Thanks John. A student "had to" have that dulcimer, so she has it now.

Thank you for sharing your music on this video. Your dulcimer has a great "sweet" sound. I am sure it will give you hours of relaxation and enjoyment and we too as you play it.

Thanks Helen. That fine Hensley was sold to my student who went native the minute she saw it. As you could clearly see, Greta was grateful no more of her couch was taken up. I am glad I found you all too.

Thanks Anne, I was pleased with this simple arrangement too. Not playing lute these days as the position is no longer possible for me without considerable pain, so thank God for the ukulele and the dulcimer too. I spent my life as a classical guitarist and a lute player as well. As much as I love that music, it's way too much work for me now. I guess I've gone from a working breed, to a playing breed, like most dogs!

That's O.K. And I think it works very nicely. Do you still play lute at all? A bit more complicated than the dulcimer .... to say the least...

I really enjoyed this .... The Renaissance left us so much good music....And I enjoyed seeing a room with such a lot of books .... one can never have too many, although I wish I had that much shelf space.

Your welcome Patty.

Thanks Jan, you sure are right about Hensley's craftsmanship. He must be an exceedingly patient man, and without one greedy gene.

Thank you Rob. That's quite a compliment if I'm inspiring you!

Thank you Oliver, it is a 4 string, and was Dad on this one. Double melody. That's just the living room, but I'm glad you like the space. I started building this house in 1980.

Thank you James, it's a well-known song among us lute players and Dowland fans. Tuned Dad I believe, I also do it Daa and bagpipe.

Thank you Lynn. I'm rather looking forward to hearing your first not-from-kit build. I have a sixth sense about luthiers, and bought my classical guitar from a guy who made it for his wife, had made only the one, and they were selling it because she didn't want to play it after all. He went on to become quite a famous classical guitar maker by the name of Michael Cone. My teacher had him make him one, a little more special, you know? Well, that one never even came close to his first build and I don't think any of the others did either. I think you have the love to build something with some sparkle to it, a certain je ne sais quoi.

Thank you so much Cindy. Greta loves her fan mail but is a generous girl and when Lorna went ape over that instrument decided we needed to part with it. Greta says seeing Lorna "go native" was fun, but best if it doesn't happen again, lol. I was glad I got a chance to hear your latest, however briefly, it was truly lovely. Who would have guessed.

Thank you so much John, I always love hearing all your music and really really loved the trains too.

Well thank you Gordon, you know what knitters say? Big ol' hands, big ol' feet ladies, we all know what that means, big gloves and big socks!

Cynthia, I liked the sound of the song you play its nice.Also thanks for the house tour. The dulcimer looks good ,how maney strings were on it?

Thank you Cindy, my student Lorna heard it and had to have it. She sounds like she's been playing a year with that one. Guess the couch is getting full anyway.

Thanks for showing us your new dulcimer! Looks like Greta loves it too

Thanks Ken. Don't think I need to worry about that girl chewing anything up, but if anyone thinks they can walk in here and lug off those dulcimers of mine, they might meet a different Greta!