN WE HAVE ~- by HcSpadden &: French. Cont.&1.na '0 t.rad1t.1onal Hymns '~each.

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-MAKINO AN Al'PALACHIAN DULCI)G;R" by John Bal1.ey. Th1s book on dulc1mer const.ructlon 1_ hl~hl.l thoueht. of. ~~11ah author with 10t.8 of Info .~ .

"TO BUn n At. DULCIKER" by Paul Pyle. A beat. sellln£ booklet. wh1c r.. 18 8%811 but. c ra.mmed w1th int.erest.lns bulldlng 1.nJ"0 by Paul. Pyle or 'Ienne88E'e • .,ll, OO .

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"PLA?l THE DllLCna;R BY EAR de OTHER ~ASY 'WAYS" by Len & Su Haci:achron. 'Ihis

veIl prepared booklet. 18 crammed with good Inf"ormat,lon. Many tlps and augeeat,lone are contalned , a ! one with an easl to f'ollow approach to playln~ theory. Has an exeellent aection on tun1nga!. On l y ' ~ each. "SIKMONS FAM ILY SONGBOOK" by 'fo:nmy &- Jean Simmons .

Cont.alns J} flne f"ol~

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"IN SEARCH OF TH6 WILD DUl.CIMltR tI by Robe r t. Foree & Albe rt. d ' O •• chiL

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"'IHE A P PAl.ACHIAN !'.OUNTAIN DUL ... I¥.E.R BOC K" by Paul Pyle. A £reat. handbook on playing ~n ~he trodl~lonal st~=1n £ a~yle - lo~a of' real ly good po l nters and lota of ~une8 and t.lps. . ~ each. " LIFi: IS LIKE A MOUNT AIN DULCIio5ER'· by Nea} Hellman &; Sally Kolden . "!h1s 1 8 an ex cellent book with chord in e lnfo. tun 1ng a. play 1ne a~yle8. and even 80me ~c hard Fa r1n a ~unes. There i8 &1so a record included ln ~he book of' all the }6 ~unea given in tabla~ure in t.he book . G~'t ~ ~ 1.ta..25 each.

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"BLUE Rl~ BILLX" by Loia Lenaki . An excellent. c~ldren'a book which feature. some dulcimer lore. and much ot.her folklore of the Mount.ain people • • specially designed to ant.ert.a1n and enlighten youne people . 200 pages ~lt.h m&n7 wonde r fu1 i llust.rat. ions. .~ each . (F' ULL-SlZED DRA.... INGS)

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The Mountain Dulcimer Section TH E DULCIMORE ....... Dear Ph1l t r i p to

Be~a,

More again on old dulcimers.

Kent.ucky.

My _1t'e and :I recently made a Which 1.n conjunction w1tb Berea Co118se has become

a center :for t.he preeervat.lon and promotion or the Appalach1an cu1 t~ . The area 18 r1.ch in dul,.c1.mer lore and playera, and well worth the v1s1t. f'or any du1cimerph11e.

ESpBcially not.able 1& the col1ect.lon of ant.1que dulcimers (hammered and plucked) 1n the Museum of' Appalach1a 10 Berea. Many or t.he better known 01dtimers are represented, including W1ll Singlet.on , Ed Thomas , and Jethro

Amburgy. &s well as &omB leeser- known but t.alented b~lder8. The collectlon was assembled by John Jacob Niles . In ssvera1 10catlons in the town, the work. of' more recent dul.clmer bu1lders may be aaen - Bome truly t:1.ne instrument.s are for sale. Other pe1nte of' interest. in Berea are t.he "Log House" where excellent. crai'"ts by Berea College st.udent.s and other craf't.Sm&n are sold. including du101.mers, and The Berea Co llege Library where a n1ce Ledf'ord instrument. is on display, as wel l as an ant1que sche1t.holdt- shaped dulc~er. For t.hose "'ho have read Chet Hines I dul.c1mer book and m1.gh.t be th1.nk.1ng or seek1ng out. t.he Renfro Valley dul.c1mers, an update 1s 1n order . John La1r . owner of' the 1nst.ruments, held an auot1on last. summer and the d\ll..c1.mers have been dispersed to rar conters. flenf'ro Valley 1s a rew m11es south of Berea, and rema1..ne a center of Appalach1an mus1c. On the play~ s1de or things I've recent.1y added at.rap buttons to my dulc1.mer . St.and-up players (Al d 'ossche & Bob Force, for example) have used t.hese ror some t1me. but. i t can be ad8ft.ed to t.he a1t.t..1ng players needs by running the strap under the knees . It s eepec1al1y useful ror qu1.ck passages played 1n a chord1ng style and el1.m1nates the rear of' sending your du.l.c1mer fly1ng on a s11de. YOU'd be amazed at how much cleaner you can play when you can keep pressure on t.he fretboard w1thout worry1Jlg about the instrument sh1f't.1ng . . • I'm enJoying D.P.N. great.ly - t.hanks ror a good publ1cat1on . Doug Murray 1013 North 5th Ave. Apt C Rome, Georg1s }O161 . . . . .Dear .Phil - Congratulations on a trul.y..1"1ne publ1.cat1on . I 1earned about. 1t. f'rom Kat.e Luke, who pushes DPN at. every opportun1t.y . She's an excellent. maker and player . and well liked .1n the T1dewat.er area of Virginia. I've been making dul.c1mers for about. 6 years now, and have been doing 1.t. :rull t.1.me f'or t.he past year or so - which adds up to about. 250 1.nst.ruments . Many of' these go out. of' the area. and I woul.d ~1.ke t.o request inf'ormatlon about t.eachers . You've been publishing a short list. of t.eachers. but. I suggest. a concert.ed effort to "'ork up a card :rile 1n your office which cou1d be a re so urce l.n exchange for a S.A.S.E. My spec1al need r1.ght. noW is for an elementary (beginners) t.eacher in t.he Mchmond, Va . area. Perhaps a ment.1on l.n D . P.N. could get. a name & phone number for my customer. Your readers may be 1nt.erest.ed t.o know t.hat Old Dominion Un1vers1t.y in Norfolk, Va. has had a non-credit. course in making and playing t.he plucked du1c1mer for a couple of years. and has Just st.arted a make & pl.ay course for the hammered du1c1mer. Bot.h these courses use k1ts. regul.ar classrooms. and do the Job va ry quickly. • • Dulc1mers are popular 1.n t.he Tidewater (which inoludes NorfOlk. Portsmouth. Va. Beach and Chesapeake , mostly). Rambl1n' Conrads Gu1t.ar Shop and Folklore Cent.er sells k1t.s. f1n1shed 1nstruments and provides lessons. I'm the main dulc imer teacher there. and aleo give .tn-home lessons • • • Thanks for a great. publ1cat1on. --- George Hendr1ckson DulCimers, P.O. Box 41, Portsmouth, VA 23705 . . . . . . . . . . .. . Please do not reprint or redistribute without permission. Contact dpn@dpnews.com

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.I I II ~~'~i§;~Deo ••be" 1975 __ .' _ ' .. . _ MITch. An 1.ntervle'" by Kevin Roth @)1976 b,. bv1.n Rot.h

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Ho'" did you set. 1nt..ereat.ed 1n p1ay1.ng t.he Mount.aln Du1clmer7

"'.11, 1: re •• mber being 1n m'7 l&st. 7_ar or co11ege about. 1954: 1: heard aome reoord.1..ns,B by Jean R1t.chie and X l1lted t.be sound ot 11. so I became ."'are or the Dulc1Jaer at that po1.nt.. I vaa alreac17 in II. .folk club at Cornell Univeraity and shortly att.er that I had t.he chance to vls1t. a Doct.or Ascher Treat..1n Dumont., Ne", Jersey. It. had turned out t.hat. he had 'two du1c1.mere t.hat. he had collected. He had been int.erested 1n colleot.~ aome tolk music alao. One even1ng he showed these t.o me, and played a tev Bonga: and about. 10100 he indicawd t.hat he waa ready t.o ret.1re tor t.he even1ng and lett. me w1th the lnatruments. 1 remember be~ taB1.n_t.ed vit.h them and playing on the. tor what. aeemed t.o be Just a ahort wh1le but. when I looked up 1.t. was about t.hree in the morning. I waa thoroU8hJ.7 hooked at that. polnt.. That. ",aa m.y consc1ent.10ualy aware point. ot get.t1ng 1.nto It.. Many people •• em to t'ind a kind ot mag1cal sound w1thin t.he Du1c1mer. Do you t.h1nlc: you coul.d descr1be Just what. 1t. 1s about. the DuJ.c1.mer that. t.urns people on 'to the inst.rument1

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I know that. t.he drone aound (As you know t.he Dul.caer haa aome st.r1ngs t.hat em1t. t.he . . . . tone all the time) and ~h.t part1cular sound ot the drones againat. the melody has alway. appealed to me. Exactly why I don't know but.. aince 1t ba. that qu&11ty 1n 1t., and 1t's klnd ot a .trans- sound, or 1t. "'as to me back t.hen, I v •• drawn t.ovard. it.. Seema t.o me I had heard bagpipea by then enough to like that sound &180. V•• t.here .uoh ~ormation about t.be dulcimer "'ben you tirat. aaw or heard ot it. Which vas about when? It. waa 1954 or ao. I don't reme.ber be.ing a"'are or it. other t.han throus,h Jean R1tchJ,.e. I don't. even remember seemS a p1c ture ot It., except. perhaps on a record Jacket. Waa it. about a coup1e ot' montha att.er that that you bul1t your t l r . t Du.l.c1mer1

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Probably a coupl.e or mont.h. art.er hearins the record I met. Dr . Treat.. Oh yeah, arter I met. h1m X went back to Cornell, and I immed1atly went down town and got some scrap wood at. t.he lumber ml11. and conatruct.ed one v1thin the week. How did that part1cular Dulclmer turn out as tar aa looks, eound, etc?

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Well 1t. had t.hree strings. I used SUit.ar atr1nss becauee I d1do't knov &ny bett.er, and 1t va. tuned do-sol-do, Which 1a the M1xoly41an ttminS. It bad a kind ot low barit.one aound t.o i t beoauae ot the heav:r st.rings. It va. made out. or plywood, and I suppo_ 1.:t' I vere to li..ten to 1t. now it. "'ould have that. plywood Bound, but back then 1.'t waa very eat.laCy 1ng. It. Bounded great. to aae. He." many

the Mount.ain Du1c1mer type have you made .inoe t.hen1

mil Ob, about. 60 or so. X have a record ot mak1ng, about 70 - 75 but. .ome or tho_ were not. Mountaln Dul,c1mera, so 1 gue.s 1 t vas about.

You are very "'ell known and respected tor t.ak1.ng, on a nev idea aa rar a. t.he Cour-atr1.ng dulcimer 18 conc.rned; the re11et cuts and all the ideas t.hat. you "'rote about 1n your book and record eet on Folk Legacy. HOII TO ~ '" PLAY THE y.oUNTAIN DULCIMER (Art..,. & FaahJ.on). D1d you rind record~ and wr1tlng the book to 'be much or a problem as tar •• settlng your 1deas acroas 1n a way that would be helpt'u1 to others1

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No. It l • k1nd ot' runny. The vr1t1ng ot the book .tarted to take tortro. the gradual. growth or ~ enjoyment ot' work1.Dg w1.th the 1.natruatent. So 1.1. wa~ ' t a de11.be~tA . . . perat.e aot1.on ot .OW I. &Ill .1.tt1.n6 down and atarting t.o wr1 t.e about. 1.t.. :I gradual.l.y be~ t.o t.h1nk about. 1. t. and t.hen I began t.o try a t.r1al. pre_nt.&t.1on ot' t.M broohure. n. reoord1ng _.aiona prett.y muoh went. aJ.ons t.he . . . . wa,. in that. I thought &I1d oreated 19&. risht. there on the apot. I had a ro1J.6h idaa ot what. I wanted t.o 40, but .aat.l.,. ve oreat.ed th1Dgs r1ght. there on t.he apot.. lIbere 41d t.he or1.g1.naJ. 19&- ot' thia kind ot &- book and reoord. a.t. 00_ troat

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Ha! That.ls a tousb on•• At.

t.hJe t.1a. X vaa writ.ing t.he book, X va. pbot.oes:r&Ph7 a.nd act.1.Te 1.n 1.t.. laO Z va. pl.ay1nES aro\D1d vit.h. phot.ograph1n6 th1n6. and enjoying the proo ••• ot' · putt.1ng 1.nt.o wordA t.he conoe,pt. and experlenoe. t.hat I had, ao that the Dul.c1.aer broohure wa. a nat.ural. out.-growth ot' l.1.k1ng t.o 40 thoee t.h.1.ng. and haying a part.lou1ar Bet. ot' exper1.enoe. t.o ahaze. 1nte~.t.ed 2.n

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Were 1'OU .... r aware ot' t.h• t.hat. 1t waa going t.o have t'or &1.1. t.he Dulolm.er _kers and pl.a,.era around the worl.d7

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1. can re.a'ber be1ng t'ul.l.1' s..-r_d in t h e a ot. ot' preaant.1ng 1de.8. I oan .l..o re_aber tan't .a1a1ns t.hat. 1t. woul.d be ot val.u. t.o peop1.e, but. I don't th1ni I va.. aware ot 1t. be1Dg aa atrong ot val.ue aa 1t. t.urned out. to be. M7 .ain awaren.ss w•• Juat. a hel.1 ot a good t.1ae .

Are 1'OU pl.e._A w1t.h t.he re.ul.t..7 You •••• t.o be in t.he th.e rat.her ot t.he dul.o1aer. (Much 1a\l6ht.er)

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St1.11. keep set.t.1n' l.et.t.era. What. 1a n1ce la t.hat. What. I .a1d or d.1dn It. aa,. in t.he book ha. reaul.t.ed 1.n peopl.e oreat.1Dg ldeaa t.hat. are beyond anyt.h.1.ng that. I woul.d h&~e t.hought. ot. So now X'a get.t.~ a 10t. ot' nev ldaa. trom peopl.e Who are enJo;rina work1nS vlth Dulo1lR.era in t.eraa ot t.he1r own baokground and exper1enoea. Xou are no 1.onaer invo1.ved wlt.h t.he d\1l.01mer on a proteeelonal. baale aa tar aa reoord.1ng, bu1.l.d1n.g, and Juat. being on t.op ot' thing_ are you7 That.' a r1ght, 11m not. • .Do ,.ou ever erpeot. to get back int.o t.h. t1el.d or eta,. aem1.-ret.lred a8 t'ar •• be1ns aot.1T1.y inTol...,..d on a oo_ro i &l. baala'? ~.

have no speoUl0 t.hoU6ht. ot get.t.1ng back into 1t. It. vaa aort ot' someth1ng I vant.ed to do and :I &coo.pl.lahed 1.t.. Th,.re waa a per10d ot t.1me when I got out. ot' p1ay1ng aua10, but. in the 1.ast. t'.w weeka I ·v. redl.aoo~ered how muoh t'un 1t. va. t.o pl..y mU81.0. and ao :I'm. at.art_ 1n6 t.o do that -gam - Juet in l.1.T1ng rooma wlt.h good t'r1enda. Bu.t. doing 1t aot.1.vl.y t.ake8 a 10t. ot energ7 and t.1.ae. and I don It. ha..t.hat. muoh ene:rg;r or t.1.me t.hat I want. t.o devot.e t.o t h at. pa.rt.1.oul.ar t.h.1ng. I

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CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT ISSUE

.In t.he next D.P.N. issue Kevin covers much int.erest.ing ground 1n the conol.usion ot' th1.s 1nt.ervlew wit.h Hovle Mlt.ohel.l.. Many t.hanka t.o both Xevin and Howie t'or mak ing it. po8slbl.e t'or D.P.N. readera. Some n1.ce phot.oa ot' Howie and his inst.rument.. v111. al. 80 accompany our ooncl.ud.1.ng inst.a1.1ment.. Wat.oh %'or t.he NBLUSH PHOTO" cent.ert'ol.d!

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THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN PLUCKED DULCIMER r " , ,h, .. ,

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,HTRODUCTIOH This arlJcle d~ls .... ,Ih Ihe ArP .. 1.... h' .. n 'lI",u n1;lln Plucked Dul(:lrn«. _hk:h b .. n In~lrumcnllh.ll h.u been cnJO)ln, ;II rcma" .. hk .and .. en. I"run,.un..cd comcb:..C'~ In Ihe p;a~1 (C''''" "(,.I," 01 rcnevocd Inlcr~1 In Ame-ftc .. ·s (oiL hcr,t",c 1 h"ml.full\'. Ih." ".and ,n*numcnl I~ no ... .... ~urc<t of , .. I.,n. ,u rtnrcr place In our ,,,;h n.lln.n .. 1 hent ..,,,, The dull.., rncr don In,Jerd (ulfilllhc .. 1.lIm .. m...Jc (or Il lh .. l I' Ii .;limon, lite ... mplnt \..II .. II "roni!ed '""'rurncn!i to 1"1.. ) ""'d nul ~,.,h , .. Il C.l"~ In pl.l .. " but II ,\ lliso .... p .. blc ,,( I"rudu..:.np: 'en be .. utllul lona o(' "Crr:dlhlc " .. «Inc ........ Ilh Ju .. t Ih~ mmlm .. 1 apphc.. llon or oJ Ie ... 'Imrh: I'll .. , m~ 11::.:1'"11.11,.1':", ell"ll) maJolcfcd h) .. n)une e .. en II .. tlU h.ne ftC.'\cr pl .. )ed .. mu,"", .. 1 In'-'lumen! heh_r.: II ""u

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ANATOMY Prior 10 pl"),ln, lour fit I tOn(l lOU must. of cou~. lunc up the ",,,n«-, of )OU, dulcuncrBefore tr)"nl 10 acxompJi\h th.s. let us C'.Im,nc: the .. nalomy of Ihe dukomer and delermlnc .... h ..t sl"nl os .... h .. t . ..s .. ell .. ~ .... h'" the nllmes are ror the ~ar,ous othc.r p;i,IS of the dulc,mer The follo"',n& ck:sc:"P"YC IlIu~t","on hQUld sc:r.. c. to m .. ke .0.11 IhlS qu,te dcar (sec dl;iln.m 1) (",£kT NU.)

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TU""',.,G THE DULCIMER I u lune up ~1'o.Ir tJukuncT In'O lhe " .Itur .. C\ ul ( tumn, ' .. 1....1 ..... lIed lhe I.-n'.ln tun,", IIhl\kl. "IU ""mph t ... ne: Ihe h ...." "ll1n, '''t"n", 1, h' the ( ho"l"" nuddle (. . .. nd the tI:m,lI",n~ ' tr,n ~, I .. th ... (. th ... tlln ..... ht}!h ... r Ih.ln Ih,: ...1.... .. ! nn~ ( "'Il-." 1 h'" lun,",101 ".11 .. 11., .. \t.u hI p l., .. ,IM \ ... 'n~ In !he "C!o ,II l ... nd the ~.tle Id.· hIli .. , Ion th ........ ~ •• , ( .... 111 t'Iocl!'n..l' ,hie Ih'roJ Ir ...1 .., Ih ... 1,,..1 .. trmr .. noJ .. ,.ntonuc" up Ihe I,.... " .n "rlk, .m Ihe ","I ... tr,n, unlll \ tlU h .. \c ":,,mple.cd the ...... 1.: .. t Ih ... 10th Irct I h..: rullu"lIIF- ,IIU .. u .. t",n -.h..... .. Iho: 1ok.'.I",1O "llhe l tumn~ upcn "lfln¥- Jm..:h.: .. h" the: oJu!..lnler "Innjl" l. lumn,lol a .. nnlcoJ on .. r, .. nn ke.tk, ...,d,~ dl .." .. m 11 C.OIT;"~ --+-

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Your meIod)' atri ... (Clt'SI lUi"&> will now pIIIy tbe nota indicated in the diqram numbel' "' for ~ property f{dted position of lhe fint strin,. Incidentally. a Htrinl banjo pitch pipe in the C notation has the proper pitches for tunin, up the dulcimer into the: C tuni",. U_ the barUo third atrina pitc:b (0) for the: dulcimer'. first aod second :Mrinp., the banjo fourth. st.ri.n& pitch (C) for the: third beu atrin,. To tune into other commonl)' u.scd major lunin, kC)'$. refer to the "If~ ClIplan.atOf')' chan w hich follows.

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.RETTING TECHNIQUU Yau can pia)' the aona COfttaincd in ttaa u1idc in an)' major tuni.nc key b), simply (oRow;na the dulcimer frc:ttina position numben aocated just below the musical rhythm notation of lhe JOn, (the notes). The words of thc aona appear beneath the: frc:ttina position numbers f« the melocl, Itr~ in" and wiD hdp lrally to let you ICC where a note IilS into the words ohhc.ona.. Abo included at the bqjnnin.l of each sona-a. the: time: si,nature notation (how man)' beau 10 cac:h measure and what nOle sets what beat). For e.u.mpk, a sonl in 2/4 time &ell two beau to tbe mc:uurc, and a 1/ 4 note (quarter note) one beaL The mcuurcs arc lined orr within the boud--in KCt.ion con~ tainina thc (rc:ttinl position. numbc:n.. Let'. pIJr)o the foUowinl ramiliar sona. - Oh! Suaanna- as a umplc in order to FltM hanlof how easy it reall)' is 10 play the: dulcimer errecti... ~

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First you must act your dulcimer tuned up into the Major key of C tunina. as dc:scribcd prevlold-I)'. Now for the actual playina ,OU will UK either your Iinp:r (any fin,er will do. but the inda Iinler has the best fk.xibiliIY). or a plastic pick (strum· mini stick). It must be fluibk: and can be cut rrom a plastic milk or soap ju&. U &ina either the strum· m in, stick or the finacr of your riaht hand. you simply strum across all or the: atrinas in time with t.he: r1II)'lhm of the son,. You can miA up )'our suummin& so that 50mttimcs )'ou only brush acroa lhe: &trin.. in one direction, while: at other times you miaht strum in both directions KTOU the: :Mrinp in a rapid strummin, motion. To rret your dulcimer at the proper frets , whkh wi ll produce the melody of your son&. you press the fret. only on the first strinl (the melody stnnl) ., lhe numbcn indicated in the boAed-in SCCIion or tbe son.. A s you strum the rhythm of the IOnl acroa )'our strinp and chanp 1.he: Iirst strln,',

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sound by movin, to varioys freu.. you can play any sona Of tunc very ctrechvdy on the dulcimer. The ranajnina sui..... (ltri,.. 2 and J) arc drone stMnp and just. bun aIona at an uochanpd pitch lhrouahout your playina.. To rRt me first ann, you can either UK the Up 01 your len-hand Index

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finaer to (rom (ret to (rd. or you can UK • short ptcCC of hardwood dowd (about pencil 5lZC) or some aimilu object to .. 1Ck up and down the. rrcu under the rant .sc.nna to produce your nolCi. The proper place to rret the: urina r<K the dc:a.rest kNM .. i mmediately behind (towards the. nut) whateYer rret you are noline. Try playif\& - Ohl Susanna- throulh a rew tima to &CC the han, or it. Ir you have trouble at first With coordinatina the- a.,,,m with 'he. pic.kine oul or lhe mdody on lhe fins. Anna. then IUlrt OUt by first playine a lOne throuch by rllSl jus, pick.ne out the melody on lhe sinek first nrinl (do n' t add lhe .trum until )IOU learn whereaUlhe notes are on the fint atrine) until you ramiliar with your rretba.rd . With just a verylillk bit Orpracllcc you w,lIlOOn be .bk to strum and rret very errcclwely. and *.11 be well on your way to bc:comin, an a.c:clknl duiamer player. I wISh you much reward"" paeuure in )'OUr cfTOfU!

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'l'he preo•• d1ng artlcle "'&8 reprinted :trolll it.a original. appearanoe in t.he "OLD T.lME MUSIC ClAZETm" where It. ori61nall:r appeared 1.n toM Sept ••bar 1975 i.au. 01' t.hat tol.k ~blloat.lon. 'rh1a artiole 1. cU.rec\.ed tow.rd. t.he beginner but. you are oert.a1.nl.:r encouraged t.o 60 ahead and adapt. an,.t.h1ng ot your ovn t.o t.he . . cont.ent.a .a regarda

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a.re Ju.et. part. or l.:be :run or dl.oo .... r1.ng t.he duloimer and it.a ver.at.ilit.y tor 70ur. . lt'. Aa ",e1.l. •• re apondl.ng t.o a ai.pl. _ _ t.y1_ or pl.aylng, the du].c1.mer 18 &l-a oapable otauob int.ricat.e coapl.exlt.y. In moat. reepect._ 1.he du].c1._r 1_ au unexplored lnat.ruaen1..

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Dear PbU, .... I Juat bought. t.hia mont.ha l.aaU8 or D.P.N .. at. !lde r1 Y Inat.r"est.. vhare I work. (By t.he way. t.hey oarry a large aaaortment. 0 books and reoorda on dul.c1mer aa "'811 a8 bot.h mount.a1n & hammer dUlc1mere ma.de by BUl Web_tAr , a :tine 'bu1lder from t.he Detro1t. area - free a.t.Uog on request. t'roml El.derly I n.t. .. 541 i:. .. Grand R1ver, E. LanSing. K.l. 4682,) I t ' . a really fin. i.slM, and I r.el good t.o t.h1ni I can oont.rlbutA at. le.at. part1al. anawer. t.o aome peopl •• reoent. queat.lona in D.P.N ..

Bob Godrrled •• ked about. the "cheva1et" t"or a hurd~-~ Cvlbrat1ns brlde;11 .cor the troapett,.e .trwg). I'm nIX lotere.ted in hurd.y-gurcUe . . .. eno1.o_ .ddre . . . . wh ere he might. get. 1n.1"0. Flret. Rene Zosao. t"rem Geneva. Swltz •• le one or the moat. knoV1.edgeab1.e peop1.e I know 1n thls area. Hl. addreaa le: 2 rue de 1.a Boul.aogeu1. 1204 Geneva. Swltzer1&nd. Ano~er 5wl •• Cr1end vho a180 mlght he1.p 1. C1.aude Roohat. Hia addrea. la: Co1.1.ese. CH1351. Rance •• S."itzer1.and. One 1.a8t. vord to Bob Qo41'ried: I met a fSU7 at Fox Ho1.10V thla year who ~1.t & Cl.at.-backed hur4y-gurdy and ls 1n to modernizing t.he instrument. (ror good or evl11) . Anyway. he bas pian. ror a vle11.e and "'as ta1.k1og about lnata111ng a cheva1et on hl. instrument. Hla addre •• ls 1 Richard 1 Rodgera, 1001 Rockvi11e Plke #l. 71.4. Rockvl11.e. )(J) 20852. s.rore 1 end t.hls longwlnded 1etter I have a coup1a or r1na1 t~a to aay. First. you 21ght. not1ce t.hat. ~. ".t.at.lonery" ls re&l1.y a tl.yer ror t.he co cree house I nm . Thls week ve're hav.1.ng a Cine workshop wl~ lAo Iret.z.n.r Crem A2 (he t.eachea dulc1mer at. Herb nay-J.d'. Guit.ar St.u4.1o 1n Ann Arbor). He p1ay. 1n Marsaret. MacArthur'. wonderCul. pul.1.-orr r1ng:er at.ru:lUD1ng st.y1.. . It. should prove run ~ Ve' roe expect.ing about. 10 pl.ayar. 1.0 abow up. Laat.1y. 1 1earned a neat. play~ 1dea rram 8O. . one I met. at. El.d.r1y Inst.rument.s who va a int.rlgued wlt.h chromat.lclsm on t.he du1c1mer. 1C you have a __ at.rmg dul.cber t.uned t.o an,. .t.andard t.uning. al.1 t.ha chro . .t.l0 not.e. can be obtalned on t.he me10dy st.rinss by t.uning t.he rlrat. t.vo etr.1n~a i .t..p apart and alt.ernat.1ns p lck1ng rram one at.ring t.o t.he ot.her. I have nt used thls much yet.. as my dulcimer only haa , at.ringe. but. rOT Clngarp1cking tun •• that use not.e. ou~aide t he modea. 1t. •• ema 1 ike an Lntrlguing ld.a~~ Tn. only problem 1. you eac riri c e t.he practioa1 u.e or t.he rourth .t.r~. becauee t.he Cira t. t.vo st.rings essentially act. aa one chromatica11y rrett.ed at.ring. Hope a11 thl. makes 88n88. Thank you tor t.he nice ne.a1.et.t.er ~ Slncere1y . Sa11y Rogera NOTE I

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I., •• /1 ~A.oJ, ~...,. PI CTURE STaR r These pictures were taken durIng the meeting of the Original Dulcimer P1ayers Slub, September 27 . 1975 at the Sterns Musica1 Colle ction BuIldIng i n Ann Arbor, Michig an. The winter ~eetlng wa s Sat . January 17. 1976 at the - MSU Student Union Building, East Lansing. Michigan and the Spring meetLng 18 on May 1 at the Tewn Ha11 in Bridgeport , ~ichi&an . Por inrormation write to Eugene Cox, PO Box 1J 6 . Byron Center. ~ichigan 49) 51 . Pictures and copy by Bill & An 4Y Spence. ROt Wormer Rd •• Voorheesvi ll e , NY 12186. Picture l' The . . in force in the Original Dulcimer Players Club is President Eugene Cox. his wife. and mother Viola Cox . The club established in 196) has pro mo ted the hammer dulcimer and its players with 4 . . . tings a ye~ r. While o~y a few of the origlna1 members remain. a new f ollowing ot' young enthusiasts continue the tradl tion. " Picture a. PossiblY the oldest member of the club . "Grandpa" Peter Reames o t' Muskegon Hts. Michigan , age 87 . can still playa lively tune. l1e t'avored us with "Soldier's Joy· and ·Union Maid" . Seventy years ago the man who taught him to play died . and Peter boug h t thie dulcimer from his family for $20. Picture 3. Viola Cox still plays her family hammer dulcimer . At age 76 ner p l aying style r eflects the traditional manner in which the instrument was played - a gent1e hammering or straight melody . With her ·sticks" in hand she favored us with a quadrille . Curator "of the Sterns Music~ Collec~ io n. Warren Steel , now from Ann Arbor, Michigan . but originally from Schenectady . HY played "June Apple", 'The Gold Ring" ~ a 5 part jig, and · Mason ' s A.pron·. PICTURE 5

Paul Gifford from Detroit. Michigan wrote the ~erinitive article , "Development of the P~er Dulcimer" published in Sept . lQ?4 in Mugwumps Instrument Herald ( Vol . J No. 5).Paul · s family was originally from the Sheraan. NY area and his Grandfather and Great Grandfather were both manufacturers and players of the hammer dulcimer.

Picture 6 . Patty Looman from Pontiac. Michigan reflected the playing style oC her origia~ home 1n West Virginia usine a repetitive bouncin& hammer. She played a haunting Civil War song titled ·Lorina·. and "Indian Love Call". Pic ture 7 . A relative o~ the Hammer Dulci me r was played by Robert Stykemain from Toledo . Ohio. The concert zither he pl~ed sat on a epecial "soundbox t able" which ampliried the delicate sounds of the "Third JI..an Theme" . Steve \'1alker , 10 year old grandson 01" Bo b is the youngest plaJer oelonglns to the c~ub . Picture 8 . Bill Spence from Voorheesville . Ny closed the meeting by telling of his start in dulcimer playing and played a rew tunes before the jam session which followed the meeting.

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DULCIMER TEACHERS LISTINGS Th. D . P.N . "'1.11 add new names t.o t.h1a 11st as t.hey are brou.g,ht. t.o our at.t.ent.1ort . Th1a t..ache ra 11.at.~ 1a designed t.o be1p t.hose who are seeking inat.ruct.10n in Mot.mt.a1n dul.cimer V18.Y1.ng . Booi:a de. recorda al.ao make t"or .xce11.nt. ee1:t'-t..aching &1.4. too! . A check w1.t.h any n.arby Fo1k Soci.t.y (t.hey are 1.n &1.m.08t. every c1t.y) or co1.1.ege ahou1d turn up a rew dulcimer peop1.. 1.n your area who woul.d be V1111.ng and 1,nt..re .ted t.o swap t.tm.8 a and 1nt"orma~lon. Its aure ~o~h a ~ry!! Lorra1n. Lee. 234 E~lot St. •• South Nat.lck, Maaa. 01.760 (6~5-8290) Bobble Wayne. 2118 Forest. R1.dee Road. T1mon lum, Mary1&n4 21Q9} Holly Tann.n . 33 Lawrord Road . London . ~nS1and Maddie KllcNe 11. , P.O. Box 157 . Front Roya.1, V1rs,inia 226}O i:Ueen Ra1ns . 3}} Fay.t.t.evl11e St.. A1.o. Ral..ls.h, M .C. 27601 ltavin Rot.h , Unlonv111., PA . 193"1'5 l"bone (215) 347-1.808 or 79,..14-98 Sa11.y Rogera , 114- Linden I~ . ~ast Lanaing, M1.ch1.gan .a823 Kat.. Chrlst. , 4028 C . T.H "J , Rt. 2. CroS8 Pl..lna. W1sc. 53528 Ra1.ph Lee Sm1t.h. 1732 218t. St. •• Waabins,~n. D.C. 20009 Mary Fait.h Rhoads, Bre.zy R1.dge Farms. Cent..r Va11ey, PA 18034 (282-1.8 22 ) Charl.y Wase1 , c/o F . N .G.V., 1.435 - 4th St.. S., St.. I'. t.•• FL. (898-4583) Susan Brison. 320 W. 0111'1' Dr., Sant.a Cruz , Oa111'o",1a 95060 Pau1 Adams, 7012 N. Ge1.ena Rd •• Box 3434 . Peorla, I 1.1. . 6161 4 Tom Hobson , S . F •• Ca11Corn1a - phone 626-8097 Kathy Redd1ck , 39 H1gh1and Ave. 1 3. Cambr1dge . Mase. 021.39 Che1aea House Fo1.k10re Cen~er. Box 1057 . Brat.t.1eboro. V.rmon t. 05301 11a Andersen . 7799 S . Turkey Creek Road. Morrison, C010rado 80465 S1mon Spau1dlnS . 566 Chest.nut. St. •• San }o~ ranclaco . CA 941.33 (982-}S46) Barbara Truex. 24 Bra..""!chv1.11e Rd •• lUdget"le1d , Conn . 06877 (438-0266) John App1equ18t. . 25 ~e8t. Anapamu. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Nancy P1w:amer, 72 Locust. St. ., Bur11.ngt.on , Mass. 01803 (272 - '390) Caro1 B1a1. r, 1704 Trent.on Dr •• A1.exandr1.a, VA 22308 (765- 8394 ) Kat.h1e C1ark , 7923 Ba1nbr1dge Road. Alexandria. VA 22308 Mary Lou Kay. 2665 Sunaet. Tra11. Riverwoods . I11. 60015 Lorl Cole t.eaches 8 du1c1mer C1.888 : MeOabes Gult.ar Shop . Sant.a ~~n1ca . CA . t,.

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There ..... re ot.hera 1n t.h1.a Bky , iollrrorred race a t'10at.1ng by, '''''ho t"e11 int.o t.h. Bea . ~.x bnd £ea t.hers on t.he shore Hope t.urne~ t.o debr1s. A rlslng st.a r burnB cold1y; He wl11 not stop t.o see . BriBht. cele8t ia1 Je .... el . a rl111ant. image in a po01 01' 111y-oovered clouds Orb1 t.1ns alone wlt.h your re£1ect.lon& and your 11e8; A r1s1ng st.ar burns col-d1y; A cryst.al never crlee. Dear Ph.1.l.: I don ' t be11eve I have wrltten to you to thank you ror the nlee revle. or my book in D . P . N . (Vol . 2 . No . 1) . I do thank you very much . I have Eot.t.en some 1nqulr1.es about it as 8. result. and probab1y w111 eat. ::!Ore . I am p1eased each. t1me I see a new 1.BaUll! ot" D . P.N . at ho'" l.t aeems to be f"rowl~ and a::J some-what surpr1sed at the t.remendous1y expand1ng number or dul.clmer builders. I me.., t.here were many. but. not t.hat. many . I did mean to tell you 1n my last. letter th&L I am Ava1lable 48 a consu11.ant to schools and ot.her organizat.10ns who m1.eh1. 11ke ~ st.art & course 1n du1clmer bu11d1ng . Best. wishes t.o you and may your subscr1pt.lon 11s1. ever grow . S'''''E:n~Ly'' J);;4N IU........ A L '-

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Once aga~n Fo~k Legacy Records has g lven us rolk1e. another w~ing album or ~h1ch we can be bot.h proud and happy a~ It.a release. I am, or course, ref'e rr~ng t.o 'the brand new d1sc (Folk Legacy 1 55 ), L1 vlng 1n t.he Tree., recorded by Rick &- Lorraine lee, who now res1de 1n the town of' Natiok Mass., Juat. outs1de Boaton . Th1s album 1a one or the beat records to come down the musical pike in many a ~on; and the ract. that ~ck and Lorraine ha~ reoora-d it make. 1t &11 the nlcer Cor lta be~e the quallty recordlng 1t 18. Tbla album consista of' a muslcal varlety who . . aourcea are almost aa nUJlllltrouB aa the number or songs themselvea . 'the .ources and t.radl tlona run all t.he way rroa song-wrlters such as Tom T. Hall and Porter .agoner, t.o Bob Colt.man and Bob Zentz, to Woody Guthrle and Uncle Dave Macon; there are alao aonga taken f'rom t.he tradlt10ns of' Ireland and the Southe", Mount.ains. one inat.rumental piece, one unaccompanied sacred harp song, and last but not leaat t.he Written 80nsS of' Rick &- Lorraine Lee themselves. For duJ.clmer ran. tbia record 1. as much a treat as ror those general Cans or the Lees t.ogether . Lorraine Lee ' s U841 of' t.he d\ll.clmer t.o accompany both electrlc end acouatlc plano. pluS Rlok's rine banjo work, Is a Joy t.o hear . Lorraine's use or the dulclmer Is warm and yet. powerf'ully eft"ective, homespun, down to earth, and yet. power£u11y vibrant and ~lexlble, belng smoothly melodic and yet aa musically complex aa an ongoln g tapeatry being const.ant.ly worked and re-worked to suit ita composer or creator . The comb1nation oC dulcimer and piano. both electr1c and acoustic. 1. something to bear to believe; It.'a Colk and yet up-to-date and modern wlthout being commerclally detrimental to the record It_lt'.. Both Rlck and Lorraine lAe have a love of thelr mus1c . whlch can e be seen 1.n thelr own wrltten sone,s; Astronomer, Broken Toya, Pear 'l'ree (wrlt.ten ror son on.. vo both wlth one another and wlth banJo , dulc1me r, and p lano Ions l.aced throue)lout t.hla dellghtful rec ord . I partlcu1arly CO\Uld t.he plano and dul.clmer combo beautlrully ll1ust.rated in the slngle 1natrumental plece , a tune called Ladlea Trlumph. a plece whlch re~1nded me or Clashlng rain bows and silvery sunsets on an eternal day in mldsummer. The way Lorraine's d\ll.cl_r comes t.hrough ls 11ke liatening t.o everpreaent tlnkllng s11very COWlt.ains 1n a dlstant and beautlru1 country .ettlng.. Fo r dulclmer burt's t.hIa a~bum 1s a neceSSIty to have and to cherlsh . Some o t' t.he best Bonge included on thie record are I Pat.rlck Spence r (one or Bob Col.t.man's reworked modern ChIld Ballads), Tom T. Hall ' s Subdi vl s ion B~uea, As I Walked Out, plu.a a aons whose tit.le ''''hat ie t.o Be '111111 Be. ls a verltable happy song, vlth strength enough to last 10nS aCte r the last chorus has echoed away. All in all, the new album by Rick &: Lorr61ne Lee 1& not Ju st an -ordinary diac - it's a good (verry very good) album 1ndeed. ~ck and Lorraine are true musiclans; they are warm, g ood, and lIving rolks who make t he lr muslc come a~lve bot.h in paraon a nd on re c ord. Thelr 80ng8 . their words. their vay oC playing and slnging musIc 18 a joy to hear. For Cana or Rick &: Lorraine Lee. Cor Colkles who 11ke good muslc, and f"o r dulc imer but'rs, t.hie record 1s a must - and I mean a must. Robert Rodriquez END ••

...... ":; "ould 11ke to meet a 1"e" beglnners ....ho mlght. be 1nterested 1n "le&nling how" t.ogether in our homes - in the Cleveland. Ohio or Suburban are... T The , closest group I know meets 1n Cant.on, ~o one even1~~ a week , .... "0 whloh A can t ~ake. Ir any or your subsorlbera have rlrst three dlg1t zlp code. 440, 441. or 442 they wo~ d be ~ my area. Amily J L Lukas, 3705 au . . . tt Dr1ve, Broadvlew HeIghts, Obio 44147. • . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . KIND SIR. - Tbanx f'or f'aat. serv1ce. Are you interested 1n Or1g. Sacred ~ HYmnal? -- Rea11y rl ghteoue 'ole tLmey hymn8. Its 14.50 f'rom Sacred Harp Pub. Co . t P.O. Box 1 85 . Bremen, GA • Joanne Schalk , 3221 Redwood Dr., Indianapolls, Indiana 46227 . . . . . . .

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When dId you become

In 1958 vhen Jaok nl10tt caate to lihgl.and wit.h the songB or Woody Gut.hrie , he waa t.he st.art.ing point Cor many people over here . Prevloua1y there had been a skIrr'}.e Cr&18 and guitare were atrummed but. Jack Ell10t "'aa the Clrat to play properly in a 1'o1k 8t.y1e and to 8~ good Bonga .

How inTo1ved were you with the gultar?

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For the f1rat. year or 80 I used to spend every spare m1nute Playing and at. one at.age even came home f"rom work at lW\cht.l.me to pract1se t'or 15 minut.ea ~ :io' rom 1965- 1969 I t.aught. guItar at. t.he Engliah Folk Dance and Song Societ.y 1n London. I hardly ever pl.ay t.he guit.a r now, partly due t.o a lack: or tIme but mainly becauae I relat.e IDOre t.o the dulcimer and get. more enjoyment. 1'rom It.. In many "'aye t.he du1clmer 1s a more creative instrument ae with the guItar It has vIrtually all been done before whIle the du1clmer haa a largely Wlexplored potentIal.

DId you play 1n folk groups ?

Yea. I was part or a trio called ' The ~agent' in 1970 with tvo rr1ends. we played traditional Ehg11sh eonga w1th du1cimer. guItar and flute . Arter nlne month a we split up 8S they wanted to get a professlonal e1ectrlc band together and I wanted to rema1n an amat.e ur Beouet.1e du1c1mer Player.

Hov d.1d you come across the dulclmer?

A:t t.he 1968 he1e 1"olk Festival vhen I saw 11. first played by a vls1t ~ American whom I only recently d1scovered was Tom Kruakal - a good rriend of Jean ~t.chie . Lat.er In London I contact.ed F ran k Bond who made me the f1rst or what vas to be five dulcimers and a dUlspinet . He Is actually the only person 1n Britian who specIa11ses 1n mak~ du1cI mere, conaequent.ly t.hey have t.he best t.one and are beautU'u11y respon sive to play. As I came more addIct.ed t. o t.he dulcimer 1t made me aware of t he whole area of modal mus1c rang1ng from trad1tiona1 EnglIsh songB to East.ern music and that of t.he Y.dIeval snd early renaIssance perIod .

What influences d1d you have?

Du1clmerwi&e, Jean Rit.chie and Howie Hlt.chell. I wrot.e Howle and we later exchanged t.apes . He g.ave me a great deal of encouragement. and I rat.e h 1m as t.he most. i~nov at.lve player. Other influences come from many sources lnClud ing harpsichord mus ic. Irish p1pe and harp mus1c and even IndIan sltar technIques "'h1ch make extensive use or the right hand to get. a whole range or notes and decorat.lona .

You also seem Interested ln Ellzabethan Music?

Yes, very much, the lut.e repert olre partlcul.arly contains some beautl fUl senslt.1ve muslc ,.,hich adapts well to t.he dUlcImer . besides which they are very good t.unes. In Elizabet.han England t.here were ::Iany "'1re strung 1nst~enta auch as the cittern, pandora and orpharlon whIch sound s1milar t.o the dUlc 1mer.

Ia t.he du1c1.mer popular in England?

Yea. on the folk acene there 1s a groW ing number ot make rs and players . Many peop1e have gott.en to know of the dulc1mer through It. being pl ayed 1n electrIc groups auch as St.eeleye Span and l"airport Convention , others perhaps buy one because It looks att.ract.1ve (on the ...:all?) and becauee t.he y are all indivIdual und hand made. They then d1scover t hat t.he bas1c playing style 1 s easy t.o do and brines them qulck resul ts - unfortunately becauee or t.h Is t he du1clmer 1s of~n ~~de r rated ,.,hen 1t. act.ua11y haa great pot.entla1. Another drawback 1s that many t olk &1ng_ ers who play the dulcimer use it. as a second or e ven third Inst.rument. , BO t~ and. their audIences neve r Set. to know Its ful'" possib1l it.1es. â&#x20AC;˘

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Your recorda and t.abl,at.ure books must. have encoura.eed many peopl.e t.o p1ay the d~clmer and make t.h e m realIse t.hie po tent.1al.. I'd. l Ike t.o t.h1.nlt so and perhaps in • amall. way t.hey have been 1n1"1.uI've a1v&78 trIed t.o play and adapt. mUS ic which Ie not. typical ent,1al. • du}.c 1mer mat.er1al. t.hIs haa ~nt. t..k~g It. out. of' t.he tradltlon&l Amer1can cont.~ to play ot.her mus 1c 1n non-t.rad1t.1onal. 8t.yl •• • Kave 'nt. you 8180 wr1t.t.en some mus 1c •• pecla11y ror t.he d\1l.elmer1

On1y o.bout. t. ... e1ve tunes . t. h ese came about. !'rom a need t.o p1ay mus10 ",hleh "'aa t.al.lor made :for t.h e dul.c!.mer •• moa t. ot.her t.hings are adapt a t.lona .1n some Corm. The re a\1l.t.& are not. anythlng specIal. but It.a nIce t.o know that. other dulcImer pl..yare l1ke and "'ant. to pl..,. ~. t.hat.a real.1y what, t.hey were writ.ten t'or . You made 'Non.auch Cor DuJ.clmer' w1t.h Bob Johnson and 'The Gent.].e So\Uld of' t he Dul.c1mer' w1t.h Jake Walt.on and Gerry RaCC, why waa t.hlaT

Bob haa been a Crlend ror aevera1 yeara b ut. w. never had really worked t.oget.ber so 'Nonesuch' was a goed oooo rtunlt.y t.o do 80 . Shortly atterward a he Joined St..eleye Spa...·, "'hleh ha. leept. him busy ever ainee. Jake and Gerry are &1.eo old :friend. and bo t. h play dul c1mer aa well as ot.her 1nst.rument.s 80 t.hey were t h e obv10u. choice t.o make t.he last album w1th. Jake and I work together re gu1a r1y no w, we bot.h 11ke t.he same kind. at qu1et. mUSic and t.hLnk along t he s~ linea when 1t. comee t.o arran~ment •• A1.0 he a1nga wh ile ay voice 1s like a dy1ng crow!

I underst.and you have a t.h1rd a.1bum coming out. soon . plana ror t.b..1e record l'

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In November 1975 we began recordIng ' T1mea and TradIt.10ns f"or DuJ.c1Jlter' wIt.h Bl11 Leader ror h i a 'fra iler label . It. wlil include arrangement.a or Sixteent.h Cent.ury 1ut.e muslc by John Dowland and Sevent.eent.h Cent.~ Iriah harp p ieces b y O'C a rol an - that._ t.he ' Times ' bIt. and a eross . . c\.10n of" £ne)l ah , IrIsh and Scot. tish 80ng. and dance tunes - Wh ich 1e t.he 'TradIt.iona' pa rt. A1 80 t.here wl11 be a t.we1 ve minut.e modal su1t.e or £ng11ah a lrs and dances using du1clmer , hurdy - gurdy. rlut.e. chord harp, concertina, lute and percuss10n w1 t. h Jake, Andy Cranshaw and John Molineux. It. should be ready Cor rele . . . in lat.e Feb ruary 1976. Thls 1s t.he laat. record I want. to make but. 1 w.11 l be t aking part. In a d\1l.c1me r an t.hol. ogy album wit.h rour ot-her pl.aye rs in Franee next. year.

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Apart rrom the mus1c ment..1oned wh at elae do you llke to 11sten t.o'

I 11.)[8 more t.han I have t1me t.o l~aten to but. a rendom &e1ect.10n wou1d include Jazz a l.a DJango Reinhardt. cont.e.poral7 aons. by Dory p-z.vln and A,J.an 'Iay1.or. plano mualc by Sat.1e and Debus8Y. a1.1 baroque co.poaera. and orcheat.ral musIc by De1..1ua and Va\18han 'W 111.1aaa. I real.l,. dls11ke rock muaic - 1t.a noiay, agres.ive and non-mue1ca1 .

Wh1ch du1c1..mer playera do you 11ke t.o hea r'l

The lat.. Richard Fa rina . Hol.ly Tannen . Andrew Mer1t.t. who I hea rd on t.ape once. Jean RItch1.. and Howie Mit chell. or couree . plua s ome ot t.he French playera who are not. well known such .a .Marc Robine. Gerard L' Homme and Claude Beeaon .

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play at. bookinga every mont.h or s1x weeka but are plann1ng t.o 1ncreaae t.hia. Laat. io1ay we played In France 1'or t.en days and are due t.o ret.unl next. East.er tor a three week t.our 1ncluding Bel.g~um. 'I'bere 1s great. 1nt.ere at 1n t.he du1c1.mer in France and. or course the,. haTe t.he1r t.rad1t.~onal Ep1.net.te dea Voagea t.oo. Bo t.h instrumenta are being made and played aa p art ot' the ~r own t'ol.k mus1c rev1val .

Yea, t.ha whole du1c1.mer reviv al. 1 8 really due t.o Jean Rlt.ch.1e. It' It was not tor her p10neer1ng "'ork rew of" UB would even know ot t.he dulcime r let. al.one be play1.ng .1t. . One day I hope t.o have t.he opportunity ot' v1.s~t.1ng ,America t.o :DElat. he r and other players.

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l H7 Roger Nicholson Although rrom dlrrerent ou1tur8a the Appalachian dulcimer and 1nd~an aitar have several common features which make comparison 1ntere8t~6. The moat. obviouB o r theBe 1s the drone aspeot, which can also be heard on other ancient and rolk derived 1nstruments such as hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes. In India the drone 18 associated with the basic pu1S8 or l1fe ltselr - the heartbeat. The sitar 18 1n many ways a Bcaled up du1clmer, i t generally baa 81gh1.••n

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drones (cal led ohlkarl atr1ngs and also used for rythmlc emphasis) and the remainder are tuned to the individual not8s or the chosen raga and vibrate 1n sympathy when a correapond1ng note 1& struck on any or the other str1ngs. The comb1ned er:fect 1s hypnotic and has aptly been described as 'a r1llgree 10 sound'.

A pert'ormance or Indian mus1c includes the t8.Dlboura. which looks 1ike a sma1l aitar but on1y has Cour strings. These are tuned to the tonic and dom1oant notes oC the raga and plucked out or time creatlng a cont1nioUB baokground drone against which the melody is outl1oed. Indian mythology states that the melodic Corm or the diatonic 8ca1e derived Crom the calls or animals and birds. i.e. the peacock's cry ran6BB one ootave and forms the toniC, the bull produces the second, the goat the third, the crene the fourth the cuckoo the rifth, the horse the sixth and the elephant the seventh.

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sequences or sharp, flat and natural notes. Neither 10strument has a set concert p itch, the sitar is traditionally tuned between C an d D and the pitch se1eoted will usually be retained by the player all his llCe, this is because tbe Indian musician is trained to hear the smallest intervale oC Bound wbich can on1y be pert'ected through repetit.ion or t.he not.es at a constant. pitch .. On. a practical level perhaps a change or key would involve re-t.Wling all eight.en strings plus those oC the tamboura and t.he heads or t.he tabla drums_ a long and dlrrlcu1t Job in • hot climate on instrument.s ritted with wooden Criction pegs. The dulcimer haa two or three strin~s used as drones against which the .-lody 1s played on one or two others. These are pitched according to the players vo1.ce or the string tensio,n and sound pref'ered , and most people seem to tune to D when using banjo strings but each dulcimer has a particular key and mode in which 11.. responds best . The dul.cimer f'ami1y or f'ret.ted instruments together with the sltar and its close relative the vina are the only stringed instruments having a :flngerboard runnlng the entire length or the body. A dulcimer f'ingerboa.rd is orten hollow and acts 8S a second soundchamber whi le t.he Sitar has a concave fingerboard, so t.hat the strings may be pul1 ed sideways across t.he rrets to produce the dist1nctive slurs (meads) and micro -t.ones. Both have gapped Cretting scales for playing 10 modes rather than keys. Indlan music consists of aeventy-t.wo parent scales (melas) with dlrf'erent ascendlng ~nd descending sequences, t.hese are obtained not only by re-~uning the strings but sometimes by moving one or two rrets whlch are tie.d on with gut f'or that purpose. Th. dulcimer has f'1.xed :frets flun.k int.o the Cingerboard and t o change the mode only the melody string need be re-tuned .. The modes used 1n traditional and medieval mUSic can be traced back to ant1qu1ty when their basic principles were established. or this Yehudi Manuhin haa said, ItI am convinced that if we went 1'ar enough back lnto history we should Cind all. or most, of the strande of Western music originating 1n Ind1a, ror we know that the Ancient Greeks em pl oyed more t.han the two modes or scales in use today, and we know th at in Greek, Gypsy a nd Arkbic music we hear modes not. used 1n t.he West.ern tradlt.lon. This undisput.ecU.,. point.s toward the raga system of I ndia 6.nd there are other ev1dences too, Buch as the f'act. that our own medleval music rested on a single me10dic

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DULC I.KER &: SITAR. CONTINUED, 11ne baaed on pure 1.nterval.a with a drone and undet'lected b y harmonic or cho~1

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1&atlon And the perf"onne r was encouraged to embellah t.he melody 11n8 &a doe 8 the Indian lIlua1.c ian today. It In 1ndlan mus1c there 1a great. awareness bet.ween man and nat.ure, bence each raga ot' tranqu~11ty . devot.ion, he roism, erotic1sm 1s sSBoclat.ed with a pa~louaar aeason and t1me ot' day. Ragaa wit.h mo re t'lat. notes are played in t.he evening and t.hose wit.h more sha r p notes are reatu red in the earl.y

morning and mld-day. As Yehudl Menuhln haa sald this 1& more ev1denc. or t.he Xndlan origins ot' Weat.e rn mus i c especially as t.he Ancient. Greek and medieval t.heori st.a a180 allotted each mode wit.h 1ta own ldentity and oharacter t.aken t'rom aatrologlca1 and ap1r1tua1 concepta. (For more ~rormat1on a bout th1s aee the art1c1e 'MODAL MUSIC' 1n May-June 1975 ed1t1on or The Du1c1mer P1ayers Neva) . To conc1ude. 1t ls 1nterest1ng that the sltar or1ginally on1y had three str1nga vh1ch 1 8 the der1n1t1on or the word 'Seh Tab' • ..

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HAMMERED DULCIMER Section THE DULCIMER

. . . . H,E , Matheny, WhO'S faml1y haa been bul1dLng hammer dUlcimers for over 400 year s , 18 wrltlnยง a book on the instrumen t and relates this Lnro~atlon

in a recent. letter I .....I need to know more about the hammer dul.clmer :factories in the U , S , Buch as the Stroehlein Dul.c1mer Factory in Brook1.yn. N . Y .,

and the maker of' the old Sears Roebuck dUlcimers if' the maker 1s known . Aleo I have but little 1nro~atlon on the old instruction books relating to the

instrument . I know Stroehl.len and Sears both had instruction books but I have not been a hl.e to locate them . Any lnf'ormatlon obtawed w1l1 be more than appreciated . H . E . MATHENY, 13550 Hil.l Ave . N. '' ; , Uniontown. OH 44685. " . . . . Dear Phil.; About 10 days ago I rec.1eved a ca11 from a woman across the river f'rom CD8 who aald ahe had purchased a hammered dulcimer believed 1.0 be l}O years old .. She had purchased it from an antique dea1er in Minn . I thought you m1ght be interested in running a couple of' p ictures.(ED. NOTE : Can ' t they are in color but will torward to anyone who has a line on thiS) .. I.! 80 perhaps you cou1d put in a plea tor a nyone having knowledge or info about 11. . The lady t.hat owns 1.1. would love to have more complete historY . The only hiStory we recieved from the antique dea1er wa s as f'ollows : It was owned and made f'or a M~esota faml1y noted for mus1.ca1 genius in early 1800'S (There are s upposed to be others around by the same maker accord1ng to t.h1.s antlque dealer) . It ls made completely of' p1ne except the anchor boards for the tcn1.ng pegs whlch ls maple probably . The 8Our.dboard is approx . lit thlck and the maker finished i t of.! (now very faded) witt: a black p&1.nt of some kind . There are de rin,a te Scandinavlan 1.nf'luences t he BoundbQard and part.s ot the f'rame are pa1nted 1.n what 1.s kno ....n as Rose Mal.l1ng (a Scandinav1.an .folk art, fro m what l i ve been told) . The legs are eas11y removable and the story 1s told that the fella that played 11. at dances, etc. carried 1t on h1B back - ugh ! I should say the owners name is Carol Leman and she can be contacted through my address . Thanks de: good luckPaul Adams, Lake.front Dulc1.more Shoppe r 7012 N. Galena Rd, Peoria , ~ 61614. . . . HAMMERED DULCIMER WORKSHOPS - - Have a few dates open for late summer and tall ' 76 . The "workShop " concept ge ts folks together to share the f'un of' hammer dulclmer1ng - its music, construc t10n, lore , etc . For further information contactl Phillip Mason, P . O . Box 215 . Hampden. Malne 04444 . . . . . . . . TRAFEZOID. a performing hammer dulcimer strlng band, i8 now available on the LP album "Trapezo id" (Skyline Records DD 107) .. Trapez01d 1s a group o-r instrument making .friends who have banded tos,ether to form a very interesting (and dynamite sounding - I've heard them) all hammered dulcimer band . After deSigning a set of dulcimers that would go well together they've found the results to be surpri singly good . They called themselves "Trapez01d" and h ave been having some good -run since . They all enjoy Sha ring & p laying o1d t.ime music and prov ide music for concerts, -rest.iva1s, clubs. weddings, joyous celebrations, and can call country dances . "Workshops, talks and lectures are gIven on our instrument s and inst.rument making with cheerful good humor", says theIr latest 1n.:fonnatlve brochure (write 1'or it) . Trapezoid co'n sists 01' Sam R1zzetta, Paul. HeiSler. Paul Yeaton . and Pete Vigour . The "Trape zoid " album 1.s ava1.1able 1'rom Sam Rizzetta, Rt. 1. Bo----X-362A . Barboursville. Va . 22923 ; o r Paul. Raisler, Rt. 1, Box 17A. Montrose ,

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Now tor a hint. or two. In t.he past. 10 or 12 years I have buIlt. 8 ha.mJD8red d\ll.clmere aod repaIred or restrung about. -40 =ore. The ooe thing, Be aure t.o t'aat.en t.he I wlah t.o at.reas very much 1s HORIZO~TAL BRACING . br.c~ t.o t.he pln blocks and back.

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Now tor st.rings J Some bullderB 8&1' to use one aize wire (n. 18 or #9)! I.e you "'ant. your hammered dulcimer t.o be around a long t.lme vary your at.r1ns Biz.e •• For example a On t.he loweat. baa. not.e. use 11., tor 2, 3. 4, or 5 eourse.; t.hen 11.1 t'or 2, " 4, or 5 couraeB . Treble courses should be equal.

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S OMi: AVAILABLE HA)OG:RED DULC IMli:R RECORDS

"Sat.urday Night. 1n the Prov1ncea M (FHR- OS) and "The Haaupered Dul.clmer" (FHR-Ol ) Theae Bl11 Spence albums are aval1abl.e f"rom: Front. Hall Recorda. RD l-Wormer

Road. Voorheesville. N.Y. 12186. "West Vlralnla Heritage" by Russell Fluharty 18 avaIlable 1'rom Russell. c/o

Mount.a1n Du1cimer Club, Mannington. ~est Virginia. "Hickory W1nd at the ~.dnesday Nite .altz" (No inro on this here?) i8 avail able from: Aldelphia flacords, Inc., P.O. Box 288. SlIver Sprlng, MD 27514 . Other hammer dulc1mer albums can be round listed amongs t the advertlsand other pages or th1s D.P.N. iSBue . Amongst them are the Jay Round albums, Trapezoid album, Charles Maxson and Karen Skldmore album (Peaceable 14), and t.he "Boscastle Breakdo .... n" EneJ.i&h H.D. album. ~ng

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• . . . Dear Editor: I wouJ.d llke t o subsc ri be to t.he "i>ul.c1mer P1ayers News". Buck. Matt.hews sent me the article about. Chet. J»arker's tr1bute at Fox Hollow 1n t.he Nov -Dec 1975 (Vol 1 , No 7 ) D.P.N. l s sue . Chet Parker was my ~ather a nd I Would 11ke to thank eve ryo n e who ma de i t. poSS I ble last. August. at. Fox Hollow . My husband and I thought i t was very nIce . ~onderfu1 ~ A11zace th Stuthard 184 N. Monroe Ave. Rock:1"ord . MI 49341

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. . . The 1'ollowin g excerpt. 1'rom a New Yo rk Tlmes revlew by Nanc~ Lyon mI£ht. whet your appetIte t.o look up a good album by the ChIe~ ta1nB: " •• Compared t.o thelr first. album , which was less expe rl men tal and closer t.o strIct. tr~ _ 11.lon, t h1s "ehief't.slns 5 '" slbum 1s highly lnnova1.lve and t.he mUSic qUIte .... descri p t.Ive , S1de one opens with t.he Int.rod ucti o n t o the group or a new 1n8trument.. t.he hammer dulc imer (1.n twel1't.h cen tury Ireland called t.he tlmpan) Jan~ ling 1.n an open spaced syncopated reel . "'lhe Tlmpan Reel . " The t.impan sta rt s t he plece t.hen i s Joined by the tin Whistle, rlute and event_ uall.y ot.he r In struments , and bullds to a f'ul.l-soWlding crescendo" ...... .... ON THE SOUNDING BOARD SCHEDUL£' Aprll 10t-h, Ed Trickett _ Twel.ve atring and six str1ng guit.ar and hammered du1cimer are

used by Ed t.o accompany his reperto i re or traditional and contemporary Bongs . Aprll. 17th, Trapezoid Hammer Dulcimer St.rlng Band - Four dl:rreren t. sized h amme r dul.cimers , ranging 1n size f'rom soprano to bass make up this uni q ue group , Concert to be f'ollowed by a country dance t.auSht. and called by the band . . .. .

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The ma Jorit.y or ~he du1cimers I bu11d incorporate individua1 bridsea Cor each eourae of' st.rlnga . Lately I've been f"avoring a aectlon or a t.hreaded wood screw &S a cap f'or these brIdges which seemB t.o have aeveral advant&~a over a plain piece of' wire o r hardwood doweling. Wbat I do ia t.o cut. sect.lona rrom 1;)( 10 rlat. head wood scre"'. and use them &S the caps f'or each brldge • . The st. rings rit neatly 1.nbetw.en t.he groovea of' t.heae capa and ho ld t. hem 1n place quite aec urely. No more problems with at rings pinch~g together or elld1ng apart. on the br~dge.! &1&0, you "ll f'ind that you can now play your inatrumant. ae a psa1try (by pl.ueking with f'1.ngera or pl.ect.ra) and Jump rlght on it. wit.hout .o.~ the at.rlnge around on the br1dsss , especially on t.he lower tensioned atring courses. . . - THIlEIt'JJ1i»

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.. That's what I calls a striking sound"

The Dulcbner in EastAngUa by David Kettlewell

TJwo Oukllm'f' flu ror _ , ,~ beftt II 5OUr~ of" priM In East A rlJ(lIa. P, 06" cod' dulcimore' Iotan). and ~I so b\ !JOInC'. Its mun~ Ifkt' 1M Inslrumenl h5<'lr is 'l'f"~ old aftd toldnprHld. pt'obabt) dn-hlng (rom 1M Latin dlJl."IS es,,«t) IUtd GrffL 1I,../oS (~). .AltlMMlgh It has

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wmllOOC"i became: rnon= ~ly .-ded. so these cotu,nuous bndaes became divided, ead'I course: havinc 11 5 o .... n nlD'''abk bndce so that the inlcrval$ could be \aried 10 a rour!h. sixth. sevcnlh or OClave (tip. 4. 5). Separate brt<laa are also used in duldmers of Eastern Euro pe. Persia and Indla , thoush the contin~ ,ype are u sual In Amcnca. Wcslem Europe and China. The number o r $Ir1np 10 each course: is ~Iy four or ti,·c in EaSI Analta. lhoush elsewhere it varies between 1.... 0 and el~1 The number o r courses also varies bet .....een I J and 30. lhou&h about a sawe is usual in Eas t Analia. a'\lnl. total nnse or about two-and·a·half 10 th~ octa\n

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In earlier times iron wire and gut 'Irinp were used, but ror the last 100 years or so it has been standa.rd practice 10 usc Sled. and brass for the bus reai5ter ; nowadays. ho~. brass wire is rare.. Aboul his own Itflnp. Billy Denninaton or Badord, Norfolk. say. :

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The iR$lrumenl Itsdf may be quile plain. Of' decorated with moukl4 tna or bead,n&. Of' perhaps With dehcate marqueuy USIOS"''OOds,. "Of)' or molher·o(4 pearl, Even the stut4 esl ins trument onen has SOfnCthina special about the soundho&cs. s0metimes a carved rose or an inlaid .star. The hantrnen or beaters are home-.made from cane (Waller Gear)' of North Repps. near Cromer. OOolt.

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rocommends crab-poI cane) looped over OIl Ihe playinc C'nd and wound with wool (fig. f,). Elsewhere c"cry

pla}cr has his own preference. though many choose hammers with a ca .....ed finccr-&rip; materials used ioelude wood. whalebone:. !l;prin~ Sleet plaSlk and ivory. and the playing I;'nd may be sonened with leather. fell, COf"k or

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TIte Pb)"r1"5 II ts interest ing and perhaps surpnsing that dulcimer

players all over the world have been found to be a Pf"Cdominant ly male race- nearly 90" .. of one samplC'. Ladies are rather more commonly found plucking inslnlfTlCIll$ oflhe psaltery family. for instance the Appalachian dulcimer or the Norwegian langt:1eik. M any ins! rumen IS llC'Ver leave their owners' homes nowadays. bUi in limes gone by there ,",erc man)' 'public' players who wou ld be JXlid for a peTformantt. or evc:n carn a

living from street buskins. Certainly in th e pubs and village feasts. thc d ulcimer pla)'er was a great allraction. ~utficient for Billy Cooper of H ingham 10 play e\er)' Saturday nighl a l Ihe .• Eight R ingers" and for Will LaWTCnCe ofComlxr!on. Cambridge. to !:lke a few weeks from his labou r ing work and lour the: feasts e very summer wilh his instrument s lu ng on his back. Evcn today. probably 30 years since the ins ttull"K"nt has been common in East An¥lia, 1 ha"e bcc.n given l he wa rmesl of welcomes. partic u larl y in one pub in Bislon, north o f Norwich. The company, mostly didikais. knew of no local players 51i1l aCl ive bu t insisled th31 my - music' (instrumall) be produced ;lnd played. and kep i the musician fully supplied with alcoholic rcfrohmenl a ll the while. M ost o f lhem spoke of it beina .. our kind o( music" and the man who had laken me there in Ihe firSt place was panicularly well· lubricated and quite co nvinced that I was" come from h ea"'cn 10 play for us .... " M ost players did nOI begin their musiC-oil livcs on the: dulcimer ; Billy Cooper's (ather and M r. M oore (snr.) of W anon were bot h sil"er bandsmen, and J (',hn Youngman o ( Wells-next-the-Sea plays everything (rom moulh orcan to II R ol( Harris sl)lophonc. H o\\e\'er for Billy Cooper. Billy Ikn ninglon and Walter Geary it was lheir fint instrument, and al\ SlaTted in lheir carly Iccns. All the: known players arc, or have been, famili3r w ilh al kast o ne ot her ins trument, though f~' s ing ( .. Lady of Spain when I' ve 'had a pint ... "). and o nly IWO sing and p lay at Ihe same lime. M ost of the East Angli:m playcrs play by car, ahhough fonns o f tablature haH' been used. either n ote-names or numbers. Apart fro m solo use. the dukimcr m ost often plays with one: o r two other inslromcnls. depe nding who is ava ilable. When asked abou t h is fa"ou rite instrornent 10 play wi lh. Billy Bc:nninglon said: •• Oh. violin ... Of a p iano or banjo ... guitar. ukelc: le ... il d\'lC"n'l mallcr so which ... " [sic) a nd he h as also pla)'ed with chun;h and electronic orga ns. Bill)' Cooper ",ould o ften go OUI wjlh Jack Bond o n guita r . wi th other fr iends laki n!! the kad on piano or fiddle. "'hl6t ~ aher Gcar) used 10 play wilh his son on abe bones. Russell Wonky rCl1lC'mbers a vi llage band in C:tmbridgc ,,;Ih duk;TllC"". fiddle. harp. concc:rtina and tambourine. while several Norfolk players worked with s m all brass bands. A$ Billy Bennington pul it: .. Loast ni¥hl I gOI Ih" ":';.IIIIP "''dl. if I'd been playing on me own I should havoe made a muck-up, shouldn'l I ... "

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Only twO IUnes • proper' 10 the dulcimer (i.e. not norma lly played on any other instrunu:nl) ha"c been discovered. One was (or the Yannouth Hornpipe. known by Billy Cooper and his pupil Russell \\' onley. and in Iowa by Thomas ,.1ann, ",hose fath.:-r "'as (rom Norfolk. Surprisingly Billy Cooper'!! othcr p llpil. Billy i1cnnington. did nOI know the tunc : his Yannoulh 11 ornpi po.: '" J..nu"11 ..:1".:-\\1....1" .1-> Ih" ' -h'''"r .. "r Ldinburgh. so il seems that n:unes apply more 10 the dances than Ihe IUnes thClTlSClvcs. The s..'Cond dulcimer lune "''3S also played by Billy Cooper. o f len follo"ing s traiglll on (rom the Yannoulh Hornpipe: it was called the Englis h Breakdown. and \Valler Geary also kno""'s pari of it . (ex . I and 2).

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PART 'Two

"That's what I calls a striking sound"* -

The Dulcinler in East Anglia by David Kettlewell Ap;JrI (rom Ihb Ihe;: duio.;imcr seem'! 10 h3ve played ... hollc,.... o,:r mu""to.: lilled lhe (....'''''~Io>n, s ..."CII as lhe old popul,lr sont(S. liOII1PIIlC'i, polkas ""nd marche\ are (airly (:OI1l1nc."fl; '''alle;: r GC.lrV al~ ha10 a IUnc: ror the Lon. Dance In JII lime (-,.) ( l ... J). Se\"C."r..1 play-et'! have used

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. blind', One ,,:uUllk III • The Shl.., '. CrOf1'ler, ~m berN '" alt~r G~ary ..,Ia) ma the duk.:lnlC'r bdllnd hIS bM:k ho¥.C"U" he hlmsel( ... u nol sure If he had done: so and .... hen he tried il at home: It o::n31"ly lool..e.I (alrly Imposslbk. The hanunen are held bc:1 ... «n thumb and nrst fineer 0( Qo.h hand and uSC\! In II nnel) 0( ~tyks, Some pla)e;:n pia) the: tunc: basICally a~ o>n an) odler Ins trumenl or a10 "'nlle;:n, bul J'l'Crholp-. ... uh ~mbclh.,.hments ~o fill cmpl) .. p;h.'~. John 'uunlPn;m pl.&) .. the tune In Its norm .. 1 rtl"hm. bU I \\lIh t'o!.th fym~ to each note t ... '11;_ 4)_ \\ .liter <..i ... oIr) Ill.lll1l;.. n .. a ~Ie;:ad) L-R-L-R

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1 he more oI~..: ... nrh .. ho.'\J 1 ... -.1 'nshan pla)ers u,.c: IIn~F'. I1l.1ml,. (or " ... hol ...... .100 ""na IUnes IE'll;. fI). Ihr.....:- .. nd houl-n" lc "Ii"r.!" .. an be pl.l~cd. along .... lIh mo:t.....h 0104 to.a~ .., It, ll) I~ n'n.lon "ttpS lir.t finarr an.! Ihumb-n.&II.. kma ("'r the J"Urpo!>C. ~n.J U!ion one flnp'r ,,( .. n ,.Id rut-ber IPOH: 10 prot«llhc: ....ul ... hllst .... Ot" .. m.: .1\ .. ~nkflC'r .\ t ...... IUI"-"",, "'C're "ubh~ho.'\J In the' ok! da)1o. bul Ca ~ t " n"han ,,1.1)0:"" haH: n_th k-oIml one rrom anOlher and tho.- r<nc:r..II..k-.. ~o:m~ U. tu\ o: 1;>..-0:" 10 ' Na '\.h a .... ay ·

;n IUno.., unu' I~ \>.('f\.' Illa .. IO:fC'd "~It('r (.o::ar~ pl.l)C"d t .... <> hour,. ... J.&) lur h:n )\,.o.U,. • ...n.J B-tll) Iknnlnaton used It.

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The dulcltTlt'f has been in Western Ew-opc singe mechcval ti1TlC'S a t least; there is a carvin& In Spain

da.llna (rom 1114. and EnallSh

merenc:es to it date (rom

-Tt1C: Squyre 0( Hish [)q:nx:" of arouDd. 1400; from about the same date J5 lhe anarl<avi na in M anchester Cathedral. Laler on "''C find a beauti(ul illustration (rom a psalter belonSina to Hemy VIII. sbowina cleat dnall or a ""Cry human SltualKWI. Pepys saw it t~ ..... lIhln • mon th : In May. 1662. he wen t with his wi re ., It"> lhe- (XIPJlCI pia .. In CO\mt Garden. , , Here amon& the lfdoJlcTs. I first sa.... a dulcimer played on with st:icb

knodun& of the s trinp. and d very pretty "; aDd in J une.

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lot Ihe nc;: .. , rOOO1 one was

pb)ln& ~ finely 0( a duI,;UTIIC'f'_ .... hM:h, .... ell-pbyed. I C'II.. ," 8) lhe Illth CC'ntury the innrumc:nt was finnly C5ta~ hshed In court and t'ountrysade:, and the: 19th CC'ntury saw

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pbns ror othc::n

the aUl.bbshmcnt 0( rlldOl"M!:t In E:....an I uropc an.J Amcnca 'n En.tand. hcJv,-c'\'a'. du!o.:lIncr..makm. rcmamcd tat.dY an Informal OCXUpalKWt~ (MIC' Su.Tol1 UIIU\In1IftII .ho§c days ha, Itm . , ..... '(1.11 iabr:l: •• \\ . F .....TF.Jl PRACll C_'-L " "TO I

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corner. and Ql,oIJle. normal ao..:omPGu , onl! 10') ...... puropel Dunn. lhe f-Ini \\ <1f"kI " ...t, IhI.: ulC B.II)

Coopu playaJ (('If" fA"

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ec.u. dunn" a lime ""hen bc "".I" .. urf"-.roll In .. hoi""" of. fif.>an.J-drum b;t11\l. an.! tn .... 4 hI" rurt/I, Ulll~ Iknnmpon. lhen ~IIII • Icctwp::f. " ...) ..-.1 (.... u home· c:omin. '

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., •. wdl. ,he bo)" r,,;kC!d up 01.1<1 itOl <I,.am. they had • dlnJloe.r. and cOI.II.J pt.a) p'rol~ , ,,,,u or thn."e luna then •• ·CO\l r~. by the unlC Ihc) fhmhcd the dinner nonor 'tom could pLay. IhoI:y ""c(C .. It o,:anncd · I was • teetotaller, I was the only man Ihlll ",a~ left. I only knew three 1II~ and' pl.)cd .hem nil nl~hl . . them lhal Vrun'l playln. JU\I gl lhen: noddinI' . .. _.In lhepe... iod bcl \\.ccn the \\.iln. Ihc'rc mu .. t ha\t: been dozcnI olpl;l)Crs In 1::.a~1 Anal.. 8111 ) Iknmn.h'tillistcd lA .llhln len mllc:\ o( hl~ O"'n h.:wne .md Ih~ d.I)" arc .."ell remembered Two ft\hl: ....nc·n In ~hermah.m' IAlkru RllXnlty 0( an old chllp (:Omml (KIt (rom ~lCh c,~ summa- and pI.),I"_ Qf1 the ..'rtt... . '10'.. 11 l..:a\\.R:r1IX_ Bill)" Cooper lind rNln), othcn u'oCfJ to 1;tI..C a .... 'X... "'" two oft" to ...ayci mund pba)'lna In the 'Urttls.., .. dlap:: fc:a.band dIIncma booth6 ... " '-..0 ) .... 00: had .. oJ ... l....mon: in them dlI)~ )"ou aMlkJ "w«"P them up "lIh a bull-

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Bo.Uto R Cild ~'I'IC'>.. AnltMW1)

.an) .sp«1 ~ lhe duJ.:1fl'CJ'

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lno.lrvmcnl'l'. BabfOf'd. ,966. G:.lp.n. t- W .. - Ok! Ene:1~ 1R't-tr-umcnt\

nN'f'" ar-rI ,. authon In tbe I .roIe of .he

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Jicrcfonhh,n: f8crrunJ £ 11" •• nd Sum:)' (I'tolh '\I "o;~, Thrs aUlhoI'" ... cu ... rentt,- ~O"'I a ~nrta'· ... ltolor_

s.db'. the 'lOIOf)' of lhe ~ dukinlCt" (0..- ' • .:nl) :rcan front lhe ~nnlna of lhe 'i.«vnd \\ or-k.I \\ :If'

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STR1KING SOUND"

David Kettlewell sends along the add1t.10nal lnrormat.10n pertlnent to h1s article of the prev10us rour paSe •• "The article, ot courae, gives a p1ot.ure ot t h e dulcimer scene 1n Just one part ot t.he BritIsh I~le8; there are flourishing traditi ona. each quite dist.inct. rrom the others , in Scotland , Ulster, EIre, B1rmlnSh•• , London and elaewhere . I'm shortl.y to "rit.. something for Groves D1ctionary, and ror the bullet.1n ot the Bru8sels Mus10 Mu.eua, which ahoul.d slve an all -around plc~ure; also I' m present1ng my doctor8 t.hesis t.his summer. ,t

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t'ollowin~

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f n .... C1. Ed 1"c.oo:"-,...· ............,.. O".......,r ... !-O,",,, 'Ju' VC"I :1, ~ " . l'kw y "" .. t l ·n~. "" ,I~,..,.. Ih' od _ A Sim ple Hamnwr ~ .. wr 101 H •..,..,

Co)tb.llr.... ' ....... Vol 21. /'10 ... ~ , . II~':' W onlc .... R _<oC'II- T hc E,..ttloh nu,"""... r '. \1.-\,. ... .:,

"t ...-. IWO(.

8<lIr tknn",.,on . Ench..h '-_I" " I."," fr ..... ' .... 1"~ I: I !I.!W. London 1111 1 f reMlO .' T ...... lo· t- ~ T ..... a. •• rT600J. Y.J.;uw .{o)N ' 9 1) f hlllU • G .. r.t., Loo ' r~ I r .... .. t.. Bt.O'Idl.w\1. 1",1 Ao ~ .. r"'l)" 0111 f.w"'a" ro.~,np ,rodud ,.. Clwl ....... ~ • T he I b".....,r Ou,",omc-r 1 ...." .. .lI~~ . ......!JIII I. N...... , ...... 1'17' Su~...,""-,, Aiokr • 0 • S·"... tomo, .... "' ......,. t't1>1o ..... s!s IU7Q Y

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