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Hi Nancy here is a Sound sample of my Clemmer Sweetie

I love the Sound and the Sweetie. And it is really good Play on it

Hi Susie, I would love to visit his shop, but from New York ist too far away. But maybe one time I will go there. So for me a good thing is to let him sent the Dulcimer to my Hotel. I will for sure make pictures and post it .... ahh can't wait.
Yes I asked him for a lot of specials :-) so we will see if he could do them all. I wrote him that if he has a better idea than I did or thinking that it did not work or sound well he could do it his way, no problem for me. So Im excited by now.

Yes, he offered the initials to me too, but I wanted to make it special, tying it to the maple syrup. I thought about maple leaf soundholes, but when I've seen them on dulcimers, they really didn't move me. So I opted to have the maple leaf on the headstock. That way, I had him keep the whole vine motif on the instrument. I'm really happy with my decisions. Your lizard soundholes are nicely done. You're coming to the US and then picking up the dulcimer then is a great idea. When we make an RV trip to his area, we'll stop by his store. That might be bad for me, because I need another dulcimer/instrument, like I need a hole in the head. I would love to see your dulcimer when you get it in June. Is he personalizing that one?

Yes, Mike is really nice. I asked him if he can do the Lizards for me and he said yes. I did'nt know how this worked out untill i got the parcle. I'll be in New York in June, so that's why I ordered it now to save the unfortunately high postage to Germany :-) Have you seen, I have my Initiales at the place wher you got your Marple Leave. ;-)

Hi Susie,

enjoy your Sweetie. I also have one, and it is my favoritte dulcimer at the moment. But I ordered a reg. Style Dulcimer from Mike last weekend which I will get in June this year :-)

But here is my Sweetie and the other one on the left Side is a Noteworthy Woodworking:

Very pretty, Susie. Though I don't own any of his instruments, he does make some nice ones!

Here's the Maple Leaf on the headstock. The pic still doesn't capture the full "depth" of the leaf.

I got my Clemmer Tennessee Sweetie (Church) yesterday. It is really beautiful. I can't get over how "big" it sounds. It has a wonderful voice, for a little dulcimer. The intonation is great all the way up the fretboard. It has a sassafras top and walnut everything else. I had Mike engrave (or however he does it) a maple leaf on the headstock, since my husband and I are maple syrup producers. It's so nicely done...you can actually see the veins of the leaf. He does such a beautiful job and I just love the vine running up the fretboard (which also serves as position markers). I'm really happy with my new dulcimer, I just had to share pictures of it.

Looks great!! You will like a suitcase handle better you can get them at Ace Hardware for under $5.00. I made two wood cases out of 1/4" luan will post pictures.

Thanks ken. John P I ordered a suitcase like handle ,but. it has yet to arrive, I will see if I can make it work once it gets here.

Good looking case there Kevin.

Looks very solid Kevin, think I'd have gone for a more 'comfy grip' handle though Like the divider idea.

john

I just thought I would show you all my new case. I build dulcimrs to sell ,and when going to gatherings I need to carry a lot of dulcimers. This one holds two.

Burrell,

That's how I make wooden cases -- build the whole box, then slice off the lid. It'll fit perfectly every time.

I haven't made box joints at the corners, though that's the best way to fasten them.

I generally use either 3/8" solid poplar or 1/4"- 3/8" plywood for the edges, and 1/8" plywood for the top and bottom pieces.

I wrap the raw box piece exteriors with thin vinyl sheet goods, usually black, and glue/staple the edges all around.

Then the rigid-foam interior is added and cut to accommodate the instrument. The foam is then covered with Fun Fur or flannel material and trimmed. Sometimes I add a flap lid in one corner for an accessories area.

Then 3 or 4 small brass hinges are added, 2 draw catches and a handle.

Thanks Chuck. It was made of 1/4 inch plywood. I used the panels from a hollow core door to create the lip. It was originally painted yellow and then I changed it to brown. If I ever took all of those stickers off it would probably fall apart.

I like it, sure protects your dulcimer well. Must be well built to last this long.

Last one:

Even more:

More:

Okay, if finally found time to take some pictures of my case. I have used it for almost 40 years. Here they are:

Sure would like to see the one you built and I will get pictures of mine. The one I saw did not have metal hinges on it, a belt was used and leather belts were used for latches. Hardware is getting expensive, the one case I made has over twenty dollars worth of hinges, latches and corner protecters.

Sure would like to see some examples some homemade wood dulcimer cases.

Mike please wait for a reply from Kris! She is very interested in getting one back. If there is a problem then I would be interested in having it.

Mike Anderson said:

I just purchased and was accidentally shipped a Black Oak Dulcimer instead of the George Looney McSpadden that I had bid on. It says Ron and Kris Hansen on the inside with a Reed Springs Mo address. There is no number or initials or anything else to identify it. My Mac is in background with micarta fingerboard.

Can you please try to tell me more about it? I'm in a huge quandary now as I just received this today and I am not sure how to handle the situation. Its a flat head and appears to be solid walnut.

thanks,

Mike

Kris Jackson said:

Hi Dave,

Thank you so much for contacting me. I am really looking for our mountain dulcimers. I was never a hammered dulcimer fan and they take up so much space. Have a great summer.

Kris

What part of the country? What time period? They aren't listed on any of the builder's rosters that I know of. How many instruments did they build? Were they labeled inside? The more info we have the more we might be able to help.

I am searching for any examples of Black Oak or Hansen Dulcimers. Kris, one of the original builders, is very interested in tracking them down.

I remember watching that show as a wee little one. Not sure is I remember seeing the dulcimer. But I am sure I did I had to see and hear one some where that made me want to have one of own.

according to youtube that episode aired sept 64 and that is the month and year it started so that might have been the 1st if youtube is right.

I'll keep checking

Thanks, I was really surprised when I ran across it. I wish I knew which episodes he "played" his dulcimer. I know he did in episode 1 Anyone have a list?

hey David Thanks for posting the article that was neat.

I haven't looked real close and I'm not disagreeing with you, but could it possibly bea mismatch of the audio and video? Not saying Fess played it here but this article from Sept 1963 Fess Parker says the dulcimer was his idea and it's one he'd brought out of the Smoky Mtns ten years previously. Sowhether he played it in this scene maybe he could play but then I know lots of folk that buy mtn dulcimers and don't play

See

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7jxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3lYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3146%2C868815

Ken Hulme said:

Good post Dana. This topic surfaces about once a year. Watch closely and you can see that, of course, Fess really isn't playing the dulcimer, and the notes he's fretting aren't the right ones for the song.

Davey Crockett played aKeith Young dulcimer. ;)

http://www.donpedi.com/images/links-fine-art-of-dulcimer-davey-croc...

Dana was also the one who found the episode of the Waltons in which John Boy plays the dulcimer and sings:

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/forum/topics/john-boy-walton-s-dulcimer-song

thanx

After watching that clip I now know why I started playing dulcimer. Its a chick magnet !

LOL Ken you done busted the bubble, I though ole Danel was a playing it. I never thought to check what he was fretting, did think about trying to play the song though. I guess its in DAA tuning?

Ken Hulme said:

Good post Dana. This topic surfaces about once a year. Watch closely and you can see that, of course, Fess really isn't playing the dulcimer, and the notes he's fretting aren't the right ones for the song.

Well, if he didn't, he should have! " Einstein played the violin, he loved to shout and sing. If that ain't genius, that ain't anything." -Henry Jankiewicz, Cranberry Lake Jug Band

Paul

Good post Dana. This topic surfaces about once a year. Watch closely and you can see that, of course, Fess really isn't playing the dulcimer, and the notes he's fretting aren't the right ones for the song.