Sir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonHave you ever heard of a Mountain or Appalachian #dulcimer?
Dulcimers in the Heartland - America's Heartland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UurHbXwVo04
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Sidebar: Do you know anyone that I could pay to #wood #lasercut my avatar like this beauty, to be part of a #DIY Mountain #Dulcimer that I'm dreaming of?
Jaromin DIY Mountain Dulcimer Kit
Just check this out... 
Mountain #Dulcimer ~ Bonnie Russell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQI4Qrxb4I
Mountain Dulcimer ~ Bonnie Russell
This one is especially for @AccordionBruce 😂
I should also mention that this thread was definitely inspired by AJ Roach's thread about his cigar box guitar and making music for the first time.
"This is the little cigar box I've been noodling on. It's cute. It can get loud enough, but I can also play it quiet, which is nice for sitting on the porch as the sun sets and plucking out tunes that are really just for me."
https://retro.social/@ajroach42/110717886154187808
Andrew (R.S Admin) (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image This is the little cigar box I've been noodling on. It's cute. It can get loud enough, but I can also play it quiet, which is nice for sitting on the porch as the sun sets and plucking out tunes that are really just for me.
Did you know that the #Fediverse even has a master #dulcimer maker & #luthier?
Doug Berch is his name & luthiering (sp?) Is his game!
@DulcimerLuthier
I won the Shop Goodwill auction for a vintage mountain dulcimer for local pickup!
A $40 musical instrument that ties me to my/the past. That's pretty hard to beat. 
#ArtFED #TVAC #Dulcimer #Musical #Instrument #Southern #Musicians #Appalachian #Mountain
I just picked it up and it actually has a tag inside so that I can thank the maker!
Thank you J.B. Keith
I will try to continue your motto of "A dulcimer for everyone".
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/09/30/A-dulcimer-for-everyone-is-the-motto-of-JB/1867339134400/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jackson-ms/joseph-keith-6659498
oldfartjmb says FREE PALESTINE
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nathanlovestrees@SrRochardBunson congrats!!! Will need regular progress updates on playing it 🙌
Doug Berch@SrRochardBunson Thanks for the kinds words!
Prof West Wing Chicken Shack@SrRochardBunson aww yeah! I lived in WV for a year and learned to play (that and banjo). Good times
Doug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦@SrRochardBunson Yes. Rick Scott, a BC performer, has played one for probably 50 years. I think he made them at one time.
hdunagan@SrRochardBunson my parents played dulcimer duets in their retirement years. They owned up to 6 dulcimers at one time (tuned differently).
cobalt going beige today@SrRochardBunson good friends founded the Armadillo Dulcimer Company in normal, IL. We had 2 of them with carved curled up armadillos at the top. We were big friends of NFOTM (New Friends of Old Time Music) in the 70’s.
Ian M. Noone@SrRochardBunson
Yes, it's one of Dolly Parton's instruments of choice.
Dolly Parton - My Mountains, My Home (Live from Smoky Mountains Rise telethon)
Cassana@SrRochardBunson They’re nice. I had one years ago, and may at one point get another one, or one of its European cousins. The most surprising place I came across one was being played by Cyndi Lauper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ikJcGm7ps
Edit: Only just spotted my very obvious grammar mistake (now corrected). I blame writing that response in the middle of the night. 😅
Edit: Only just spotted my very obvious grammar mistake (now corrected). I blame writing that response in the middle of the night. 😅
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (Live on Caroline Rhea in 2003)
BoneHouseWasps🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺@SrRochardBunson Yes - I played one on a trip to the States, once. In a little guitar shop in Sedona. When I got home, I bought a kit online and built one. It's currently awaiting re-stringing though. 😊
creckling@SrRochardBunson
This woman is awesome. I’ve never heard a dulcimer played the way she does.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nqlCuw-YlRYhHSnyMk2JAz-yGyZdKBiiQ
@SrRochardBunson
Yup. Grew up with them.
Yup. Grew up with them.
शिवदम् Ⓥ
Joy@SrRochardBunson I first saw one at a festival in the mid 80's. Finally got around to learning the instrument myself about 12 years ago. I saw some other players mentioned; Bruce Hornsby also plays dulcimer. 🙂
MJ Muse@SrRochardBunson Joni Mitchell