dude, you are my hero! there are so many videos with standard-major-scale-lalala-folk-music played on hammered dulcimers.. and here you presented the wonderful sound of h.-dulcimer with sophisticated music. you are the best.
Hello, friend Dulcimista!. Thank you very much for sharing this fantastic video, it is enjoyed really. A wonderful instrument of string, with a marvellous sound. It is a pleasure to listen to this music.
Receive a great greeting from Galicia (Spain - Europe)!.
It's not a Gypsy instrument, he's just using "Gypsy" scales, i.e scales that are often used in Gypsy music. The dulcimer, which is what he's playing, is a very very old instrument. Way before Gypsies.
You're absolutely right, papoodon. All I'm really doing is playing some rudiments that Jazz Manouche players would use to build improvisations. An exercise more than jazz, really. Working my way towards playing jazz and hoping others might enjoy my process. Hope I didn't offend your sensibilities.
it may not be the mainstream idea of what jazz sounds like, but there are many players who would love to experiment with new sounds like this. your playing could really add a whole new flavour to a standard jazz group, look at players like herbie hancock and wayne shorter, theyre always experimenting with new sounds. id like to try an instrument like that in place of a piano, obviously players are hard to find where im from though
Man, that just knocked me out. This was so excellent. I hope everyone who watches your video realizes just how excellent it is. Working on some Django stuff myself. Dulcimer Dan
Interesting playing man. I like your style
chomperknocker 2 months ago
dude, you are my hero! there are so many videos with standard-major-scale-lalala-folk-music played on hammered dulcimers.. and here you presented the wonderful sound of h.-dulcimer with sophisticated music. you are the best.
kanapkalol 3 months ago
one of the hardest instruments ive ever tried to play. haha had some one in TN try to teach me. too visually complex
DemonofShadowFin 1 year ago
he's trying to play it like a cymbalon :D:D
DeathNest94 1 year ago
amazing. Is this a chromatic model? I'm guessing it must be with those notes. Is it in a standard tunning?
stinaandthewolf 2 years ago
Based very loosely on gypsy approach ...
Have you thought of learning the cimbalom ?
It has far greater capabilities than american dulcimer
(especially school of playing !) Nice to see chromatic american dulcimer ... Listen to Toni Iordache for real gypsy dulcimer (Youtube ...) Good luck !
kavaldzhia 2 years ago
Its almost hypmtizeing
wildspirit5569 3 years ago 2
wow! absolutely inspirational.
PongTakesPictures 3 years ago
i bet that is hard to learn.
j3ohnny 3 years ago
where's the link to wear we down-load his CD?
snager80 3 years ago
das ist wuuunderschön :)
JAAZZYYMINI 3 years ago
Absolutely beautiful ! Love it !!!
Mucklum 3 years ago
Hello, friend Dulcimista!. Thank you very much for sharing this fantastic video, it is enjoyed really. A wonderful instrument of string, with a marvellous sound. It is a pleasure to listen to this music.
Receive a great greeting from Galicia (Spain - Europe)!.
papigil 3 years ago
wow is that a gypsy instrument:)it sounds prtty good to me:)u wanna watch my original composition , it is called "A Battle In The Skyes"
ledzepboy3 4 years ago
It's not a Gypsy instrument, he's just using "Gypsy" scales, i.e scales that are often used in Gypsy music. The dulcimer, which is what he's playing, is a very very old instrument. Way before Gypsies.
paulwes1983 3 years ago
Nice stuff. Is that a diatonic instrument?
jimiller5 4 years ago
its kind of diatonic. It changes keys as you move to different parts of the instrument but it is not chromatic
brooksray3 3 years ago
So then it's chromatic (¿?), how come you say it isn't chromatic when you can hit all the notes?
OneisneO 2 years ago
ive been watching a few of these, not an intstrement i was previously aware of, but you have the best style ive seen
MonkeyTennis7788 4 years ago
Great stuff, I would like to buy this gipsy!
How do I contact it's master?
kobrowsky 4 years ago
I dont know what jazz your playing sounds like you stood in a minor, chromatics and what not, but not jazz
papoodon 4 years ago
You're absolutely right, papoodon. All I'm really doing is playing some rudiments that Jazz Manouche players would use to build improvisations. An exercise more than jazz, really. Working my way towards playing jazz and hoping others might enjoy my process. Hope I didn't offend your sensibilities.
Dulcimista 4 years ago 3
it may not be the mainstream idea of what jazz sounds like, but there are many players who would love to experiment with new sounds like this. your playing could really add a whole new flavour to a standard jazz group, look at players like herbie hancock and wayne shorter, theyre always experimenting with new sounds. id like to try an instrument like that in place of a piano, obviously players are hard to find where im from though
jazzdbassman87 4 years ago
@Dulcimista It doesn't really matter what scale you are playing. It sounds absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
210210210210 1 year ago
@papoodon Yes, On other videos he play jazz:]
milosjanata 1 year ago
cymbala dumbass...
tsbrandon 4 years ago
Man, that just knocked me out. This was so excellent. I hope everyone who watches your video realizes just how excellent it is. Working on some Django stuff myself. Dulcimer Dan
dulcimerdan 4 years ago
gypsies call it a cymbol :P
lordkazama86 4 years ago