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Mississippi Sawyer/Bonaparte's Retreat medley on octave dulcimer

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Here is a simple and unadorned medley of "Mississippi Sawyer" and "Bonaparte's Retreat" played on an octave dulcimer made by David Beede and tuned DAd.

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12/08/11 01:32:21PM @dusty:

Thanks, Dana. Both songs work really well on these little dulcimers, and other than some really minor embelishments, I play a pretty barebones version of each

Bonaparte's Retreat has three parts and some versions do them in different orders. The part I start with and go to again in between the other two is usually the B part, but I first heard the song on an oldDoc Watson album and I play the song in the order he does.

12/07/11 11:29:19PM @dana-r-mccall:

That was GREAT I have got to learn that I love Both songs.

12/04/11 11:14:13PM @dusty:

What a wonderful birthday present, Johnny! And I bet your playing picked up pace in the second half when LSU got going.

12/04/11 09:05:36PM @dusty:

John, David Beede sent this dulcimer to me with .008, .010, and .022. I see no reason to change that setup as the dulcimer sounds great to me. I do use a much lighter pick than I use with a standard dulcimer, though.

And for the record, I am so delighted any time my daughter shows any interest in music that she gets whatever instrument she wants.

12/04/11 06:45:42PM @john-henry:

Great sound Dusty, what string gauges are on it?

(any truth in the rumour that your daughter has to arm wrassle with you for a chance to get to play it?)

John

12/02/11 05:41:39PM @brian-g:

Very nice, Dusty! (the playing, the dulcimer, and heck...even the shirt!) ;)

12/02/11 12:16:37PM @beth-hansen:

That was wonderful Dusty! She really does have a fantastic voice, now I want one!

12/02/11 11:27:55AM @dusty:

Thanks, John. The dulcimer really does have a special tone. I hope my playing doesn't get inthe way.

12/02/11 05:31:56AM @john-keane:

Nice job! That dulcimer sounds great as well!

12/01/11 07:09:15PM @dusty:

Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I posted that little video just before heading to the airport for a two-day business trip, and it was nice to settle into my hotel room and see so many encouraging responses.

Wayne: I don't know if it's her final decision, but my daughter is leaning toward "Splash" as a name for this dulcimer. And yes, I have been playing it more than her since it arrived, but the plan is for her to learn playing on this dulcimer while I play one of my standard-sized instruments. I'm doing my best to think of it as her dulcimer rather than mine.

Ethan: The octave dulcimers David Beede makes have a VSL of about 16.5 inches. Over in the group "Little Dulcimers" I posted just the other day a list of small dulcimers and what their VSLs are. If you are curious, go have a look for yourself by clicking here .

12/01/11 05:54:49PM @ethan-chastain:

Great sounding instrument. What is the VSL ?

You have a really good sound quality. Very inspiring.

Good stuff!!

12/01/11 01:01:55PM @jim-fawcett:
That's really tiny, and a nice tiny sound, too. Very nice.