1977-02, Dulcimer Players News Vol. 3 No. 2 by Dulcimer Players News

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nul 1I~1 coftr Jixloto ca.e Il.oac at JUst. t.he lilt. __ nt. ria t.he leMrodt.1 ot LH and JM.n Seh1U1.QS. It. teatures RulleU Pl\1hUt1 (!he Dulc1aer MIll), OQe ot t.he 014- t.t. playeu ot t.he du.lct.er V'bo was .cIt. actiTe in uepinc t.he t.struMDt allY. t.hrouchout. t.heM ,.ars when it u.cst. cl1ed out . ~ of t.o4I.,.1 planu owe thPlr inlpiration direct.ly or 1ndirectly to RuueU and hil dulc1aer pl&)"11l1 . He is It.ill very act.i.. and an outltanding pertor.ar wit.h .an1 1nlt~nts b.sidel t.he ~red dulc~r .

'nil du~ct-r pict.ured with f!u.laeU 11 one ~ al~ pl.a)<1 1114 it. h Oftr 130 )"I'an 014 , OI)ntain1nc nine t..reb1e courses . A aoocl eUllpl.e ot au. ..U · s ttn. Iludc can be M&t'd on his al.b\a "West Vir~nia 8eritav" (Page RIocordlns Co., )lt5 Second Street , Johnstown, PA 1~909) . • -10' . . . . . . . . . .

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Dear Ptlll - ... All quiet hue. I ' .,. played. on two record. reeeht.ly. which Il1ou14 be out early this yur: Andy Cron.MY ' , "Earthed in Cloud Valley" which 11 prett.y .vantproa, with eleC!Lrlc zit.h.r, ha_re4 dllle_ r, _ on .au.nta1.n dulcimer, bottaneek svit... r .nd elect-ric ba ... The olober 11 .ore ~rc:ul. Martin Sapeon', ·SuppU•• ", vith dulc:t.er on three tNeu _ I'. not re.ll1 .. ell in erldenet, Juat th& ocld tm..ck. &.It it. ",., tun -lUna it: in. h.nC7 'Ludio vith FOd alcropbone. and • • pec1al lady otrer!", endIe .. CUJ)ll or tN, Be.t "lIhe. to .11; keep on pickio& .• Holly Tannen

c/o MacLeod 390 Pore.t AOlul, London, I. 11 •• DP.r PhU a. MIIdd:1e - • . • I VO\ll4 like to t.reat anyone 1n the 1.0. Angele • • r.., who bulld. 4uld._n, t.o. rine wood aou.ree. J'Ted Oerlaeh (phone 213- 391- 9997) build. d:ulc::t..rI , cutten, et.c. and .eU. nil In.uu.enU .t McCa'H" Guitar Sbop" .Inwhere. A phone call y111 Nnd nil _t.eriall very ulect. and nil price. 'ieI")' reuon able. I • • t. add ~ 0VIl .r~nt t.o the 4ebllta on ~dbot.rtb. Cedar hi. . be~ quite populAr in the a . t f.., yearl, due pr~ri1,y t.o iu an.UabillI.7. You wU1 not.. t.hat iu price eqlllll.a I.hal. of .pruc_ in ~It. cau.loe:" Yet, il." inferiority 1.1 JW'O"d by one .apIe t.eal. . Cedar 11 a dr)' voocl, and.. when bent will eraek ea.llJ. SFU08 conl.llin. natura1 011., and. will b.nd .1ons the crain f'Vrt.her and regain it.. or1ctn.l '''PI qu.lcker 1.t.J! oecll.r. Ced.r onl¥ drh. out. wit.h ... - .pru.ce retAin. it. 0111 aDd. _l.l.ow • • +++- Ra.nd7 VUklnlOn, %12 Raleltul&ni Dr ., Garden (iron, CA. 9I\.'6Ill ......

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.... The Third. Annual Du.lewr 017' and Be.coe Vill.ap Du.lct.er Contelt. 11 .et. for Ma7 21 • 22 at hi.toric Be.co. Yllla&. in Co.bo<:ton. Dtlio. Plan• •re .I.m nol. t'ullJ' ~p1etecl for t.M. )'ear ' . _",nt. at D. P. lf. pr ... t1.- but i t this eftnt. is &fQ' t.hine: 11ke what. we witne ..ed l . . t ~ar, it 11 a DU.t for a"¥ dulcimer perlon to attend . Oulct.erl are ever)'V~. at thi. happy ptherinc and. the ant1r. weekend 11 ju.t aatuntecl. witb ","1.-10"1. Ve at. D, P. N. would'nt .11. it. for anytb1..o&. la.t. year ' . at.t..Ddanoe _. -nr)' larp an4 ~rI rn:. all acroll t.he COW'II.I')' caae to eoJOJ' a veeketld. of .1nc1aa, ;1'" 'elllone, and of coune t.he ccmt.elt. enota which bf.bll.ht t.h!. p t her1n& of plucked . . . . . . red dulct.er. alons wit.h lou of other old- t.i_ -.ll1c1&n. . For 0I*p1et.e intorwat1oa COIlU.et : Pat Brow, Ro'C(II: V1llap rOllDdal.lon, Vh.1t.~ St. •• COIboc:t.on. Ohio 43812 - ....... The Southem Api*1achian DIllciMr Allod.aUon CRt. . 15, Box 1012, Blra1agha.a. Ala . 3~ - phone 788-8534) will hold 11.8 1m Feat.in.l Ma7 111. troa 1:00 to 6 :00 It wIll featUre linpnc and pap", under t.he t.ree. plu • • cheduled perforwancu Inc!.oorl. Allo teat.ured will be t'r.. In.t.ruct.1on and conte.t.. 'n1e futival location 11 t.he Indian Spring. School .out.h of Biralnihu on cahaba Vallel Rd. (Count.l Rod 27) betv.en U, S , H1ghvay 31 • 280 .••••

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JDITHEIUf VIRGDfIA GRCQp APPALACHVJf DULCIMER CLASSBS

p,..innerl. Int.eraedlate, and M . .neec!. Int.e~1at.e Clall" will ae.et tor .U:: veeir..l¥ 1 1/2 hour 'elliOD.l bel1nn1n& MoncI.a7 April 16th . ~CHER8: ~ith Youna. Woody Padptt, Madeline Mac1tel1 Ma.on, Ph.11 Mllon

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RECORDS A.VA.ILABIB

Mitzie Collin. hal just completed a wonderful record album titled, ~Mitzie Collinl - A Sampler of Folk Music:" conta1nina two ddes of very. very nice~ 1III.111c: euts plu. one origInal C:OIIIpo.it1on. The record abo inc:ludes a 16 page booklet vith the word. and IllUdc: for each .election (14) on the record. u vell u be.c:k&roun4 information and a blbliorgaphy. It 11 available for $5 . 50 plu. 50¢ po.tage t'rom Sampler Rec:ord. , 197 Melrose St . • Roc:hester, H. Y. 14619. Three euta on thh album feature halllller dulcwr and four feature the lJIOuntain dulc1s:er - both ably played by Mitzie . NICE, 1tIe! AL!!I.Jo! !!! June Appal Recordinas (Box 743, Whitesburg, 1('( . 41856) has just released three album. of .pedal interest to both IDOWltain and ~r dulcimer players and their 1n this ll1ue fot' ruu particulars on eac:h of these flne record •. by Malcolm Dale;l1ah and Grey Larsen, and ·Green Rocky Road" by ~r dulcimer on a 1IIlljority of cuts and you ' re mbdng SOlle ':~~e:~~~"", if your • halImer dulc:1mer fan and don ' t have these album in your c: GREA'I' !

Preu now has three books available in their nev "American Mudc Series" vith .are good. things on the _y o CUrrently avallable lUe: "Beat 1oYe'd Hymns Arranged for the Appt.lachian Dule1l11er" by Mark &. Carol Blair; "S1nsing With the "Wlachan Dulc:imer" by Madeline MacNeil Mason and "The ifalllllered Dulc:imer Instruc:tion Book" by PbUllp Mason. Write thea to get on the _illng Ust and. keep infonDed of what ' s c:om1ng up in thb fine series of new dulcimer books. (1346 COMectieut Ave •• N. W• • Washtnaton, D. C. 20(36). ,,?,klLh' is also nov carrying John Putnalll " ""i;"'t~[;;;"1s an expanded and iaproved edt tion , I

which vent throuch two very pop,llar ,..10''''.'

late 1950 ' s . Neal and Sally ~.C;:~J;'::. COIIIpleted P\.Ittina: together a nice dule1mer book whic:h .hould prove po",,_,.s their "Life b Like a Mountain Dulcimer'. This nev book i. entitled it contain. 24 tunes and SO"&8 frOIll the dnging

Dear Phil, . .. It vas 1ntereating to see how BIIny people wrote in about tret.: I must, hovever, disagree with Glen Branham when he say. that "the degree of pitch error that the equal temperament sc:a.le produces ia not objectionable. ' Maybe for very progressive style. vith lots of bizarre c:hords, but the continuous elrone of noter- style playing tend.l to throw eac:h interval. into "higher reUef" and the ear beCOllles IIIOre diser1m1nating. For whatever reason, when I play noter- style on IfI3 (equal tempered) dulcimer, the very sharp thirds a.nd .l1ghUy flat titth. are IIIOSt annoying. I am not alone in this - Boria Boriaort, a gentlellllln of great IlUdc:al sense who hal played instTUlllents in equal t_perlllllellt, _an tone, and just intonation systems for 67 years. is a voc:iferous c:ritic of equal temperament and a chluztplon 01 pJre tUJl.ine; . I have yet to meet a serious harpsic:hordbt that felt equal te~rament vaa a really aatisfactory compromise for hiS/her in.trument . (It _s not until the adoption of the piano with ita jumbled timbre that equal teaperament beClUlle the flOral) . The advantage of equal teaperament, the abiUty to play in every key, is ...... ted on the dulCimer, which due to its diaconic fret. c:an onl,y play in a fev keys anyway . I feel that the solutions advocated by IlUslcologbts veraed onl,y in Western concert mudc: are not alway. beat tor folit music , and that dulc:icDer f't-ett1n6 1. j\nlt .uch OJ. caee in point . GUIon Spalding 566 Chestnut St. San Franc:isco, 94133

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Dear Ph1l, Maddie and other O, P, N. readerl: We continue to enjoy the OPN. Don ' t knov 1r ve ever told you vhat we dD with the 100 copiel we buy every iuue. We p.lt one free one in every dulcimer kit and vith every dulc1lle.r we ISell to 1ndividuallS , al long all they last. You IShould be noticing an increase in .ublcriptionlS loon! We love our new location in an old. briCk wrehouse (plenty of lpace nov) over looking the Miuinipp1 River and dovnto>m Minneapolil . lfw we vill be bavilll dulcimer vorkshopa. For exalllple, Margaret MacArthur rill perform in Minneapolis on April 24th. We hope to have her at the IShop to teach on the follovins: day. We my alISo dD a dulciller p.lt together voruhop ot the lSort the.t 'ole do at feltiv.l.I m~ time. before . We welcoae rilltora â&#x20AC;˘ all you D. P. Ii. r eader. ltop in i t you set into the twin city area . Cordially, Len MacEachron Here, Inc. 29 Southelllt Main St. Minneapolll, Minn. 55414 Dear Phil : The dulc!.e r 11 Itill eo!Ung on .trong in our J*.rt ot the country. A. knowledge growlS people set more ISelective in vhat they'" looking tor. We he.ve experilDented 10Ule vith vhat Sives a dulc1JDer itl individual tone. Since ~ opinion is that the type ot wood 11 lIecondary, ve have tried different bracina. etc . I do believe one thing 11 illlportant and that 11 to get rid of a. IllUch wood as ponible . Don ' t over+do the site ot the tail block or the part of t.he ICl'1)ll that. e:rtendl inside the bod.)' of the dule1l1er. Also, the action ia very important . JUlt the r1sht action viII contribute to a nice tone . While on the subject ot action , I don ' t understand whJ lo.e dulcimer .aker. inlilt on setting the action on their inltJ'UlllenU too high tor fretting vith ti~rll 01 thUlib. Recently I have leen bee.utit'Lll dulcililers vith the Itrings ao high that they could only be played with I noter. Thb practicallY' el1ldnatel any chording or finger piCking . One subject I have not leen IDf!ntioned in D. P . N. thull tar is po....er tool and hand tool aatety. I vould think there are IIIlny .... ho are at\.emptine:; to "build their ovn" using .uper IIharp hand tools , tnivelS, power toob, IIlv" etc. aU or vhich are extremely dangerous . When uaing chilSelll , .craperll . planes, draw knive. and luch one should alvays heve the aid ot a viae or clampa to hold the lteck secure . A good heavy vork table, plenty ot lisht a.re tvo iepo.rtant ingredientl of a good and Sire job . When using knives, cut avay trom you not toward. you whenever polalble . Thil past July a dado lIet in a power ...... aleost c:l.at.ed my lett thumb . Tht. val due to lIlY carelessne... When udng table IIWI re_lDber that ....hen a blade 11 cuttifl4l: it haa a tendency to p.lsh the .tock back t.m.o&rds you , therefore if you reach ahead (or beyond the aav) to hold the IStock you are very Ukely to find your ba.ru1 in the blade should the .tock ISlip, hang- up or what ever . Ttlil ill ....hat happened t.o me . Never aga.in will I PJt lIlY hand ahead or the cutting blAde . . . It any readers are in Melllphis, Sive u. a call 01 COIle see UI. Sincerely , Dan Doty &. Talllily 3m WyctJelllere Memphis, Tenn. 38128 (Ed. note : Several instances of dulcimer buildeTll setting tangled up in saws and joinerl have ec.e to our attention the Plat fe .... montha - - - PlEASE. BE CAREJ'UL! ! )

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!)" vay or -k:1D& ao. kind or contrlbutlOli to the !lew. Let.ter , I voul4 Uk.e to .ban with you and ,.our rMd.er. a%l e . .y to connruc:t ~ boLrd c.la.mp that 1. ftrJ l,l. . tul when 'fOrkiDI on 044 .haped. IIOund ~'. etc. It 11 partlc:u.larly unt'Ul vbe.c cu..plnc round. back in.t~nU .uc:h .. -.ndolin.. I have .enc:lo.ed. a diau- or the c:.ta.p Vb1c:h can be -.de a. lone or . . . hart a. one de.ire • . I vould abo like to pa .. on the knovle4ge tnat a rair1y iood quaUty cedar .oun4 board ean be _de: t'TocII a .tandard ce4ar c:la~rd. Cedar clapboard. COllI! 10 .arlou. vidth. and. caD be e..1ly planed to the p-o)ler 1Ound. board t.b.1ckne .. wit.h a band plane . '1'bey provide &n . . celient IIOund and can u'1JIlllT be obtained at local lUllber yard.. Robe.rt T. Dixon 22&1 Ja.t Eh St . I . Roc:hut.er, N. Y. 1"-"5

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.. ... .Ihe ll1k9 ~l nr!n& Awaken1n& v1l.l be held April 21-23 at the Poll IJ.re Center or the s.oUu l~by. Tenn. Tt-.e ho.tI are Jean &0 Lee Sc:h1ll..1.ng I'r'CMI woo. fUrther 1n!"o~t1on My be obta1ned (P. O. Box 8, Co.bJ, Tlf 37722) Adve.nc:. t1cket. are avaUab1e et .$3.50 per day or $10.00 ror all three day.. Special rate. apply ror taail1e. end )'OWII:.t..era. caaP1.nc: hc1l1t1u are avallabe in the ana. Alway. a title weeund. f .. tur1ng tracUt10nal 1&111c: with plenty of dulct.era aroww:l. -

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OOLCI>CER C01lVE1lTION

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On June 10 - 12, 1977. ther e vill be a DULCIM!R OOJVEJTION at the Tolk Llte Center or the SIIoUn in Co.by , 'rennel.ee. The conventlon , Jointly spon.om by the 'olk Lite Center and the wtClMER PLAYERS I'IEWS , vill be '. low- keyed, into.... l ptherins or 014 and potental (,.1end. who _Ite , play, or ju.t love to heaT dther the .-ountain or ~red. dulei.meu. Several re••on. in.piTa the Convention. • good- t w gatber1..oc

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Fir.t , it ' •• &rand oppor tunity tor people tor .harina: and enjoyinc their tnovledge and

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or the country . ther a baan ' t been _eb around here and we hope to fill loMt gap with thh ptberlna; and celebration. Third , we wilh to encourage .1a1h.r, regular gather1na;. or &.rea in.trUllleot IIIIilk.erl and intr oduce tbell to the bene tit. po. . lb1e tltroui;b their _.t>erlhlp in the Guild or Miedean Luth1l!rl . Hopet'U.ll)'. rroa thb and d.na... &atber-ina' in the Southeut State. , enough intereat can be lener_ted. to inItiate reaular conventions or the luth1erl ot the region under the ·au.pice. or the Ou1ld ot "--riC!&Q Lutb.1era . ~ p!lrts

The Dulc~r Conyention w111 be a law- budget .ttlir financed b1 a no.1nal regiltrati on tee ($3 .00, linglel; $5.00 faailiel) rro. all parti c i pant I and attendees , including ltatt. Because or the low- bud8et, all IfO r kahop leaderl , perrOrllerl, helpe r . , and. the like will be Wlpaid volunteera, partici pating at their own expense ror the pleaaure or the event and love or their inltl'Ull('ntl . Pr~aa develo~nt

11 in the ve.T7 earl,y lta&el , blat vorubopa Ichedl1led 10

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Chord.ing in Ionian Mode Ind Modd Nudc (Ear &. Sheet Jo!udc) Eileen Rain. Advanced Techniques and Fiddle Tune. on Ould_r -- Hank ArbaUfh Chording the Single- Melody 4- String (or Double Melody 5- String) Dulci mer

Jean Schill1n&

, In.tru.ent Buildlng tnitnDDent Frnlahu, and Equal- Tellpered Sc:&lal , Bridge' - MoYeable

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Volunteer. tor york.hopa ot &I\Y Ir.1nd are welco. . I . \tell a. volunteer. to help with other detA1l. or orglni:r.1n& and nmn1ng the convention . In addition to lehe(luled vork.hopa . un.chedu!ed one' , Jaa le •• lon. , iaproaptu perronaance. , and general .baring ot III kind. in a vholesome t amil, atmosphere will be the order - otthe - weekend. For eurnnt detaill, vrlte: DULCIMER OONVElfl'IOH FOLK LIFE CPrER OF 'l'HE 5N)IaES OR Pll)NE : (615) 487- 5~3 P . O. BOX 8 OO6I!Y , TUNBSSEE 37722

. ..... The !'fational Council tor the 'f'r1Iditlonal Artl , Inc. (tol'llerl,y the !IItional Folk Festival AI.oeiltion) i. a8*in iSluing t~e i r Calendar or Feltival. booklet which i. a aight1 hand,y gui" to what ' . ha ppening v~re, and vhen. The Calendar 11 $3 . 25 and it can be order ed !'rom : /llat1onal Council tor the Traditional Arts , Inc . , 1346 CoMectieut Ave . N. il . , ROOIII 1118. Wa.hinaton. D. C. 20036. Th1l gulct." book 11 a !W.t tor rutinl goerl . If. C. T. A. allO Plb11lhe. TRADrrmH. a p,lbl1eation devoted to the di ..ec1natlon . pre.er vatl 00 aDd encoura,e.ent or t r adit i onal f olk artiltry; and it i. particularly interelted in the carrier. of fOlk tradition'. Write the HCtA tor a ~r.hip appUeation - it ' l well wortb it , and bel1dea, the, need )'OW' support : .........

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..... The Center tor Sout.hern Polilore (l.2l6 Peabocl,y ATII . , P,O. Box lIo6O, Me.phl., Tenn . 381~) ha. put t;osether a erNt aource book titled "AMrican rolilore TUu aDd Vi4eot.t.pe. : An IDdex" Thia 10clu cootain. owr 1,800 t.itle. aDd where t.he)' can be tound. It ia elao tul.l. ot neat. ol.d. rue photo.. POI' turt.ber intonation vrit.e to 8Ul Terria or Jud,)' Peiaer . Director. . Thla ia a lIO.t through 338 page vorl!. which U.t.• • pecial col.lectioo erounI t.he count.ry, diat.ributor. U.Unp, e.mt 1eIch IIOre .

The JOMny Apph..-d Oulct.er Cho continu. . to . . . t .onlhly .nd ne• •xp.rienced con.l."t. 9ro.t.h. . . irwll. OPM ned.r. In lhe Ohl~lch1g_Indh"" tri~.tete U •• to .rile II. a noh . . . . ere int.r .. t.ed in knoeinv othlr dulc'-rph1l .. in tht. u... ,u1lO • . . • 1'. pl~ng eo.e .etiwit.i •• tn.t .ight. b. or int..r.at. to t.n.., aueh ••• .orkehop (pl.na ere .t.1l1 tentatlv.).

_ld at_ 11ke t.o hear f'r_ other cluba and h.rn .tJ~t lMir ec:tlvlU... nao, ••l' . . .U99•• t. t.h.t. • "' •• Uvel." cel.nd.r for the "Pc_ing ... lIOn !lhleh .auld cOl'lCI .. I, llel tho .. e .... nh '01' e.a, rererenee. There.n .a,." euch re.Uvah .n1ch ineII.Id. t.he dulcI.er.

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The Dulcimer ShoP!?! Kft The Dulci.er Shoppe (Dr.wer E, Haunt.in View, Ark.ns.s 72560) h.s a single 4-strlng kit, selling for S36 plus postage, which shares ~st COMPOnent parts wfth its ~el K-SW pre-assembled dulct ..!!,. The face, bAck •• nd sides are 3-ply walnut-veneered I 11111 na te. The aaterials are of high quality, all parts 'r'e precisely pre-cut, including the heart-shaped soond hQles in the traditional hourglass configuration, Ind the sides Ir'e already bent. The fretboard Includes I ~ fret, Ind Grover tuning pegs are supplied, as well IS lynn McSpadden's Four' Twenty Instruction Dook. The kit Includes a four-Plge assembly Instruction sheet and two I15s_ly braces that are discarded after glull'l9 the sides to the back. As with any dulcf~r-.. klng project, froM a kit or otherwise, clamping the face and back to the sides to assure tight. Invisible, strong glue joints will probably be the MOst challenging problf!ll to the novice. IlIJIrovislng with a few large C-clamps or even bricks on boards .fght work fine If you have them, M ~ approach was to trace the dulcl~r outline on a very flat piece of S/8 M plywood. and to install ~M X 20 X 4 stove bolts with thu-bscrews at two-inch Intervals just outside the tracing. Using wood discs ~de with an electric drill hole saw, these bolts beca.e the clamps (~ch like violin-makers' clamps) for the various gluing operations, aided Intermittently by two large C-clamps. To ~ke the fretboard perfectly straight, as well as to obtain other flat, square sanded surfaces, I had a 15 MpiKe of 2~ X 3" fir planed flat on one Z" edge by a loe.l .f11work shop, and stapled a strip of sandpaper tightly al"1)t.lnd It. This WIS a very sfllple and yet IICst effective Ind useful tool. Finally, a third assembly brace was IIIde to size, patterned after the two In the kit, to hold the sides at the hourglass Mwaist" -- the two supplied case shed for use In the wider sections of the dulciMer body, And I found this thIrd brace Indispensable. The fretboard was hollow, but there was no corresponding opening In the face, so , decided to cut three 3/4· X 6· slots, froN 2· above the upper sound holes to 2· below the lower sound holes, with 2 one-Inch bridges between holes. Everything fit together well; no wood-cutting Is required (unless you cut slots under the fret~rd IS I did). The dulciller WIS finished with enough COltS of OErr spray lacquer to fill the wood grain, sanding between coats and using 0000 steel wool on the last coat. The kft dulcimer came out very close to the pre-assembled Model N-8W In appearance, with Invisible glue joints and a SMOOth sheen. The laminate edges of a lighter wood give In effect of purfling which looks nice. Total elapsed ti.e was one week since I kept clamps In place overnight on each gluing operation. The Dulcimer Sheppe kit dulciMer is a pleasing. orthodox shape not unlike the early Thomas dulcimers -- thin, narrow, somewhat delicate-looking, with a sweet but quiet sound. (With the holloltt fretboard, "II not sure the slots I ~de affected either the tone or the volume.) Some experience with woodworking and a collectton of basic hand tools and clamps would be assets to constructing this or any other dulcimer. The only improvements , would suggest for this kit Ire. third asse.bly brice and additional assembly Instructions which offer $ugge5tlons and det.1l5 for clamping the long glue Joints. I do not hesitate to rKOII!Iend this kit to anyone. Woody Padgett

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A Review by Robert Rodriquez When one th.lnb of the true "-eriean foltaldc traditlon, the name of .leaD Ritchie -.a.t be -entloned .. one of the .:Iato proa1nent r1cu.ru in that tradition . To leave her na... out of it would be like mentioning .od.ern hiltory and leaving out the two world alone: with Itorea and VietMil . As repruenteel by lobe "-rican rolt.ldc tradition, Jean RUchle 11 the ~""'ocU ... nt of quaUty and excellence in foltaldc, and her lateat album, "At ~ '11th The Ritchie haUl", (recorded for Pac:1r1c Cucade). la a t7Pic:al uample of What I mean when I •..,. that Jean Ritchie will never .ac:r1rice quallty for quantity. Thla albWl featurel Jean Ritchie. alone with her lonl Johrln¥ and Peter P1ckow. plul fWler Allce Backer, on a del1.ghttul Idectlon of tunel and 10ngi t'roII the tra41tionl of "-rica and the BriUlh Illel tradition. which 4ate back to the tt.. when Jean'. ancelton firlt lettled in the btlll of ealtern ~ntucky in the lata eighteenth century. Osten.ibly for children and )'OUr\8 people. thele IOns_ are neverthdel_ a8e-old flvorite. of her n._lly and herit.a.8e elaUng bad: two hundred years. PlaY- J*rty ....... fiddle tune., rtt)'1d"8 .ga.i!I, all .lx and .tnale In thil album to 8ive UI a cro"-Ieetion ot the Ritchie nu.lly traditlon and hiltory . Jean ' . dulct.er on fiddle and dance tunel, ballad •• and other lOng. il quite eftectively used and vonderfullT promi~nt on thi. record. The Jean Ritchie Lnterpretation of the "Darby RaID". an old folk lOng ot both American and Briti.h tradition', il one ot the belt cut. on the whole record. Jean ' l dulcimer playing c:cmel aero.. "ery etfectively on au .. n Girl , Old G~y Mare, Sold ier' l J~ and other lOng' reprelentina generation upon generation ot the Ritchie heritAge of aood home.pun foltaulie truly out ot the American experience with ita root_ in !niland and Scotland f'r<* which the Ritchie tuily oris:wllT ea. . The "Peace Round" a work rro. the Scottlab Hebridel, levera! ew:.po_ed lOng' by Jean, inc:lUJ1ing a *1 Day 10"8, are perhaS- ""ne the beat th1l record hll to otfer; ehildhood rlQraing and work sonal , fI.tly phy- part)' sa_I, s1lllple yet effective poetic reference. to t.raditions 10na ~e.red - .11 these help to _ke th1l reeord • tine token ot Jean'_ rich h.a1ly ~st. For duld.er burtl, thi. record h , I I uaual, Jean .t her in_tru_ntal belt witb bar r1ne UI. ot the dulct...:r •• onl1' lhe COD project and interpret. It Jean Ritchie i • •ynonymoul with A.eriean .u.iesl heritage, then lhe il equalll .ynon,veu. with dulct...:r. and their pla,y1n&; _he ....... atter all, playina dUlciller long before the word even CUIfJ into the general D,lalc:al lexicon of the .adern ~. Balljo, pitar, Whlltle, t1.dd.le, and 800d vocal quallty help to l'OW\d thh record, IOrt ot &ivins: It a brJ.&ht ie:1ng upon a -.aslesl cake whole c:onfeetion 11 dell&btfUl to the eye and ear I I well. It'l a record every tan ot Jean Ritchie lhould have , and I do _an lhould ha.ve.

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"THE EAGlE AIm THE SPARR<7If"

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JOHN SUNDELL wrrH THE MOUNTAIN MUSI CIANS COOPERATIVE SII«lS AIm PIAYS DUI.ClMER , GUITAR , PIDDU! , OOBRO, MANDOLIlf, Atrl'OfWlP, ETC. GOOD OW- TDa: moo BAlm 'l'UNES ARE PIDl'IFUL Olf THIS ALBlI4 , AS WELL AS ONE SIDB OF ORIGDlAL MATERIAL. JAo16

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A Review of: " Belilt Loved tly1an1il Arraoged tor the Appalachian Dulcimer- by Mark & Carol Blair SUbdtted by: Fred Montague Several 8OI'Ittt. ago I rec1eved a notice t'rotII ~ieationlil Pre" about theiI' rort~~ liIeries on the Appalachian and hlUDered dulc_rlil. When I "'"w " ha_ r ed dulcimer" my eyes lit up and ~ heart IiIkipped a beat, but ala. a. I read on I learned that the tirst book va. to be yet another tor the Appalachian dulcimer . I really don ' t think that the last word (or note) has been written on or about the -.:nmtaln dulc1mer, but letl be honest , little *,re than the tlrat word (or note) hal been written tor the ha.mered dulcime r. Without ~ bookliat I ' d gue.a there are between 20-25 lIIOuntain dulci_r boo.... compared to the 3 or ao tor the baaDered dulcwr. I proIlptly <laabed ott a note to the I»bllsher. which in eSience nid "ve need anothe r dulc1mer book 11.ke they need anov in Siberia - .0 get crsckina: on the ba_r dulcimer booka". I sot a reply which in enence aaid, "ours will not be like othera , we have a 2nd generatiQn ot book. oo.1ng out". Being the cur1ou1il devil that 1_, I plaeed 1IIY order. My copies have arrived and arter lookina the book over I ' ll ahare lIlY thoughtiS with )'Ou. SO you will under.tand ~ review, i t will be baaed on two pointa: 1. Like _ny dulcimer players, I can ' t read . . alc - but would 11ke to. 2 . The p,lbllsher calls this a ~ generation so let. look at it that vay.

Just a quick gl.ance will ahow that "Beat Loved Hymns" ill truly ot the ~ generation but certainly not the rIr.t child. Like all children though this one hn ctw.racter traits peculiar to ihelr. Aa stattld in the early j:8gea. no tillle fa apent on auch things 11.1 tuning. UIOdal scalel, introduction to the iDJItrUllent, etc. But one thing that i, mentioned, and rarely tound in other book., ill' two examples ot string guage and the range of key. that can be achieved with them . BRAVO~:':' There are a tew errorl in the text on sase 9 &. 11 but before the 2nd. dratt ot this review was written, I'd recieved a correction .heet rro. the editor. The major criticllilm that I have (thia ia becauae ot 1IIY lack ot knowledge ot mUlilic notation) II The 'ection that I wilh IIIOre bad been done wIth is the one on "fincering ot c.bords" . I tor one would like to see ",.cone do .ome .terlal that would take the .. dulcUler player f'I"OII staple Chord to IIIOre colllplex onel aOO arrange the lOngS in such a way that the chorda would be added in alii the player progre .. edj abo to explain why certain finger' are used and how by ualng them )'OU can get to the next chord euier. WhUe on the aubject, I would like t.o have had the chorda Uliled !dentUie-'. There are 25 h:ymnl included in the book, many of which I grew up with and thia helped me to get atarted. Thole that I played .ounded really good, although I stumbled thru thell the tint tiDe around. It should oot be very difficult to .ster _ny ot the tune. and that ' . a plealilant lurpr1ae~' On the \/'hole, "Beat Loved l\ymn." 1a a good book, and colllp&red to other dulcimer boo .... it is better than IIIOst. It haa atte..pted to break out of the uliIUIll I*ttern, -.de a few lIliatakea in the proce .. , and. when :you look at it overall you juat know i t h. . a place: in every dulcimer playera library. COIIIIIUDie:e.tions Pre .. has ao.e truly exciting booka on tap tor ua dulcimer people too.

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"THl OlI.C'IM!:FI BOOK" by J •• n Rit.chie. Tt\II!' cl.alllic book on the aportant pla3er. and lemlar.. $~ Heft.

one or it

50t TOR ? OR t«:JR£ BOOKS

<ll"

~ta1n

dulclMr by

bJ JftD Ril Uf!', Sbould be put or e.lr)' Hdou du.lc*r playeu or retttr nell, pla)'inc t1pa. h1stor7, aOO .ueh co«! buUd1Ac1ntoreaeh.

OOLCIM!R" "7 Mlrpret Wlnura. JUU.Or)' , cu., and play1111 styl,u 1'or Jule_r. <:. km&I vith dulc1M.r aCC\W.J:anhIPnL. $1. r,: H.eL

"!f:lW '!'<'l PLo\y ~ ~t.a1n

"ftIrfOntrl WITH THE APPALACHIA" DULC~" b)' ""del1M Maelf.. ll Muon. A second It'nerItIon duloi~r book fro- eo..unio.t10n. ~e.le. ' "~rlc.n Muslo Seriel". Contains. t1n'" varit'Ly of song. trOll tM BriL1sh I.dea Ind. AllPrican LraJ1l1ons arranged. 1n )loth. ehr>rd1ng tablatu .... ror. and recular _de notaLion. bLens1ve note. en playtn& U• Ir, ineluJl"d done with _ny eounte~lodie •. Pun tor all! $~ Heb.

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bJ Dr. R1chard \l1U.it'. CrML boo-' for Mlplng tt. ht-11Mtnc to loot Into the .ore a::1vance-:t and intt'r.!ltlftC styles of ehOrd.coMtlD11tlons. CIMr and 'ftry d.t'ullt'd 1Mtructlon. $4.'0 Melt.

"!,,!2~~y'!1¥~~: by Msr-' a. carol 1l.s1r. Another book t,.,. ;:; apt :1eurlptlOD of this boo-'. Conu1ru: both ehord.1na t.ablature anet recuI.r . . sical noutton to ... in In .. sy to read rc ... L. IIotes on playlna; tne ~nas Ire IncluJed along v1t.n otNor twolpt\ll tnfo . $~ .. ch. "NOW-SUCH FOR DULCIMER" ($3.00) Ind. "MJSICKS DELrrr. ON DULCIMF.R~ ($3 . 50) by Roger 81chulaon. The.e t.w flM book. of Labi.ture. and 1n.trueLlans eonu1n Lunu based on tvo of Roser ' s record dtNas don" in his grelt tin&up1Ck1ne .tyle. Sone' Ind tune. ... trul ori&iNLO. to tradit.ional ana El1u.bethlan. V"ry wortblhlle boob.

~~~F,:i; ~~t!~~~~:.~:~.1.11"Q Rains -. to ten and shoW boW. to how adapt dulct..u to OW' .,urn ( 0 " of aIde . the badcs it .ovea dena to how and vt\J ehor4s Ire ro~. various ~. are \.\lM4, and he" to identity a .ode in .:MIera aldc. Mud. -.act! .ore 11 a1M) covered 1n WI ttrw ... rkbook . $~_.

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~g!!'!!!~~: by Albert. Gaase.

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!fiee book t. ,et started vlth . II,. .a.)' in.t.ructions on chora playinc. .trumming. plcktna • alone 11 wortn the price. Nov $3.95 escn. b)' Mary Cstht'rln. McSpadd.en. A very .one. vith t.pl. 1n.t.ruetlon. tor Hcn .

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"rouR AIID 'NElft'Y" by Lynn McSpadden" Dorothy trench . Contain • .uch helpt\ll playing info,...Uon , plUI 2q &rut. .oJIII and ballada for ~taln 4ulclMr in bot.h • tablatun an4 resulAr _deal notation 'Ylte.. ~ each . "BRETHRElf WI HAVE Mft" b1 McSpl.liden "French. Contain. 30 t.nd.illonal ftywu " c..rola

tor 4ulcber w1.t.h t.WlinII and chord ct.rtl.

each.

-PUlf WITH THE 00Il:IMJI:R" by V. E. fl1ghe1. ContaIna 36 t.unel in • • 1IIple Ityl. to help

you pt _Urt.ed plaJ'Lna the dulciMr.

Lou or run:

$2.00 each.

by Len '" Su MIodachl"On.

Many

tl~

an ... , t.o approach to playin& theory. Only $1.50 elch.

Tbh veU pre -

and 'usse1t1ona ara included Excellent lection on t.unlna

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"SIM«INS FAMILY SONCIIOOIt" by ToIIIII¥ " Jean SiaDon.. Contain. 33 folk lOng' and tUM' wIth tablature and regul.&r • .111eal notation .)'It..... Fine book! $~ each.

"Dr ~H OF THE WIlD IXILCDQ:R" by Bob Force" Albert. d ' O. . e Well lliultrU.ed book oonrinc .uch lnurutinl lnto,..tlon on .ore cont.e-.pora17 u,ylu, etc. Aho eoftU ..1C:h ,",una about .odea and .ooal payins . loaded vlth U.. . $~ nch. "THE APPAlACHIA" !OJ!TADf JX1tCIMER !!lOOK" b1 Paul Pyle. A creat. handbook OD pla)'inI 1n t.he tradit.ional It.)'le wIth lou ot re~-1OQd. po1nt.era to .,.t. )'OU ltarted . Micht)' helptul tip aDd t.UN' are interlpeued t.hrou&bOUt. . ~ each.

"TImoo A!CD PIAYIr«; 'I'HE APPAIACKIAR DULCIMER" b~ A. W. Jert"re11. A fine l1tt.t. book which urvel al an excellent. int.roduction to chord., t.unl"", count.r- _looq and harmny pla~lne. not1nc. ano1 .truaa1ng. $2.00 each . by luI aeu..n &- Sally Iblden . Thil 11 a nry tun1l\&.l. playl", It71.1. ana eftn Icwo, Richard hru- tl1MI. There II also a recent includ.ed. in the book ot aU 36 tune. 11ftn In tablat.ure in t.he book. CIU'.AT:~. ~ each.

"*XlOS ~ TIm DULCDttR" b7 Vlrlll &: fIorwan fhlgbel. 55 lOll&' ami tunel. t.unlf'1&1. -DJ" playiQl .tyl•• &: _thod. d.lcrlbed, plul •• ction on lpecial ettect... Maal excellent. photo. ot Mountain tolk and Icenea, and .ome tine dulca.r tune. are included in th1l nIce book. $4....:.22 each.

_ny ca....

"" FARCInll. HISTORY OP THE DULCIMER" by V. E. Hus;h.l. "collect.lon ot tolk Lalel about the dulc1l11er. We.d rancHul in Inter •• Ung : : Onl1 $1.00 .ach.

"TKE APPAIACHW DULClMER BOOK" by Mlc~el MI1rphy. Containa _ny photo. p.lbllahed. tor t.he tirlt. U_ an.! .,ct, sood duldau pla1in& into~tlon ranai", rrc. that. tor tbe bepnner to .are adft.D* . Lot.. ot IOUrce. &- resourcel 11lt.N. ~ ... ch. "THE PWCKED IlOLCIMEFI AICD fDI TO PlAY IT" by John P. Put.nu . An expended and laproved edit.ion of " ~ PlucUCl Dulclaler of lotA Southern Mountain'''. lllu.t.rated inltructlou tor laarnlnc to tune and pla1 t.he Jule1aer. Sc:.e well known folk t.une, are inclu.;1ed to P Je pracUce 1.0 var1ou • .00.. and technlquel. $~ ... et..

~ RICIWlD TAJlOO DUlCIMER BOOK" by !leal &: Sal..l)' Keu-n. Cont.aina worda and playIn.t.~ntall and ballads by Rlehant .na M1a1 Fad. . Co.plet.e

inc tablat.ure to 1::!4

with. d1leu .. lon or tM .odU ule4 in the book. Excellent. work::

.. ch.

"D. P. " . RlPRIIn'S BOOK" A colleet.1on ot the _Jor article. t'n. Oulc_r Pla)'er_ lev_ back 1IflIei which are out-of-pt'int . Thele aU relata to the aountain d.ulclaler - a ".a-m Dulclaler eo.pendJua" 11 in the woru to be ..... U&ble lOOn. The D. P. !'. rtpr1nu booklet. 11 $2.50 each . BOQ!t AICD RECORD LIST COlfTIIIJED -+

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"TO BUIlD A OllLClMER" by Paul Pyle. A bellt lelUna booklet ..hich is a Illite slII1ll but. 15 craJlllled ....1th interellting building info &. photol . $4.00 each . "CONSTRUCTING THE !«Xn'ITAIlf DULCIMER" by Dean lU.l!ball. Thh hLrc1bound book containll all.the infonll!ltion the average lmOIhror1ter will need to create and rinlllh • IDOWltain dulcimer in any of sevenl lhapel and styles . Allo has tips on _Una 10IIIe of your 0Yn toolll tor the Job . A wry good book on buil41na . ~ each. "MAkING AN APPALACHIAN DULCl)(E'R" by John Bailey . This book on dulcimer conlltruct10n by an EngliSh author il very highly thought of and IIhould be on Iny bui14erll book ahelt. Lot. of goOO 14e.. an4 infolill8tion. $.l:..}Q each . "CONS'mUCTION OF A !011fl'ADf DULClMER" by W1ll.iu M. Schllitt . 10 page planll lheet vith detailed inltructionll and drawingll tor builcl.Ing your 0Vl'I dulci1Der eallily. Also Include II a helptul lIection on tranllpaling .ullic tor the dulcimer trOlll regular llbeet ·lIIUllic. Only $.!..:.12 each .

HAM>lERED DULCIMER.!!Qg!§,

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TO BUIlD A 'fWoMERll> ' DULCIMER" by PhilUp Mallon. Thill new booklet. givell detailed plans and inlltructiona which will allov you to e1ll14' construct a high quallty. rugged huBer dulc1me.r with a ain.1.mum ot fancy tooll. et.c. Includell 1I0000rces tor wood, Itring, hardlltU'e. etc. etc. Only book aw1l.able ¥hic,.. takea you step by IItep throught the OOIIIplete conltruction procellil ot a ~r dulcimer . $.l:..}Q each. (28 pages) ~illip

Mllon . Another trom co-uni Seriell". Covers much on tuning and playing tifth interval inllt1"'UlDentil alof18 with a large collection ot papUar dulcimer tunell arranged. in both a .bple tablature tOrtll &. regular lIU.ical. statt notation. Extenaiw Bibliography &. Discography w/llourcel. $~ each . (~p!lgea) "THE HA/IoMERED DULCIMER: ID{ TO MAn: rr AND PLAY IT" by Havie Mitchell. Not a Kaw- TO- Do- It manual in the stricteat 1~lIe. Relatea ~ ot Movie ' s experiencel and experiments in bu1ld1ng several dozen instruments . Includes some helpful information to help you get started playing, and much helpful .. teriel tor t.hose who vould like to undertake building a dulcimer. $1:..iQ each . With record $!!.:.25 IItIt . !W+!EREO DULCIMER RECORDS

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"'I'R(XJBAl)QIJR" Dorothy carter . Excellent new recording by a very popular street musician with a very pleasing style . $5 . 95 each .

"THE HAI+!EREO OULClMER" Bill Spence with Pennig ' l All- Star String !!end. Many people we t.alk to call thlll their favorite dulcimer record. of all . Great tunell : : $~ each "TRAPEZOID " Sa. Riuetta, Pt.ul Yeaton, Paul Rele:ler &. Pete Vigour. A co.bo ot tour haueer dulct.er players plUI other inlltruments by lome very SCcomplillhed playerll. This great albWl 1e: again in plentifUl supply . $~ each . Bill Spence with Fennig'lI All- Star St r ing Band. l1.li good as the tirllt. A aaJst :: $~ each. "THE HAl+IERED DULCIMEII ALBUM" Jay Round and Friends .

A very popular record by a very $~ each .

popular Michigan player who 11 deeply involved with the dulcbler.

"COI1.lMBUS STOCKADE BUmS" Jay Round & The Wil.l.iaJu Faail,y . Jay ' • .IIecond albUIII teaturea a fine IllUsical h.at1ly along with Jay ' ll usual tine playing. $~ each . Doug Ecker with Rick &. Lorraine Lee, Joyce Deamarais, and Bob

new album featuring ~r dulcimer by yet another IItreet aolol, and ensemble work by fine musiCianll . $~ each. @ LISTCONTINUED - - + '

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1 MJUIfl'AIN D11I.ClMER REOORDS

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"OOI.CJMER . ow TIME AND TRADrrtONAL MUSIC" Ralph ~ Sa1th and Hary Louise HolicNell. Excellent. record which inclUdea an tnronaative booklet about the tunes and how to play them. ~ each .

Ralph Lee Smith.

A follow up to the

helpful and informative booklet ~ . Tvo very vorthvhl1.e re cords tor player! o r jUBt. plain listeners! ! ~~~~~r

George & Mary Wll..l1ama:on . Old- tille IlUl1c ..,lth mountain dulcime r s dueta . Rice tune selection . $5 . 00 each.

"OW TRADITIONS" Jean Schlll1na . A fine &l.bUIII featurine traditional Southern Ap~lach1an Mountain mullc played on dulc.UleT in Jean ' . unique style. lovely! ! $~ each .

"PORCHES OF THE POOR" Jean and Lee Schilling. Excellent albua by these folks fraD the Great Smokle Mountain.. Features _flY of Jean'. ovn oo-pos1t1onl . $~ each.

The Simmons Family. Containa 18 old-time tunes and ballads etc. Fine mudciana from the Ozarks. $~ each. "THE RUSSELL FAMny" Roscoe, Roy &. Bonnie.

Old time dule!'ler playing 1n the Gala;J[ $~

ItJle fHturing SOllIe tine dulc1JDer plaJing on old time instrumentala.

each

The SiDDona Family. More aightJ fine work by this

tunel on thb one.

Hch.

"flJWIE MITCHELL" Molt dulcimer people are ramUiar vith the excellent Plalins ot thil IIIIln who haa done so alch to further the cauae ot dulcimer!!. Great ! $2:..22. each .

Margllret MacArthur &. Famill of Marlboro Vermont . Margaret ' 8 rine dulcimer paling on a few cuh .

A very fine $~ eacb .

"LIVOO IN THE TREES" RiCk and Lorraine Lee. Features SOllie or Lorraine'. excellent dulcimler playing on IIIlny cutl. Mighty good 1IIUsic on this one.

each.

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"YOU SONJS OF THE S01I'H1:Rlf AFPALACHIARS" Jean Ritchie . ttot a dulcimer book pe.r Ie but contains 77 traditional lOngS vith words, melody line. chorel and historical notes t'roIII the heart and melllOry of the singing Ritchie 'udl,y. $~ each. by Jean Ritchie . Another book not especially relating the firlt- hand accout of a traditional aing1f18 t'8.lIIily and the songs they sing . Over 40 songs included. $~ each. "BES'I' HARMONICA ME'l'tI)O YET" by Albert Gaue. Good. hanllOnica book by the same author HanlOnica is great to play along vith dulciller AI a second instrument or aeCX*Pln1ment . $~ each .

as "Best Dulcimer Method Yet" .

A Mel Bay book by George Heape - Nelson and Barbara Jtoehler. playill8 that covers a lot of grouod. . $~ each .

Pleale relllember to add ata e eosts to aU orders. Canadian and foreign readers IIIIlst remit by Internationa Money Order Poltal kind) only. We eannot aecept eheeka drawn on over seas or Canadian banka . ALL BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR PAGES MAY BE ORDERED FRO! : THE OULCDIER PLAYE!lS NEIrIS

P. O. BOX 157 FROIfI' ROYAL, VA . 22630

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Article .ubaltUd by fl)LLY 'l'ANNE"

A. part or the procell ot teaching dulc1_r , I have IQ" Itudentl keep Ibt.1 ot' IOng.I they want. to l_rn. Several .tudent.s in II,)' inter.ec1iate ela .. at Cecil Sharp Hous. in London wanted to 1ee.rn the balla.d !tins Htnry . . recanted by Ma.rt1.n earth)' on hb ,1bl.lll Swet Wheht1eld . Thil va_ liaple, bece.UIe earthy acCOlllpaniu the .one. with guitar tuned in • IIOd&l t\l.I11nc and .t~ ..,Ith & tlatpick, and. utll1tu the tune BonaP!!'te" Retreat , vbleb 11 • traditional one for du.lcilall!r. Steeley. Span hal ,110 recorded I Terdon of it on Below The Salt. We dlloovued that it W.I in tobe loerian.:»de, vh1eh I ' d Ju.st. been read.1ng about 111 Ileal Hellan ' . colu.n in D, P, " . Aa he .uge.t., it _kel aJch use of the extn fret (which It tollov1ng ibltie Mitchell, continue to call the "6 1/2" fret, the 7th fret being the octave). A CC*p].ete text. of tlth lOng c:a..n be tOUlld in Vol.... I of ChUd ' . "Inalllh and Scottl.b Popular Ballad." . It make. ra.elnatins reading tor an,one intere.ted in _k1na; the old acne- live &&81n , al you get • Ien18 of bow the tyo recorded verdon. evolved rrom the ancient printed one . When I tirlt heard thi, lOng, I wal Itruck by itl at.1larity to tho'e Sutl teaehina; .toriu that Idriu Shah has tre..n.lated. It 11 an a.rehetypal hero- lII)"th or the lort de.cribed by JO'eph Campbell :

A hero nnturu rorth frem the world or co.on day into a region or .upernatural wonder: f'1lbulou. rorce. are there encount.ered and a decllive "ictol7 11 won . •. the .. a ..ge ot the II)'thological bero _)' be onrgroutld., incidentl)'; fUniSa _ntal4t, it 11 inward, into depth. where- ob.cure relbtanoea are overco.e, Bftd long- lolt, torlOtteo power. are revivlt1e11, to be _de ... ilable tor the traMtiguration or the world. -- The Hrro With A Thouaand 'ace.

!miG HENRY T'Une: Bonaparte'. RetrMt. Tuning: M1xolJtl.1an c-G-C or C_C _C

Traditional Arran,ed b7 Martin cart.~

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(Theae two ""rae. are let to bal1eally the .... _1007, the ",," aide or Bonaparte ' . Retreat , ct.nctna d .ightl,y to tit the phrasing or t.he: worda)

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ADDITIOIIAL WCIUlS: l.1ne Henry ate at the "'.nilon TM dOli clr-.nl. ot the- blood they lay clOVD. they fell alleep ,bleep a, they ve", dead.

So ,he "'1 t.a ' en And 0 , and. 0 but. She ' l ate it. .11 Lett nothinl but

It tall about the II1dnight hour The hour when all I'II!!n la)' ulMp

"Drink , drink )'ou lUng Henry Drink give thou to me." "What drink ' i there in the houlIe, lady, That. you 're not. welCODe to'"

Such chill windl blaw all around the hou,e The vel')' t.rae' the)' d14 weep. Great.

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so he ' l

hll 8QOd p-eyboun:1 bil heart. _ . lOre up Ikln and bone. hide and t..1r .

evn up h1l horse ' l hi.1e FOCI wine he hal put. in

shook t.he !'JOUle .bout ShAk1nc ,piil. the joer

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TM toulel ~ tbat. e'er t~n ' - ltall!p1na on tlw t'loer.

She drank it. up, 'M drank it Jcltl\ There was DO drop lett in.

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Her he.d hit the root of the hwltinl lodge Her _111. ber va_ill. you could har4l:r span U a touler ~ 11~ She W1l' not known to Gocl or IIIIn.

A bed tor JOU .nd _ I dO VOW a.nJ t 40 h'ee.r TOnight to lie down with thee."

"0 meat, meat, you IUI\i Henry Meat. Ii" thou to _" "What. _ t ' l there in the hou.. , laq nat )'OII 're DIJ.&. ~

"0 take your bootl off, good lUna: Henry And l.t .ll )'Our clot.he ' , fall For you .nd I .hall in one bed Ue And 1'11 U. ~xt. to t.he vall.-

So I . btl t.a 'en hil IOOd brown ItMd AncI 0 , .nd 0 bot. 1,..rt. ' - ' I'Iqre She ' l ate it. up .11 'Ir.1n and ben.' Lett noth1nc but hide arw1 hair.

The n!&t.t. val cone, the day ,~ The ,un 'hoDe t.rou&h the hill The t'air.at. ~n tbtt. e ' er thare vaa Lay twixt hill and the vall.

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So llhe haa to. , en taU py ieahaw,. A.a 0, and 0, Dllt hi. tw.J>t va, eol'e ShI " ate it up all "in ana bonel Lett. ncth1na; but t.t.hen bara.

"0 klre lII!!at., 7011 Klnc Renr:r stYe \hou . " "What . . t'l tbne 1n the bou'., lad.J !hat )'OU 'te not nlec.e to,"

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"How lona: will th1l lilt. with _," And. then up lpoke tl'l1a tdr )'Ou", lad.)' "Even till the day )'ou dead be. II

"'For I ' ve _t. ~ the: gentIa knilflt " . t. save to _ .U I\)' t i l l· I!I\.rt ne ' lu _t. I .uch • cour\.l!!OUl knig)'lt Gave to _ aU I\)' wIll-

pret'er Bteeley. ' , phrll. "Who pve to _ ,uch a t'1ll" aa it e.pha,lIe' t.ba cont.raat bet_n t.hil line and t.he l . . t -all I\)' will", which 11 tor _ tba point. ot' the lone .

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"I' .......r. that. -1\'1 of thIS 10nei are ~rable' . . . i f conditlona a r e 801nc to chl.",e a lot. , and people are not , then on. of the waY I around it. il t.o i.olate t.he lubJect. abOut. which :you ' re dh81na or teUlr18, and work it. '0 that it can apply to 11'1)'" liven 'at of circuutancel" Martin Clrt.hy (unpubli,hed i nt.erview)

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.. OUra are not iJrported UdtaUone. AU "tACite MOUIft'UW dIllelM" are lIIade 1n O. S. A. You • .,. find other b r ~. that look. lot llke our., but th,t.' . when! the al.,dhrit,:r end • •

• OVI are not __ of .er.pl rro. t.he production of other 11I.tn.-nta. \til INk. all of our own ~ he:. the t1neat anl.hbla . . tArlili . ..~chl11 tor our dwc1llen .-1 Idt... We don't .aka an;rt..hin« bat dvlciMra, ao .. laeO\ll how to .aka u.. the r1cht "",. I Oura ,,. not. crude -vall hanPnc'- ' AU MAGI C "IOIDtI'ADf dulc1~n t ••ture prof••• lon.I qullt., de,tlt" and worIar..wh1p, of prica ( _ btl .. n1ne .odds with u.t. prieel rn. US' to 1m). V"" ~l u.. prot..alcn.ab who c.,.. about our won.

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• Ours aNI not cheap. I".AOIC JOnI'I'Ulf dul c1l.erl aq le-tiMa COlt. Uttl. acre than other brlnda, b\lt ~hen J'OI,I candder thl ouality that you get r or thl price , you vUl find t.hlt CllD"I aN not e:menai .. elthtr. • OWa ... not hard to rind . 'UOIC ·.OOWUIN dulclMrl h .... ror yeU'lI , bun the .ol t wide .. 17 dhtributAd br ll'ld in the country. Chences are th,t I .u.elc ltore near you h.. our du1ciMn snd 1r1t1 in Itocie rOT 1Iwedhte delift ry. J'OI,I know I r.. t~1 that OW' dulc1aen ara not •••• JOUr locll f'roetted inat..,..nt d"llIr Ind find aut ___ . bout what lII.Kt( ICQ,unr dulcw.r. and ldt. are.

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j!}armonica for :zBulcimer ~(a!,er5 by Harrh a..rt 40 8I.J..oral Ave. Bentle1&h . Vl~r1a 3204. Au.tralia

player . who have begun to ~.te r the inst r ument to the i r satia faction "1 like to colllp11lllent their dulcimer by playine; hal'1llOnica .. well. You can of courle p1ay both instrument. at the lime time by u.l ng one of thole ~~l holder. which SO around your neck, I 1& Bob Dylan. To be able to play the ha.-.onica aa well 11 particularly good tor tbole people who don ' t dng. The MlWInica can 1.180 tlll In hlt.nonie. Lt.t -7 be ll1ulng troll the cluld..ller and can be U.ed tor solo pa ..sce •. Dulc~r

The tar.onlca to aet. of coune h tbe 10 bole Hohner MIIrine Bland, the ra.ou. ' bluea harp '. This 11 • diatonic inatru.ent ll1r.e the dulcau and Hohne r mkel one tor enT)' key rro. G. the lovell. soUlld..1.n&: inltnment . up to F. tbe h1sbeat aoundlng one. Tl1e belt. haf1llOnlca ror • dulct.er pla)"f!;r to set. is the one in tbe key of D, althoUCh you might like to set one in E •• well. Thele are the key. at whi ch the u.ual .trinea u.ed on ave r age dulciller. 'Qund belt. The Itrinal are not too loose and not too

tight but just about right . 1'. not gains to tully delcribe the technique fo r playing the

ha~niea

al there Ire

-1\1 book. and tuton awllable by compet.ent people. One that I ' ve found sood h, Blue. lIIrD1Onlca , by T~ Morgan, Gwyn Publilhing Co . , 1971. Thi. ghea all the

nece'lary intor.atlon in a very clear and conci.e vay . (See lIsa the D. P. ' . BooUilt in thia i .. ue tor leWlnl good boob on hanonlca playing) . What I vant to do ia 'UKe.t hoW banonica playing c..n be dapted to the needl ot • dulct.er player. Let ' . look at the Itructu.re ot tbe Hohner 10 hole Mt.rine Band. Each hole gi~. ;rou two note', one obtained by blovina. and one by suckin,a . For an hara'lnica in the Key of C, tor eUllple, the arral\8et1ent. ot the notes loob like thh:

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The • __ principle appliel to the MlWlnicll in the other key.: e.g. tor. D hara'lniea blovin& into the tirat hoI. prodUcel 0 and 80 on .

At firlt glance, this arrange-ent at notel _y look rather erratic and 1llo&iea1, a. ;rou alght expect the blow-,uck progrelsion to limp1,. live you a consistently •• ~ndin& .eale. Instead, you have an inooaplete octave ~ith , and A ~ •• ing, then a COMplete octave, t.hen another incomplete octave vith B .illing. However , thia a.rrangnlllnt 11 .ctually very arttully conceived Ind rea.lly _kel a lot at senae . It ;rou bloW' into the MrJI)niea at any point ;rou Bet. a C chord, the tonic chord . It you luck thro~ hole. 1-3 you get. G chord, Ind it you luck holes 2 - 5 you get G-7, t.he d,*inant chord. It you luck 5-6, you get. In F chord, t.he lub _doainant. Tbil enable. you to play the in.trWDent tor a chorded ' w.pine ' background, or to play .qle note melody linel, or to play a _lody line vith till- in chords .1 vdl.

A harwJoiea inlt.rtlctlon boo' vlll .hoW you bow to produce .f..n&le notel and chord • .. vell .. the _ny lpect.l effect.1 11'e vibrato , bent note., wiling , tre.elo, and rhythmic s-,ttern. which live color and excitl!'lllent to bluel "rp playin& . TM problem tor the: dulc1.er player 11 to rt t keYI and .xiel . Thll 1s the I,..te. I "ve worked out, ul1ng an harmonica 1n the: key ot D. A. I ny, you could probabl¥ allo use one in the key ot E. or even in other key. II veIl. but let's keep it I1mple by jult considering the herminiel in the key of D. CONTOOED

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HAJM)ffICA FOR IXJLCD(BR PLAYERS COIfl'nm:D :

To play clulc1aer and hanIonica together in the _Jor you 11.mpl,y ule the tuninB Clol- iol-do} tuninB the bau atrine; ot the dulcimer to the note obtained by blorlng into the tint hole ot the harmonica. Row you can play in Ionian lIIOde in the key ot 0, a good key tor the tenBion ot IDOlt dulcime r Itringl. To play the dulcimer and ~nica together in the Dorlan lIIOde you to what harIDOniea playerl call ' crou-harp ' which 11 where the Ml'IIOnica 11 played in a key other than the one which i t _I originally deaigned tor. Tbll 11 ~n.ly uaed , eapec1&l..l,y in bluel playins. although the jlI.rticular ' crou-harp' pol1tlon which 11 uled to let the Dorian .:x!e: il not one that 11 orten used. To play Dorian _ Slat play the ha.naDnica in a key one ltep abaft the key which Mr. Kohner built it tor. In ot.her verdi, ve ule an ha.rIDOnica in the key of 0 to play Dorian in the key or E. To tune the dulciller, you leave the ftrlt It.rine; (..,lody ItrinB) untouched. You tune the lecond and thil'd Itrinsl up one whole tone. Thill put. you into the Dorian tuning. Your ball Itring lhould lound the note ohtaillll!'d by lucking on the tirst hole of the hal'llOnica. Suck1na on the fir.t hol., or again on the fourth hole, givel you the tirlt note of the Dorian lcale, correlponding to the fourth fret on the _locly Itring of your dulct.er . Sucking on bolel 14-6 Sivel you an E- minor chord, your key chord. Bloving into the harmonica livea )'0\1 your B-7 chord, your other ... t iaportant chord . Suckine; on hole 6 sivel you your actual B, the fifth not.e of the lcale, a note you ule a lot, and bloYlne; on hole 7 sivea you yoUr 0, your flattened 7th not.e. The _lody tor ·' Shady Groft' COIIIII!:S out like thia and you will loon rind the appropriate vay to fill in • chord background. In the following pr1.a1tive tablature, the nlllllhers refer to the holes on the harmonica, the letter ' B' IDiI!Ins blow and the letter ' 5 ' lIIII!:ans suck .

SHADY GROVE

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The other lIOde you v1ll probabl,y want to use 11 the Mixolydian. This ralll into the -alt ~nly used ' croll-harp ' blue. po.itlon vhich bluea players use becaule of the ready access to the flattened 7th note which sivel 10 much ot the rlavour of blues.

Ht!re you uae a D haraln1ca to play the Mixolydian lIIOcie in the key ot A. I ule a llightly diN'erent aixol,yd1an tuninB than the one ordinarily uled to enable _ to atay with IIY 0 harmonica . It allO involves much lell ~-tuninB. Ap,in you do not alter the tirst Itrlni;. You tune the lecond string the lUll!! a. the first strlni;, II in tbe Ionian. You tune the ball Itrina so that when it is fretted on the third fret it Sivel the SIlIIe note as the unf'rettec1 t'1.rat and second Itrings . There are a f." prohleu with the lcale becaule of the al'ling notes on the lover end of the haraaonica and so you have to get into bending notes. Refer to any good. harmonica book for learnlns thi!!ae methods. The _lady line for 'Old Joe Clark ' comes out like fobil . a bent note .

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IW!tIJffICA FOR WICIKER PLAYERS COIn'Dl1ED : OlD JOE ClARK

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It b, ot coune , J».. lble to play the other .odell •• vell, but these three .hould be enough to keep 1IIO.t. prople 8011'1« tor awhile . At lurt they are to r ae . You can realJ.,. get. a great _Ulna sound going vith both ' Shady Cr'Ove ' and ' Old Joe Clark ' . HAPPY HARMONICA PrAYING !: ++++ END ++++

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THE HAMMER DULCIMER PAGES

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The early psalter y and dulcimer (baekbr ett) illustrations above are from Sebastian Vlrdung ' s "Mudcs getutach" (dated 1511) . They clearq show the early develo~nt of the dulc~r as II. distinct instrument trom the psaltery from which they evolved.

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readers voul.d like to hear from you .

~ Jay Round has cut II. new album (his third) ot hammered dulcimer music which should be available 800n . We hear from the Round ' . that i t will have II. fev 1IIOre vocals on it along with 11 couple of songa that Jay has written himself . We ' ll kee p you posted on 1ta availability or :you can write to the Round. , 8 f or fur the r info . The addreBl is: Jay Round, 6470 6th Ave ., Grandville, Mich . 49418 . ....-

"*** The

popular "TRAPEZOID" record is again readily avai.lable for anyone vishil'l8 to purchase it . This album features a four dulc~r consortium led by Sam Rlz%etta along with f'riends Paul Reider, PIIlul Yeaton and Pete Vigour . It ' s a tine one too ! This album, alol18 ",i th others have been added to the growil18 list of a ne'" r ecord company, Troubadour Music, Inc. (1346 Connecticut Ave . N. W. , Washington , D. C 200]6) . TToubadour has recently begun business under the able direction of Ralph Lee Smith and includes a ' Dulcimer Performers Ser ies ' in their po r tfolio , alOI18 with some fine traditional music alb~ and many ~re inter esting ones in the works. Do write for their l1st1ne:s.

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Enjoy YOW' . .h.iM ! Hope i t uov. aM grow. ! Kare ' . a little -l.od짜 to r ~ red duleJaer . It ' . a.l.ao a aood exe.re1.e tor playing npid.lf in 3rd. and 10th.. I ' Te written it in 3fb tt.- tor dllplle1tl and

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Hammered Notes The noticeable ablenc. ot the "*-red Note," .ect.lon ot the DAf hal been due -1nlJ to tM ~red. dulcUier Editor ' , eoIIpletion of Vaeluate .CiiOol and wo to t.he tact that he 11 1n the proe... of COIIIpleUrl8 hit • • ter " theli. in folklore at Wei tern Itentucll.J Unlverlity. Further, havlni; ec-plet.ed. COW'levork, be hal been thTu.t kicking and Icreuin& into the Teal vorld (a a1.no..r i t ever t.here va. one) of the job IIIIl.Tket. Due to e1rCUlUtancea beyond hh control, he did ,et a job, and therefore future correapondence d.aling vith the ~red be•• tiea abould be &ddT•••ed ~

o.Y1d Taylor, Resiooal Hiltoric Prelervatlonllt., Ohio University-zane,ville, 1425

llevark ROIa4, Z&neavl11e, Ohio "3101. A, the fol..lovins: artiele on .I . E. Matheny de.,nltnt ••• ve are bopet''Il..l of p.lbl11h1nc photo. and .rHein of ac-e early _ken and plAyera of ~re4 dule1.u., al.on& vith II .uch Into~tlon II can be found deal1na vith their repertoire, nyu, and lire h.lItery'. Alao, vill try to pubUah IiIll1.l.a.r articlu defll1na: vith .,re coot._porary 1.nt.e.rpr.ten or the huaered dulcimer . We are edvocatll'l8 a .t.rict.ly BOJIROWIlC arr&r16ement I.. resardl the photos, and vill lend the originala beck to t.heir owen v1thin on. veek or ree1eving them . or courle, proper aCMovledgelllent v1ll be liven v1th each photo . Another DOte or int.erest to all: '11le Ra.co. Villa&e OOLCDoIER COIfI'EST 11 qain t.U.1na: pbce thil year, and should be bigger end better than ever . Plana are IQIIevtJe,t. incomplete at thll lta8e, but the date hal been let ror May 21 &. 22. For fUrther inro~tion, contac.t Pf.t Brown, Ro.cae V1l..lq. FOWldat1on, COlboc:ton, Ohio ")812.

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++++++ J . Z. MATHENY: All EARLY

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by Dav1d L . Ta,lor, Obio Univera1t,-Zannville Auociat.e Editor, ~ It 18 8eneral.ly reC'08J'lbed a.:Jna: thoae who have Itudied the hanDered dulci.r. that. t.beae instnmentl vere beine played. in t.he United Stat.u aa early aa the Colonial Period . Unrortunatel3'. Uttle doCUllentation has ever been orrered deal1n& v1th any or the nineteuth century dulc1JDer players or builderl . Thia brier article prelenta so.e info~tion concerninc one of the early nam.ered dulci~r players, Joaeph EdW&rd Mathe~ , or Rit.chie Count" West Virginia . The info,.tion contained herdn _s graciously provided to the aut.hor by J.E . Ml.t.he~ · s IOn, H. E. Mat.be~ , of Uniont.own , Ohio . Apparent.ly t.he Mathe~ ' s were luthiera u tar back al can be traced, aiDee 1ntor.ation contained on docume.nta IOUciting ..lIbenhip in the French Rc-n Cat.holic Church indicat.es that. ance.t.ors of Matheny ' s verI. bull4eu of atringed inatrulllenta . More recently, the Mathe~ ' a have heen tam.ered dulct.er buildera and players for .are than one hundred titt.y yean . H. E. Mathe~ ' . great- grandfather , Reuben Mat.he~, Sr., va ... -agoner and trdght hauler between Parkerlburg (then in V1rginia) and Wincheater, and 1110 . .de hIllllDered dulcimerl. Hi • •on, Reuben , Jr . , kept. vhat. H. E. Math.~ d.lcribes I. • • "3-""Y .hop" , cutting hair, repairing .hoe. , and bulldina dulcimerl. H. E. Matheny continues: "the hair busineu CI.M tint , .. that bad to be done on dellind.. It there vere no CUI~rI, he repaired 'hoes . If there _. no work in that Une, be .ade dulc*rI. He never '1&ned hll inatrUllents, and 10 they caMet be identiried t.oday unleu t.heir hiltory 1. Imovn. He never uted a~ kind of decoration on t~. He 80ld t.hea for $8.00 - a h1&h PTice in thole da,s. They told. tor a dollar down and a dollar • month, and he figured that if he lOt three dollars, he .ade a profit . Jo.eph Edltl.rd. Mat.heny, vhole Jiboto appears at the elXl. of t.his article, began aa a du.lciller player due sc:awhat to unfortunate cirCUllltancea . When an accident 1IItt hi. on c.rutehe. for .~It three years, hi. uncle, Reuben, Jr., save bia one of bll dulcs..u. and taught hI. how to play. In 1895, when he _ . fifteen, Eddie Mathe~ ;1our~yed on tbe narrow guase , .hoTt.- Une railroad, rro. hll I10IIIt to Penn'boro vhe.re t.he Ritchie County (w.. t Virginia) Fair ..,.1 held. Since the t.rain d14 not. run .ore thaI! once each c!a7, )"OUD8 MathelQf apparent.ly found hlaselt vi th t.s.. on hil hands and entered t.he ~ed du.le1aer ooate_t at the Mr. Hh son, H. I . Mathe~ r....oe.r.: "Dad told _ that there were about. do%en contutanta . He sot firat. prae,

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b .... t. 1 neY'er did •• k tu.. vhat that prlle -... A ribbon

PIIrha~.

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..... SO proud of hUI that hot hunted up an itinerant photop'apbtr and had till

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When II1di. Nather1;7 lett tx-. the dulct-r lta),ed behind, at t.he nc.e of htl parent... One of his sliUri took pole .. ion or the inltr~nt, &nd lat.er took 1t to her tIOM! 1n Ohlo. Unfortunateb. her bou&e - and t.txo dulct.r - ~re deltro)'eo1 by fire ~ 1"rI laur . Tbr otulet-r pictured 92 ~ar-old Jonptl I4vard Mather1;7 (aUo at end of t.hil article) b anot.her _-de by hi. unelto. ~lIban, Jr. K. I . MathelQ' talls bow he l.oc:ated t.hll sartlcu.l&r inuru.rnt through _ of "1I~n, Jr.'a aon.: "1 ha4 been to tbtir tIOM! a few tiau. but we drltt~ apart.. licht.een year. __ I ..... l.h1.n.klnl or ttr. &n4 knev one of hh IOna va. nlll Urina, and called ha. 1 tbou&ht tbb son voull ftl.ue hll father ' l In.trullent bi&hb, and .0 1 brou&ht up the lubJect tactt\lll1. He .dd the old. dule1ae.r va. on the truh pile out baek unlelS .c,weone had burned It. Needle .. to lay 1 the,.. ln a fev lIinutel. That. 11 tbe dulet.r I bave now and t.h1l 11 t.he one vith -.y ht.Mr ln t.he .. eond photo."

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Accordlng to h1l lon, J . E. MAtheny alva)'1 played the _ _ red dulcb.er . . a solo lnstrument, slnce this .... s the trend vith1n hl. home commun1ty. AIIO , although K.E. Matheny 11 sura that du.lcillierl vere played for dances, hi 11 aqually certaln tMt. hi. rat.her never played. ln thll context . Wlt.h th1l profile of J . E. "Eddie" Matheny, the Dules..er Pla,yers Nevs b be&inn1"1 what 11 hoped will be a serles on IC;IIDI: earl¥ - pr con"",porlr),, - pla,)"lrl aM/or bullders of dules..era. The e:lltorial .taN of t.he DPI beart.lly encourqu otbtr to .....ba1t art1e}e. am/or photo. for u.se by the DFlI. All photos WILL BI RImJIUIII) •

Jouph IdvaTd Mather1;7 . t 15 and 92 1"rI of q ..

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On Hammer Dulcimer History (A9 FAR AS I CAX "SCUTAIll')

by Phillip Mason

It ia, or oour•• , a foolllh venture to take an)' ancient folk in,trumeDt and

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place itt exact or1&1111 to • • pecUlc date and penOM&e. Stringed. In..t~nU ht. .... been a.round. for tboul&llda or )"eva, and dur1n& their ewolutlcm ba~ beea botb plucked and struck, in fret.t.ed and unf'roetted fOral. ~ dating back 1Jrt.o antiquity. The hbtor:y or the dulcll1er (the prefix "~red. · or -haaDer R h.. onl7 been around for the put rew yean to dbtinguilh i t troll another popU.a.r lnltr\lllent , the

Appalachian Mountain plucked duleiaer) i. very otten ~.repre.ented . a. 1, tte . Appalachian dulc:Uier. b)' pertor'lll!rI, vrlte.ra. and Bcholan who have DOt dooe t.heir

rea.arch properly and bave relled on vague contemporary information orten baled on • h.nc1tul o ral interpret.ation . . . For nUlple , many people belleve that the dulcUie r waa • popular inatrument IIIIlny cent.uri.1 before t.he birth of Chrht and point to Old Teat8.BleDt Blblle&l. refereneet to ' dulcUler ' to authenticate theil' claw . Well, the tact ia that Encliah biblical tranalatora back duri", the !li&abethian era were ai.lllply udng tbe word to deacribe an ancient Hebrew .udOll inat.rwrent which they knew nothing about . s.:.e aut.horit.lel feel t.he ba&P1pe ~I actually the inatruant In queltion, aD4 It cert.a1nly ~I _cb in vogue dur1n& u.t period ot blat.or)'. Yet another cla1al to place the 4ulc1_n appearance dur1ng the per1.ocl betore the birth ot CItrin &N; reference. to an A",rian bal - nl1et ltone ce.rY1n& at about. 667 B. C. tound near ftLDeveh depict1nc an Allyrlan k1n& celebrating a triu.phll FOOllalon. In tbla carrlng an loltrumeot at _ny Itr1nl1 h IUlpende4 !'roll the neck ot the player and h apparently be1.nc Itruck vltb • lUck in hill right t.and , while the palm at t.he lert hand. .ee.. to be checld.n& the tone. Thill carving _y, or lilly not, depict the tirlt knovn bl.1IIIIered. InatrUlllent, but It clearly la not a dulcimer, nor doel It even clolely re lemble one. Even the Paralana claim tblt their dulcimer ( . .ntur) ~I not inveoted. \Ul.tll the 9th century A. D. by Abu "'lIIre Farabl (. Panan phllolopber and 1IIIl81can). At any rate, i t the pre- Chrbtian Perdan. had lnveoted. end populArized the 4ulc1aler, there 11 no recorded. hlatory at It. in uiat.a.nOl, nor h there a 'pecl!. ot lOUd blltorlcal evidence ot an)' dulCUl!! r (u we Iu:IOV It today) unt.il It1 IppelLranOl in Europe a t.housand or .are ,.earl after the birtb at ctu-lIt - ala:Iat t'VO thouaand yeara arter t.he Auyr1ana auppoHdly iDYe.llted it. .... quite a gap 1ndeed. What. do ve ree.l.ly knoY about. the hiatory at the dulcu.e..r for certain! Vell, no one can ..y tor cert.aln JUIt. when t.he ha.er1na or beatina: at atrillia to produce IllUdc firat began. MaI1¥ culturea, widel,y acattered &rOund t.he globe, have an ancient 1llU81cal heritage polntina: to at rlnged IllUdcal Inatrumenta which ue plucked or ,truck 10 one ralhion or another . The dulcimer, aa ve know it. todly, 11 un40ubtably the direct o f tapring ot the pluck.e4 p. .ltery . the psa..ltery 11 a very old lnlt.ru.ent ph,ya1callJ IWl.a:r to t.be dulda.er in .atl3 val'l - the _in dbt.inct.lon be.1lIg that the Itr1n«1 at the psa.ltery .re pluc.U4 wit.h either the t'1ngera or plectrum. vh1l.e tohe dulc1ae.r 11 played primarily with • pair of ~ra a. the larlemeDu Uled to .cti .... te the atr1n«l . Frc. itl c.r1cln. in All. M1nor, the .an)'- It.l'll\1ed pN..lte.ry al.ovly Ipread _It_rd into Europe, haec.1.n& tairl,y ..... ll Ir.now there dllr1n& the M1d.dle "aea. Ji!xactl¥ VheD mua1c1ana bepn Itriking, in.atead ot pluckina. the Itr1ngl ot the psaltery 11 not certa1n, b1,lt. It. 1a not difflcult. to t..g1ne a psaltery player d1lcoverin& the unlqul! qualltiea galned t'J'olll thh lnltnllllent by Itriking the Itringa long before the lnl tru.ent and it.1 playerl evolved it. inLo • det101te tora deaiiDed to be I~ck witb ~r. rather t.han plucked . Allo quit.e ha&y i. exactly when the dulcimer al it Ie now known throughout. molt ot the northern helll1aphere callie into belna:. COliTllMD - -.....

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DULCIMER HISTORY COlfI'INUED :

The dulcimer firlt appeared 1n Weatern European art and literature ISOIIeti.e dur1ns; the early l5tt, century . One early doC\lllentation of the dulcimer OO!lleS rrCIII a c:arvil1l inc:orpor..te(I into the Cathedral at )/'.anc:hester, Enslend, built around 1450. This carving depicts an angel playing the dulci!ller . In any case . sever al more centuriea ~re yet to pal' before the La.trument sained a wid.spread popularity and besan a ra pid apread 1n 1t. new form back into the Arabie world and the Far £a.t , U.e tradltional hocDea of the psaltery. The duldmer vas full. rOWld in Chine in tt-e early HiOO' s and Kor",a claiu an early .nodation with it. beginning In the early 1100 ' 1. The piano i, • descendant or the dalc1mer, and indeed ~n Chr1stoph Sct,rOter unveiled his firlt piano in Druden in 1717, he na=ed it t.he Pantaleon Arter his rrien::! an::! colleague FIlnuleon Hebenltreit, whole dulcimers were tal direct in5piration to invent his pianororte . An earlier piano val infl!nt.ed in 1709 b)' Un· Italian , Bartol~ Cri.torori, although his inlpiration tor ~ns up with the Uea is not. known as rar as I can det.ermine. B:y preuing the damper pedal or a piano you will allow the tone. to continue to lJounu after the fingers have lll!rt the kll!),s , thUS prett)' ~ch 1m1tatins the lJound of t.he dulcimer pla)'ll!d vith fll!lt padded ha.Dall!r II •

The dulciMer aell!m. t.o have co-e to America early on with t.he first English settler" , although Ge~s and other groupe besides the English have lIBint.a1ned ~r duldlller tradition. in this c:ountry slnce the early daya. Durins the aid 1800 ' I the dulcilller beea-e so popular in America that many ractoriu began malS produc1ns thll!m . Most or thet:e factoriea vere located in the northeast.ern and. midvest statel . One t1..nu ::!ulc1_rl , Iqon &, Heal)' of Ch1eaco. wre even sold throU&h -....1J. order catalccl at the turn ot the 20th centur), . For some re.Bon, the period fol1ov1ns the turn of the century saw. rapid decllnl! in the plpJl.J.r1ty of the c1ulc1Jler and brought thl! piano IIIOre to t'tl! rore t'l'ont . Pockets of duleimer payel'l and makerB survived howe~r and again brought the in,tru=ent back to the attent.ion or the people during the wave or Inte r elt in oldt t - IllUlic which hal been takins place ror the past 10 or 15 yellrs . Even in thia lale and lively revhal of tolk muBie the dulcimer has been llow to surface. ~

lW!ES FOR THE DULClHER AIm COONTRY OF ORIGIN:

Kor",a (18th century) - yangum InU.. - ..ntur Mod~rn Peraia - "ntir, .antur ~o1~rn Greece - santouri JhUliary - cimbalOlll, celllbalo Romania - tambal Uzbek (USSR) - chang Italy - dolcimela, d01cl111e1o Italy (18th century) - .alterio Wales - dvyslllel Tlbet- :yangchin. gyumang, yan- 1 Jin Mongolia - yanschin, yochin , yochen CHna - yangeh ' 1.n . yangch1D France - doucemelle, psalterion , tympanon S~1.n - dulcema, t1mpa.no East Anglia (England) - dulcimore Scotland - dulcblore Germany - h&ckbrett, hackebrett. Switzerland - hackbrett, hackbrade Ukraine - cymbaly

Thailand - Idl!I QI1ebec, Canad.a

paalterlon, carolino

Turu)' - aantur Iran - santur Middle Baat. - nntur ~rs1a (USSR) - aanturi, tlint.sila Afghanistan - lantur Uzbekiatan - chans Japan _ yan-kin , lan - sen- da-kin , tIl -ak- an Vletnaa - clan ban nquyet , tam thap luc, d.

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Poland - cymbal, c)'1llbelky SloVllIr. - C)'1IIbal Czech - cbbal Great Britain & D:llt Engliah spealdl1l count.riel _ dulct.llr Irish _ tea.d.chlar , tlClllpan Danilh - hackbraedt., hakkebraet F1em1lh - hakkbratt PrUII1a (17th century) - pantaleon Dut.ch - haklttlbord Old Englilh - lowtr1e, psaltery U. S. A. - dulcimer, whacdiddle, lumberjackl piano, he_red dulc:1mer.

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