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This school of life is due for some changes. The road of hard knocks must change. There's a time and place for all things, no doubt about that. To many falling through the craks. Great work...
Sorry but I don’t use tabs. I just hum a song a couple of times and then start strumming. One of the advantages of playing an instrument tuned to a chord. 🙂
Richard's painting will arrive soon! I wish I could say the same for Dan's dulcimer. Please put in my name for #1000. I would like to see a combination of Port Orford cedar and Myrtle. This one # 903 sounds great especially in the hands of a master!
Ya never know who's going to win this one! I've done several Myrtle and Port Orford Cedar dulcimers. They are beautiful and sound great. It's been hard getting PO Cedar for dulcimer tops recently though.
Outstanding - love it and looking forward to many enjoyable days with it. Your workmanship is outstanding Dan! Beautiful flute and a lovely voice it has.
Beautiful! Love the shirt! Nice haircut-you clean up well! I've always been curious as to why the strum hollow exists as it seems that nobody ever actually strums there?
It’s just a simple DAD tuning. Nothing fancy. Thanks for your comment. This dulcimer sold right after I published this video but I’m currently building a similar dulcimer out of Cherry and Spruce. I’m looking forward to hearing it!
Oh man! Another all time favorite! Whenever I hear this song I'm transported to Harpers Ferry and remembering seeing the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac from the pedestrian bridge that crosses over from the C&O towpath to the town. Thanks for the memories.
Beautifully done! I remember the first time I ever heard this song. On KFML AM in Denver . They were the best free-form station ever. Thanks for putting this up. I love the figure in the wood on the back.
Well done enjoyed your playing , your dulcimer has one more fret than mine , your 2nd and 3rd frets occupy my 2 nd fret ,finding it hard to describe , ah think gonna need a fret added to my dulcimer.
I play the dulcimer and I’m wondering which key of a Native American flute would be best to play accompanying it? Also, I heard that you read the psalms, and then you play your flute. Have you ever written down your music to the psalms? Thanks in advance, Florence
A bm flute plays well with dulcimer tuned DAD. but a am flute is also a nice sound within the mountain dulcimer. I enjoy playing my flutes while I read through the Scriptures. I'm not a "write it down" kinda guy ... (too many years as a performing and studio musician i guess) I just like to let the music flow and go where it wants. Thanks for the comment and question. Be sure to communicate with your flute builder as to how you plan to use your flute I.e. which instruments you’ll be playing with and if you want A440 or A432 tuning.
