Loved this video. I like the players' perspective as it helps one to learn. I'm new to the dulcimer scene, so now I want one of these too. We're gonna need a bigger house. ;-)
Steve: Great job! I particularly like the way you stop and hold position while the rest of us catch up. Very helpful. Excellent camera angle for teaching. Nat Kennedy, Simsbury, Connecticut (Cranberry 2007)
that was great!! THANX 4 POSTING!!❗❗❗❗❗❗❗🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 often these were made out of very old boards from a barn and the older the boards sometimes the more resonant the instrument
I never saw a heard a Dulcimer as a box. But you play it so well. I hope to find more of your music on You Tube. Thank you for sharing. Oh and break I simply live the turkey quill.
wow that pretty cool for a 2 string instrument, just learned of dulcimers (hammer) the other day....now I have a new addiction next to hand drums and other weird toys lol.
Ever since hearing the 2nd movement of Blackberry Winter, I've been curious about what this thing looked like and how it played! I don't know why it took me so long to check youtube for this stuff! I guess it's because the instruments you play seem so distant temporally that it just doesn't exist in the same realm of my brain as youtube :)
Great stuff! The presentation, the playing, everything. Don Neuhauser is really making some fine diatonic replicas. How did you get such outstanding fidelity uploaded to RUclips? At 1080p it's like being in a soundproofed studio.
Hey Stephen, is there anyway I could get some dimensions from Don or you on the wood used and stuff like spacing of the fence staples and such. I would love to attempt one of these myself as I do replica working at a local historical area here in NC and this looks quite easy and enjoyable. And I also know enough hunters that a quill will be no problem. Thanks again!
There's actually drawings you can get to do just that. I'm not sure who has that now. If you're still interested, email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
In the 1880's steel strings, of a light enough gage for hand strummed instruments, were not yet really available, so with gut strings, this would have sounded very different. Steel strings do not really become common until the early 20th century following WW1.
There's no evidence these were played with gut strings. There was metal wire available in 1880 as far as I know. I know there was piano wire, for instance.
I can have a buddy possibly makes some, or at least send you a three-view drawing. Email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com if you're still interested. Unfortunatly, Don passed away not too long ago. :(
This perspective helps me tremendously since I have reversal problems.
Loved this video. I like the players' perspective as it helps one to learn. I'm new to the dulcimer scene, so now I want one of these too. We're gonna need a bigger house. ;-)
No matter what kind of instrument you play, you make it sound great! I love your talent and your attitude towards music! Thanks for sharing!!:)
Steve: Great job! I particularly like the way you stop and hold position while the rest of us catch up. Very helpful. Excellent camera angle for teaching.
Nat Kennedy, Simsbury, Connecticut (Cranberry 2007)
man!! roots and culture! i loved it
I personally prefer this view since it matches what I as a player would see. Quality looks great!
Wow! love this. Now I might have to make one!
Really a first-rate demonstration of the instrument.
that was great!!
THANX 4 POSTING!!❗❗❗❗❗❗❗🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 often these were made out of very old boards from a barn and the older the boards sometimes the more resonant the instrument
So simple yet so good, great sound, transports your brain to another time, just amazing.
Never seen one of these let alone heard one. Pretty little thing. Thanks
I love how delicate the sound is with the quill. Great Job, Thanks!
That's the first time I've seen anybody use a quill in any way that makes sense.
Over-the-head shots are wonderful Steve. Great video.
That was great! Thanks for sharing! I'd love to have one of these!
Yes, I would like to know the answer to this question as well. Stephen, this demo is perfect.
I never saw a heard a Dulcimer as a box. But you play it so well. I hope to find more of your music on You Tube. Thank you for sharing. Oh and break I simply live the turkey quill.
You should check out the many board zithers from Europe.
I have never seen one of these before. I like it.
me too. I like this perspective.
Thats pretty neat, never seen this instrument before.
wow that pretty cool for a 2 string instrument, just learned of dulcimers (hammer) the other day....now I have a new addiction next to hand drums and other weird toys lol.
I like your instructor's perspective but also a song.
It's basically a copy of the many similar board zithers from Europe, such as the hummel, the epinette des Vosges, the scheitholdt, etc.
So many dulcimore, so little time!
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Cool!
Neato! Would love to see some plans/dimensions, etc, or at least a 3D view.
I like this (the players perspective) much better.
Ever since hearing the 2nd movement of Blackberry Winter, I've been curious about what this thing looked like and how it played! I don't know why it took me so long to check youtube for this stuff! I guess it's because the instruments you play seem so distant temporally that it just doesn't exist in the same realm of my brain as youtube :)
A duck guill will work great too.
Great stuff! The presentation, the playing, everything.
Don Neuhauser is really making some fine diatonic replicas.
How did you get such outstanding fidelity uploaded to RUclips? At 1080p it's like being in a soundproofed studio.
Wait until you get to 2022, my time-traveling buddy told me they have 4K support...
For sure. I'm sure sorry to say he passed away recently. :(
The Tennessee music box is the easiest kind of dulcimer to build, not to mention the second most expensive one after the hammered version.
Hey Stephen, is there anyway I could get some dimensions from Don or you on the wood used and stuff like spacing of the fence staples and such. I would love to attempt one of these myself as I do replica working at a local historical area here in NC and this looks quite easy and enjoyable. And I also know enough hunters that a quill will be no problem. Thanks again!
If you still need help with this, please contact me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
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Hi,, loved the video,,is there anywhere I can get some dimentions to make my own,, thanks again :)
There's actually drawings you can get to do just that. I'm not sure who has that now. If you're still interested, email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
What's a good way to get Turkey quills?
I like the wold ones I get from Galax, VA. Some feathers aren't really stiff enough. Look for feathers from healthy wild turkeys.
@@stephenseifert thank you for replying! Do you need to do any shaping at the tip of the feather?
How do the strings get tuned? Thanks for the great video!
There's so many ways to do it. I believe this one is Low A (the string farthest from me) and the rest are a (440 hz).
Wow is that yours. I want it! LOL
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Jimmy:)
I have a music box that was given to me by a cousin of my grandfather about 30+ years ago. Can you tell any more about the history?
I absolutely can. I'd love to, actually. Email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
The tho little things on the right are keys, aren't they ?
If I understand your question correctly, they are i-screws for tuners. The kind like you'd find on an old screen door.
I would love to make one of these sometime, What scale length doe sthis have?
I'm not sure. If you're still interested, email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
What kind of strings are on that dulcimer? I want to build one. Thanks
If I can still help, please email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com.
In the 1880's steel strings, of a light enough gage for hand strummed instruments, were not yet really available, so with gut strings, this would have sounded very different. Steel strings do not really become common until the early 20th century following WW1.
There's no evidence these were played with gut strings. There was metal wire available in 1880 as far as I know. I know there was piano wire, for instance.
@@stephenseifert strings make a huge difference in the sound of an instrument. I wonder what a guitar with gut strings sounds like...?
Here can i get a Don Newhauser Noter?
I can have a buddy possibly makes some, or at least send you a three-view drawing. Email me at stephen@stephenseifert.com if you're still interested. Unfortunatly, Don passed away not too long ago. :(
Less is more here. The two strings sounds the most plaintive for dulcimers.
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