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Charles Prichard Dulcimer c 1890

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05/30/12 08:56:11AM @patty-from-virginia:

Phil, Ken strummed it a bit. It appeared some of the strings were loose. I'm not sure why Ralph didn't tune it.

05/30/12 07:12:48AM @john-p:

My main instrument has the two up, two down arrangement as well, often gets called the 'Four of Hearts'

I've also seen a four of diamonds, a six of circles and a two of clubs

john p

05/30/12 06:33:54AM @john-henry:

Hey JohnK, don,t take my word for that explaination being 'gospel', just one of the odds and sods I seem to have collected along the 'dulcimer way'. Since hearing it tho', I have used 'upside down' hearts, just a bit worried about some of the music I make, if you know what I mean, better safe than sorry, lol !!! I did see a Clifford Glen on Sunday that apeared to be hedging any bets, it had its top and bottom pairs of hearts set as 'one of each'

JohnH

05/30/12 06:18:09AM @john-keane:

Thanks for the explanation, JH...I've often wondered that myself.

05/30/12 03:23:18AM @john-henry:

Phil, I have heard one or two explainations as to why hearts may be positioned one way or t'other. Being a simple sort of a bloke I like simple explainations , so the one I prefer to accept is that if the hearts are 'pointing up', when the dulcimer is hung on a wall (not best practice IMO)) all the music accumulated in the instrument ascends to heaven; when the hearts 'point down', the music goes 'somewhere else' !!!

my regards

JohnH

(you got that tree all sorted now?)

05/29/12 10:42:34PM @phil:

Cool, But I wonder why the harts where upside down. ALso wonder how it sounds today.