Kris....the guy who wrote that article is the guy who built it.........sometime after 1972 and before 1980 I would guess...does it have a serial number on it? Drop him a note and see what you can find out about it, I have heard of them, and post what you can find out. I'd be interested too.
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http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/discuss/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27309
Check this out. Best I can do 'fer ya.
Gaspe Reel - Canadian fiddle tune
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
BTW.........forgot to mention that tab is for Hammered dulcimer.. .but you might be able to tune to DAD and drop the tab number back one and have it put you in the ball park..........so if it says hammer 6, play 5 etc.
Gaspe Reel - Canadian fiddle tune
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http://www.lssds.com/music.shtml
I think there is tab for one version listed on this site.............check it out.................
need or not need 6.5 fret
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions
Ken Hulme:
Read my article on Modes and Modal Tunings called The Uncontrite Modal Folker, here: http://fotmd.com/forums/forum/dulcimer-resourcestabs-books-websites-dvds/15050/the-uncontrite-modal-folker There are seven Modes and Modal tunings, each of which has a traditional Keynote associated with it. The Keynote is the note to which the bass string is tuned: Mode...........Keynote.............TuningAeolian..............A...................traditional tuning AEGLocrian..............B...................typical tuning Bb F GIonian................C....................traditional tuning CGGDorian...............D...................traditional tuning DAGPhrygian............E...................typical dulcimer tuning E Bb GLydian...............F....................typical dulcimer tuning F E BbMixolydian........G...................traditional tuning GDg Other common (but not Modal) tunings are Bagpipe (1-8-8, such as Ddd), Galax (8-8-8, such as ddd) and Merv Rowley's 1-3-5 tuning.
Read my article on Modes and Modal Tunings called The Uncontrite Modal Folker, here: http://fotmd.com/forums/forum/dulcimer-resourcestabs-books-websites-dvds/15050/the-uncontrite-modal-folker There are seven Modes and Modal tunings, each of which has a traditional Keynote associated with it. The Keynote is the note to which the bass string is tuned: Mode...........Keynote.............TuningAeolian..............A...................traditional tuning AEGLocrian..............B...................typical tuning Bb F GIonian................C....................traditional tuning CGGDorian...............D...................traditional tuning DAGPhrygian............E...................typical dulcimer tuning E Bb GLydian...............F....................typical dulcimer tuning F E BbMixolydian........G...................traditional tuning GDg Other common (but not Modal) tunings are Bagpipe (1-8-8, such as Ddd), Galax (8-8-8, such as ddd) and Merv Rowley's 1-3-5 tuning.
This is a great post Ken................thinking about changing my user name to the Impolite Bi-folkaled Moder, in your honor............
Tell us about your VERY FIRST dulcimer
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The first dulcimer I owned was built by Kerry Coates, Gila Mountain Dulcimers. I either emailed her or called, I can't remember and we decided on the shape, wood and design. I had her paint two Carolina parakeets, Ike and Izzy, the last two in existence from a painting I found of them.........she did a magnificent job, using the sound holes as wings........perfect. Kerry stopped building shortly thereafter. She told me that she was having health problems that she thought were related to the materials she used, so she was going to stop and get back to playing, as she put it, "the darn thing." We more or less stayed in touch for a few years since she was a great teacher and helped me learn to play that great dulcimer she built. Sadly, Kerry passed on April 29, 2014 after a heroic struggle.........now that dulcimer sits in a corner of my office out here in the forest........a treasure built my a master craftsman and grand musician...I play it every now and again and always remember her wit and creativity.........that dulcimer has the sweetest ring of any I own and I hope will bring my grandchildren the same pleasantries it brought me. When they are a bit older I will tell them the story of the last two Carolina parakeets and about the artistry of a lady who was an artist in the truest sense of the word.