David s dulcimer models features and prices v10 2018 currently im focusing on a handful of instrument models, three of full sized big beede dulcimers, one octave dulcimer and two double bass dulcimers. Covers alternating bass, bass runs, walking bass, boogie woogie, blues, shuffle. Bass line patterns for the 100 of the most played jam tunes. Davids eedy beede octave dulcimers continue to evolve. Recognized as the best hammered dulcimer book for beginning players. Dewitt and janet rucker also perform double duty on acoustic piano and guitars.
It quickly became a dulcimer shop devoted to the appalachian dulcimer and other traditional instruments. The tabs are arranged in dad tuning and closely follow what you would expect a bassist to play. You can tune your dulcimer lower in pitch if you prefer to accommodate your vocal range. In this book she reveals some of the secrets of her success with the mountain dulcimer. Shop dulcimers products online dulcimer books for sale. Hammered dulcimers for the beginner and the professional folk music player. Folkroots custom series bass dulcimer, zebrawood, sycamore, ebony. Mel bay madeline macneils performances are characterized by her effortless vocals and impeccable mountain and hammered dulcimer playing. David decided to proceed with the concert, and the result was an absolutely magical performance by the legendary dulcimer virtuoso. David beede of melrose, fl is an incredibly innovative dulcimer who makes not only. Davids big beede full sized dulcimers new models info cigar box guitar. I have now found and ordered his instructinon book that will go along with the tape.
Wonder if the design could be reworked to hold a music book. Tips on playing, scales, basic melodies, harmony notes, and much more. I could get that sort of zingy dulcimer sound, but i could still get a real punchy kind of guitar tone out of it. The books i started with mentioned a number of them. David beede of melrose, fl is an incredibly innovative dulcimer who makes not only wonderful standard dulcimers with a decoupled tailpiece that allows for. Aaron contributed his inimitable skills on lead and bass dulcimer. Dulcimer sheet music and music books sheet music plus. Award winning luthier and cofounder of unicorn strings music company much of his music is rendered on instruments of his own creation. Only recently have dulcimer players been wanting them too. But then i realized i had gotten everything i could possibly get out of it.
Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. Radiused fingerbaords have become standard on many instruments, like steel string guitars, mandolins etc. My new chromatic dulcimer made by david beede, formerly used by. Dulcimers for sale classifieds on oodle classifieds. There are some great two chord songs that you can play. We have 6 spots left before we start a waiting list. Apple creek dulcimer music book for the beginner book. Bass dulcimer basics play the bass dulcimer like a bass guitar.
David beede demos a new chromatic mountain dulcimer he built for erin. Davids dulcimer models features and prices david beede. Also available are hammered dulcimer stands, dulcimer cases, folk music recordings featuring the hammered dulcimer and videos and music for learning the dulcimer. David beede octave dulcimer cover of spoon river plus. My new chromatic dulcimer made by david beede, formerly used by steve seifert. Arrangements for a second dulcimer player are also included. My baritone dulcimer was built by gary gallier, a bass dulcimer that gets used heavily on my recordings by blue lion instruments as well as a double bass electric dulcimer built by david beede. Native woods from here in central kentucky walnut, cherry and tulip poplar are used. In general terms, i like my standard dulcimer to have a scale length of 25 or so. This downloadable version of elaine congers bass dulcimer tab book contains bass line patterns for 100 of the most played jam tunes.
A variety of instructional books, music, cds and videos. Lion instruments as well as a double bass electric dulcimer built by david beede. Hammered dulcimers for the beginner with sound to please. David beede of melrose, fl is an incredibly innovative dulcimer who makes not only wonderful standard dulcimers with a decoupled tailpiece that allows for greater volume and warmth of sound, but also a beautiful octave dulcimer and a fretless electric bass dulcimer. It is the perfect tool for jam sessions andor adding a part to an existing arrangement. Mailing address cedar creek dulcimers 408 river bluff dr.
I have two small dulcimers, the baritone dulcimette i refer to above which i tune to g or a above a standard dulcimer and an octave dulcimer by david beede the model he calls the eedy beede. Try hank williams jambalaya technically this chord has only two. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, apartments for rent, jobs listings. Jo and rogers magee began the shop as a craft shop with a few dulcimers.
Jean ritchie brought a mountain dulcimer out of the hills of kentucky to new york city where it was discovered by an entire new generation of musicians. Home mountain dulcimer books page 1 of 1 mountain dulcimer books for instructional needs. Schnaufer was an awardwinning dulcimer player and session musician. These instruments are made of mahogany with turquoise inlay, have polyurethane strings and sound in the range of a concert. Not to be confused with some bass dulcimers out there that actually only go down to a drop d on a guitar. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. I was a beginner dulcimer player and that method really helped me to learn to play faster and better manage my fingers for chords and moving up and down the fret board. David beede, of melrose florida, is a musiciansingersongwriter who built his first dulcimer in 1973 and has. Complete arrangements of all tunes with the melody of most songs in a second position bass, octave on the dulcimer fretboard. Pin by bill dyer on mountain dulcimer dulcimer, mountain.
The bass fretboard has a 1 12 fret in addition to the usual 6 12 and 12 frets. The dulcimer shop opened in blowing rock, north carolina in 1971. An internet home for mountain dulcimer players in northern california. The open melody string should match a fretted 6 on the bass. The entire performance was recorded by dave haas, who was able to set up his video camera just a few feet from where david sat. They are built as a 3 string dulcimer and are set up in dad tuning. The middle string is a or a fifth above your low d. Hammered dulcimer instruction books, music and more.
These instruments are made of mahogany with turquoise inlay, have polyurethane strings and sound in the range of a concert stand up double bass, hence the name double bass dulcimers. Our dulcimers come with dulcimer hammers and hammered dulcimer note guides and dulcimer instruction. Buildingcustom guitarsguitar designmusic stuffarchitecturebass. The reason nobody makes an actual acoustic bass dulcimer is the size box needed to support those low notes wont really fit on your lap. Bookmatched spalted dogwood soundboard with walnut sides and bookmatched walnut back. Many of the design features on the david beede dulcimer were inspired by the practice of sitting down at the dulcimer, looking at the fretboard and thinking. Dulcimers for david debbie porter is a musician and dulcimer player from the northeast area of texas. This books will provide you the inspiration and tools to create 34 minute arrangements of your favorite tunes. Part one of a threepart series, this book introduces music theory, scales and chords. Davids dulcimers and dana hamilton will be sponsoring their 3rd annual mountain dulcimer building workshop here at davids dulcimers in bennington ok. In what way have my fingers not moved on this instrument before. I have made over 17,000 appalachian dulcimers, maintaining the authentic design and sound of the mountain dulcimer. These are solid body instruments with rubber strings and piezo pickups.
The pink and tan colors are rare to find in dogwood and create. Try fretting the first or melody string at the 2nd fret instead of the bass, as shown and see how it sounds. Mountain dulcimers by kentucky woodworker warren a. This is a kit version of our walnut classic mountain dulcimer.
In the sweet by and bybattle cry of freedom baritone. The supporting band includes david beede on dulcimer, richard bassil on bass, brad bangstad on keyboards, michael derry on guitar, and rob rothschild on drums. Seneca square and waynesboro with andy brown on bass. Mountain dulcimer books archives page 7 of 14 dulcimer.
David s eedy beede octave dulcimers continue to evolve. David beede s dulcimer cover of king of california by dave alvin duration. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and mountain music. My traditional dulcimers are the easiest instruments on which to play tunes or to strum rhythmstyle and sing with the three basic chords.
Those can be fun for playing an octave below your normal dulcimer, but not to be confused with a true bass instrument. It sounds like you mostly play your david beede dulcimer. So i started looking into the instruments built by david beede. David schnaufer september 28, 1952 august 23, 2006 was an american folk musician. The book matched walnut back and sides add even more depth and balance to the stereo sound of the cedar creek. The dulcimer shop is located in the martin house next to the park, in downtown blowing rock, nc, and is operated by bill and. Bookmatched spalted dogwood soundboard with walnut sides and book matched walnut back.
David beede demos his bass stick acufretless duration. T o see an artist close up video of david building and playing a bunch of crazy instruments. Simple tunes for the ordinary talent the subtitle says it all this is a music book for anyone with a desire to play music regardless of your musical experience. Double bass bowed dulcimer by ken bloom baby elephant walk and da slockit licht baby. When i complete an instrument i contact the person on the top of the wait list. He moved to nashville, tennessee, during the 1980s, and in 1995. I remember going to a dulcimer festival in pine mountain, kentucky, which is one of the oldest, longestrunning.
This book explains the basics of theory in simple, easy to understand terms. David beede dulcimers played by several dulcimer players of the yr lately w interesting improvements to design. David beede demo of finishing a dulcimer david beede. So mine is solid body and can be played through a variety of bass amps. This dulcimer music book gives you 19 of americas favorite folk songs written especially for the dulcimer. Beyond the basics dulcimer tab book by linda collins. The melodies appear in both dulcimer tablature and music notation with suggested backup chords. The smile on hennys face is because she just has received her first dulcimer, thanks to a very generous debbie porter, at the lagniappe dulcimer fete in march 2015. Additional features can be seen in the pricing info below. Two nineteenthcentury tunes played on a cherrycedar baritone dulcimer made by ron gibson and tuned aea.
Tablature books shelley stevenstweetwater productions. Radius fingerboards are useful for making it easier to bend notes, like in blues or jazz, and to bar a chord using the pinky or ring finger of your chording hand. Building professional instruments since 1978 davids dulcimers are the best quality, professionally preferred instruments on the market. Each lesson builds on the lessons that preceed it, and makes it easy to master the fundamentals of playing this great instrument. Our kits have solid wood fretboards, geared tuning machines, and sound boxes made of extra strong corrugated cardboard. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. For fingerstyle, i recently acquired a nylon string dulcimer made by bob. Davids music ranges from traditional british isle folk to original instrumentals and vocals. They can be tuned to cgc for the key of c or to dgd as a key of g new ionian pattern. Here is a video he made of it before he sent it to me. A cover of michael smiths song spoon river on octave dulcimer, followed by a lesson on how to play it.
This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. A demonstration of david beedes acufretless bass dulcimer. Reviewed in the united states on december 30, 2008. This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in dad tuning derived from the folk traditions of the british isles and americas appalachian community. The walnut classic shares the same dimensions as the cedar creek but features all solid wood construction. And the first or melody string nearest you is tuned to d an octave above your bass string. David beede, robert force, bing futch, guy george, tull glazener, jeff hames, lois. Inexpensive appalachian mountain dulcimers and easily assembled dulcimer kits designed for beginning players, schools, and amateur instrument builders.
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