Only in West Virginia?

Sam
Sam
@sam
11 years ago
169 posts

Tish Westman, a member here, has a luthier shop and also teaches dulcimer and psalty at Tamarak near Beckley. She is a wonderful ambassador for the mountain dulcimer (gifted composer, singer and player as well). 




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The Dulcimer. If you want to preserve it, jam it!
Tom McDonald
Tom McDonald
@tom-mcdonald
11 years ago
26 posts

I've seen them at the Kentucky Craft Center, just off I-75 in Berea. There were a couple of Warren May instruments, and examples from a couple of other Kentucky builders

Patty from Virginia
Patty from Virginia
@patty-from-virginia
11 years ago
231 posts

Lexie, She did let me play one. I didn't have a pick and I had just cut my fingernails but I was able to manage Old Joe Clark. I wasn't able to sell it, lol. I did receive a 10% discount coupon to Tamarack. First time I ever received anything for playing (struggling for sure) an instrument. Laugh

Ken Longfield
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield
11 years ago
1,407 posts

I remember dulcimers being for sale in a gift shop on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but I don't know if that is still the case. That was over 40 years ago.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Frank Ross
Frank Ross
@frank-ross
11 years ago
32 posts

Penn Alps in Grantsville, MD has 2 or 3 hanging in a local mountian craft shop. It in a artisian village with a restaurant. Just off I68 in western Maryland

Patty from Virginia
Patty from Virginia
@patty-from-virginia
11 years ago
231 posts

Kevin, we did stop at Tamarack. Yes, he had a few there too. The sales lady at the Travel Plaza says a man comes by at least once a week to play the dulcimers. She says when he comes to play them they sell. 

Patty from Virginia
Patty from Virginia
@patty-from-virginia
11 years ago
231 posts

Another picture of the Jim Good dulcimers along with Psaltries. There were lots of thumb pianos too.

Kevin Messenger
Kevin Messenger
@kevin-messenger
11 years ago
85 posts

Jim also has them at the Tamarack, near Beckly.

 

Patty from Virginia
Patty from Virginia
@patty-from-virginia
11 years ago
231 posts

On our trip to West Virginia we stopped at the Travel Plaza off the I64 West Turnpike. What did I see when I went into the gift shop? I saw a couple of Jim Good dulcimers for sale. Is it only in West Virginia that someone can see dulcimers for sale in a travel plaza gift shop? Has anyone seen dulcimers for sale in places other than a music store? 


updated by @patty-from-virginia: 07/22/26 01:31:35AM