Blackbird on Hammered Dulcimer

[WarThemedRevolution]

The Hammered Dulcimer goes really well with a hang drum. Ever thought of doing a video which incorporates both?

[flyingpringle]

I've been wondering, how much does a Hammered Dulcimer cost?

[rainharper62]

your playing extremely well for a beginner-Keep it up!!

[jzh101]

Hey I just favorited this video. Thanks for the beautiful music! How much and where did you get this dulcimer???

[HBRshufflers]

Man i loved this, i usually don't like music but this is cool :)

[ladylynnea]

Very cool! I was thinking of a different tune called "blackbird" - one I hear at medieval faires, but this was excellent! I will check out the other version, also.

[KatherineNobles]

If you want to buy a hammered dulcimer at a good price, House of Musical Traditions has better prices than buying them straight from the manufacturer! I got a great deal on a Dusty Strings D-45. So much fun!

[swirlcrop]

That´s a nice sound.

[wykowski]

this is kinda cool but your still gay

[shoegooguru]

@wykowski sounds like you have some issues with your own sexuality there. Letting the whole world know how much of a moron you are in your sexual confusion...is not the way out. When YOU have any skill that is worth making a video of...get back to us. maybe you could send us a video of you in rehab??? Pointless people with computers(like you)are why some people don't allow auto comments. so we can filter out the dumbasses.

You must be so proud to be another one of.

[wykowski]

@shoegooguru pretty sure that wasnt me. but ok

[shoegooguru]

@wykowski huh? 3 mos ago you said: "this is kinda cool but your still gay" So don't try to back out if it NOW. Your comment is still on the page, moron. If you cannot take responsibility for the comments you leave...do not leave them. 3 mos from now I will still think YOU are a moron and NOT cool. See how that works?

[TheStrangeSensation]

That was awesome! It reminds me of this local group in my city called Red River Breeze. I've been leaning towards learning how to play. Any ideas on where to get a good one?

[rainharper62]

@TheStrangeSensation -If your really interested in getting a hammered dulcimer, try calling stephanie of the group red river breeze--or any dulcimer teacher in the great state of tennessee--or you can try ebay, or try calling Russell Cook or James Jones who makes the "master works" dulcimer's!! Good luck & happy hammering-RR breeze has a website which gives steph's email & phone #-best of luck!-hope this helps?

[TenpastFugit]

I can knock a 4 inch nail into oak in three/four blows. But. I would swop to be able to play your instrument. . . o

[shoegooguru]

@TenpastFugit now there 'is' and important skill 0_o. The rest of us just use a hammer.

[0863101846]

ควยหรั่ง

[Nison545]

Has anyone told you you look like Seth Green? ....... slash Adam Savage off of Mythbusters??? :D

[dddrtko]

Beautiful song... The Dulcimer sounds amazing

[gsx600fn]

Could you tell me a little about your HD? made by____? how you chose that one? I'm looking to start and don't know how to go about buying one. Thanks!!

[gwells90]

great skill, im pining for a HD since i saw dizzi dulcimer's videos, she's really cool if you're unaware of her. i have a few videos featuring mountain dulcimer but mostly baritone uke, i hope you check them out and enjoy, sub me back and i'll be overjoyed

[zattendrummer]

I never knew this instrument before but all I can say now

is that it sounds ridicilous..

..ridicilous beautfiull!

[Steveinator100]

I was looking for Beatles...

[rainharper62]

This was very well done-thank you so much for posting-its because of you and scott & a friend named marylin that i even attempted to "hammer" at the dulcimer-i figured if you can do that song, so could i--thanks so much for the inspiration guys & gals!!

[khamdoun]

Very nice!

[HammerHandsMusic]

hey this is so cool! Thanks for the plug and mentioning my website. Very well played... sounds great!

[sign543]

@HammerHandsMusic Wow, Scott!!! Is it really you? :) Hey, I hope you know that YOU are the reason I now play the HD. I saw you at a street fair in San Diego back in 2002 or 2001 and I was SOLD. You are the best I've seen. I saw you again at Balboa Park and I also paid to see you at a show you did in Oceanside. SUBSCRIBED! I'll update my description to include your channel.

[HammerHandsMusic]

@sign543 hey of course I remember. You came out a couple times to December Nights. That's really cool that you are playing a hammered dulcimer, now. Hope to see you at December Nights this year. If I do, I'm making you play Blackbird!

[sign543]

@HammerHandsMusic Well, I now live in Pennsylvania...I would love to see you perform again at December Nights. It was the highlight of the Season. My son is going to Georgetown, so I am close to him. Yeah, I've been playing the HD for years now. I am going to plug your channel in a new video.

[loppan109]

sweat heaven nice music

[lukenasnariogh]

you should check out sharon shannon blackbird

[HammerHandsMusic]

@lukenasnariogh that's how I learned this song.... love her version.

[foxyb69]

Sounds like teletubies

[AllergicToPain]

very good job! I like your hammers a lot too

[Philovideo]

Awesome performance! Thank you!

[vizzioify]

You make it look so easy to play. Such a beautiful sound the dulcimer makes, truly magical.

[rasmusgirl7]

this is one of the most beautiful sounding instruments

So clear

[Elapross]

Wonderful!!!

[minotaurhq]

My favorite par wa sat 0:29 very good job

[WJM015]

Play the MD (Mountain Dlcimer) and looking to start the HD.. This was really great!

[tombstoneblue]

You are awesome!

[ajlmjm2211]

Nice song and nice playing. I am a beginner and made myself a HD. What I see on this video is that you are also playing on the right side of the bass bridge. When I do this irt sounds not good. Can you tell me in what ratio the bass bridge should be placed to play notes that are in tune with the rest and which notes you have on the right side of the bass bridge.

[supersaiayin666]

you seem to be stoned haha just kidding

[Urarto]

This instrument is called Santur in Iraq and Iran. Kurd and Persian musicians are the best to play this instrument in the middle east. They use very thin and light Dowels with a ring around the Forefingers to play.

The best player in the middle east (if not the world), is a Kurd Musician named Ardavan Kamkar. Many videos are available for him on youtube. One of his CD's are named Blown by the wind (بر فراز باد).

[Stricklandfan18]

loved it!!

[lollollol189]

This instrument looks so hard to play

[ThePhantomity]

The sound of an amazing dulcimer song in a spring morning with the smell of morning dew filling the room through an open window makes my day.

[dsouzand]

pretty cool i thought i was a Beatles cover lool, can you do a Beatles cover??

[xeereaux]

Waaay Groovy, man!

[filsoofimusic]

I play the very similar instrument called SANTUR from Iran, good Job, I guess I'm gonna get one of this :)

[OvertardSupreme420]

@filsoofimusic A Santur is a hammered dulcimer too, and so is a chinese Yang'quin. There basically just different versions.

[kietteio]

It's such a magical insturment

i love it!

[Nightsurf59]

Nice...very nice.

[turtlespameater]

where did you learn to play? tis' beautiful

[wertyupf]

I will try to play this on the piano.Wish me luck!

[horsechick2006]

Did you ever get this on the piano?

[wertyupf]

Almost. I am still working on it :9

[horsechick2006]

If you post a video of it,let me know..i would love to hear it!

[oo1ooo1oo]

Great sound. Is it hard work to tune?

[AlabamaAngyl]

Simply wonderful!

[theadobegirl]

What make of dulcimer do you play?

[ps121911]

Wonderful, simple and straight to the heart.

[Flamehayls81]

found this vid after watching some of your funny ones like charlie bit me...was hypnotised by this was really beautiful :-)

[meaghiepoison]

this is the weirdest blackbird i've ever heard - i used to dance that set instead of st. patricks. sounds amazing.

[yapjohnalvin]

wow coool love the sound

[Gilleece666]

Sounds beautiful, has the timbre of a hapsichord, lute, harp and dulcimer all mixed, simply astounding!

Brilliant work, thanks for the video!

[guitarMXD]

i was expecting beatles too! haha speaking of beatles.... i have a vid of me blaying blackbird check it out! new to youtube so....

[anbuwolff]

thats amazing, beautiful, and quite honestly unique, keep it up im suscribing

[thisisnecessary]

I was expecting a Beatles cover song when I clicked this link haha but a beautiful song nonetheless. I don't know much about this instrument but I like what I hear! Awesome.

[rogeliosarambeta]

Es como viajar a la edad media, buenisimo!

[hippiekyd416]

That was beautiful!!!

[Dothoobler]

Question: Is it really that loud or have you gone an added echoes and effects? Very nice song.

[LadyTigerLily]

It's really that loud. :) The strings are grouped in pairs called courses and they give double the sound, like how piano strings have 3 strings in a course to make it louder. Hearing live dulcimer is really spectacular.

[kturcotte72]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooolllllllll

[jimmy25138]

Ok, thanks.  Pretty amazing those Dulcimers. It's percussion....aww yes, this is why I had a block. Thanks

[jimmy25138]

Ok, I saw one of these in a music store and normally I can play anything with strings on it......anything but this. I have a question.... Why do some Dulcimers have a little wooden dowel that looks something like a slide? Do you know what I am speaking of?

[sign543]

The HD is more considered a percussion instrument because you hammer on it instead of picking or strumming strings. I'm not sure what you mean by a dowel, but I have seen some with a damper pedal that presses a long piece of wood across the strings to mute them....kinda like on a piano.

[PastryMagician420]

@sign543 I'm not sure because I'm not too keen on Dulcimer knowledge, but I think he may be referring to the wooden or glass slides for the MOUNTAIN Dulcimer. It's a common misunderstanding.

[IFantasticMrFoxI]

@sign543 You're thinking of a mountain dulcimer. differant kind

[sign543]

@IFantasticMrFoxI Oh, I certainly know what a mountain dulcmer is...but I've only ever seen people slide with their hand, but I suppose a dowel could be used.

[trmptspt]

Some peole use a dowel or glass tube on mountain aka lap dulcimers.

[chris1092a]

@jimmy25138 on mountain dulcimers they come w/ a lil slideing thang but idk why srry :/

[Urarto]

in the middle east this instrument is called Santur. Kurd and persian musicians are the best in the middle east to play this instrument. One of the best is a Kurd player named Ardavan Kamkar. Many videos are available on youtube for his performance.

I am mot a musician but I like this instrument and I can see the difference in the tomes with different dowels. I fee like the instrument is talking to me in different tempo when played with different dowels, like sad, angry and happy.

regards

[kackers3]

@jimmy25138 The slide you're talking about is basically a dowel. Instead of fretting with your fingers, you use the dowel or slider and lay it across all of the strings of a strumming dulcimer and strum and slide up and down to hit the notes. It creates a very neat sound, but I prefer to play with my fingers so I can hit chords

[stopglobalswarming]

@jimmy25138 Some times of dulcimers are plucked, and use a wooden or bone dowel to pin the strings, like a Dobro or slide guitar. Some have frets, and some do not. The video depicts a hammered dulcimer. You may have been looking at Appalachian style instruments.

[elewho]

@jimmy25138 unless you're talking about the damper pedal, I think you saw a "mountain dulcimer." They're played on your lap and plucked like guitar strings, and there is a slide-like action also. Sometimes a slide-like piece is used, and sometimes just the fingers.

[McCreight04]

@jimmy25138 yes it is a slide. it gives it a more dynamic and beautiful tone

[gwells90]

@jimmy25138 that might be the damper 

[koolwesley]

what instrument is this???

[sh42]

the name says it all. it's a Hammered Dulcimer :)

[celticmama74]

Wonderful!!!

[dustyturtle]

Sounds great! Play more. Post more.

[squ34ky]

You play beautifully!

Watch this video:

watch?v=VldKoqgDvoI

It's a duet by two Santoor players. Santoor is the Indian version of the hammered dulcimer.

[Ragdollcatman001]

Shayamalam is a real intellectual haha.

Potty mouthed, ill-educated fool.

Sign, keep them coming. I'm seriously thinking of buying a Hammered Dulcimer, my dad has an old Appalachian which he hasn't played for years.

[Ragdollcatman001]

*grins* 10/10

[Palivizumab]

Those hammers are super cool

[Ragdollcatman001]

try learning how to play something like this before you make stupid comments you poor poor soul.

[deathmetalterrorist]

what the fuck you talking about? this is fucking awsome!!! ur a fagg if u think otherwise.

[shughes77]

Max Zbiral-Teller is pretty amazing

[5S5S5S5]

are there any really really super pros and the hammered dulcimer?

[Poodlepups]

Ken Kolodner, Dan Landrum (who used to play with Yanni), Christy Burns to name a few!

[yidneth]

i'm a beginner and for me it's impressive, i'm still far beyond archieving that, I play other instruments but i'm a newcomer to the dulcimer and i love it

[Xezlec]

Well done.

[chadpijudisimo]

AWESOME !!!

[LizardKirai]

I really am growing fond of this instrument. You played well, I thought! Very nice! Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

[steffers27]

Wow, that was great!

[zhudson]

This really, really sounds like the Cajun tune "Eunice Two Step" or "Eunice Special"--do you know where it came from?

[Carolokie3]

You did absolutely awesome!! Can you buy sheet music for that tune and if so where? Keep up the great work!!!!

[LivingDog94]

imho your hitting the strings way too hard - so hard I can hear the "clacking" of the sticks on the strings. Well played - just try touching the strings - not chopping on them. (It's like a guitarist whose brushing of the strings is so loud that you can hear that almost as well as the notes.) 4*

[brybry6669]

Yeh, too much elbow, no wrist action. Very well done, nonetheless...

[brybry6669]

oh, the hands look too tight as well, loosen up before you get CTS! (not that I'm one to talk, I almost always fret WAY too hard when I play fretted strings) Keep it up, brother!

[Az00ra]

It's been recorded with a bright sounding (cheap) microphone. It's not his playing action which is fine. (Great playing btw).

[apostel13]

☆☆☆☆☆

five stars that is ^^

i want one, if only i found a shop in belgium that sells them ;)

[bloeregard]

very nice sound! must be a bitch to tune... haha thx for the vid.

[seizetheweakened]

I was expecting the paul mccartney version :(

[ConsidertheAbsurd]

And what a pleasant surprise this was ;D

[CookiesxGalore]

brillianttt!!!! =D

[hugemopacopa91]

FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

[4u2know1]

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Beautiful!!

[nuvyne]

Hi, Love your playing, a facinating instrument. Can you tell me where you bought your dulcimer. I'd like to try playing one.

Thanks

[athenazg]

To anyone looking for a hammered dulcimer, check out the website "Lark in the Morning". They sell a beginner's set with dulcimer, hammers, stand, carrying case, tuning wrench, and instructional video.

[piranhaboy5000]

your good at that

[genmama1955]

You just get cooler by the minute! I grew up listening to instruments like dulcimer and hammered dulcimer. Your hammerred dulcimer is gorgeous, by the way and you play it so well.

[Karazona140]

i am very impressed!!!!! i had a smile the whole time! I felt wisked away!!!!

[bubbanelson474]

how did you learn to play that instrument? did u take leassons or did you teach urself it.

[sign543]

I taught myself. Thanks. :)

[bubbanelson474]

that's so awesome!! is it hard?

just wondering cuz like the only instrument i play is violin and i think it'd be cool to be able to play a dulcimer! =D

[Sikosm]

i just love it!!! iv been learning to play the cello for about 5 years and im not really good. not very musical. i started becos it looked cool and i liked the sound that they make. but this looks soooo much fun!!!! and bouncy on the strings!

[sign543]

See THAT is why I love this instrument...the bouncy part is so appealing and it's fun as HELL to play. And pretty easy to learn. I tried piano and guitar and found that I didn't have the patience. I can play guitar okay enough to sing a little. I love the cello!!!

[Sikosm]

yeah the bouncy bouncy strings would be great *boing! boing! boing! boing!* how fun!

[WJM015]

@sign543 The Piano is just a Hammered Dulcimer with a keyboard.. Ha! I am serious though... The piano WAS inspired by this Hammered Dulcimer.

[crh094]

I play cello...been playing for like 4 years. It's a wonderful instrument that can produce tones that are just incredible. It kind of reminds me of a person's voice when you play on your A and D strings. Nice tenor sound. I wouldn't give up on the cello yet, you just need something fun to play. lol that's why I love it.

[Sikosm]

:-) i do love the sound of the cello :-) i think i heard somewhere that the cello is the closest musical instrument to the human voice. one reason i don't play well is i get extremely frustrated if i can't play it well. and recently i have been to busy to even pick the thing up. oh well... it was a good experience while it lasted lol

[chakwaina37]

I have never seen or heard one of these till these videos with it, wow awesome instrument. Thanks for sharing that.

[munster31593]

woo hoo i know scott willams he cool he came and hung out with us at our camp when we went camping at the rene fair

[stevo0000]

i thought that was the saw doctors song orignally ??

[sign543]

Hmm, no idea. Scott did a version, if so.

[stevo0000]

yeah its the saw doctors alrite i found it the song is called N17

[VampirePunkchiqe]

i have all his cds. thats like the best music ever

[VampirePunkchiqe]

OMG i love scott williams

[sign543]

Yeah, he is awesome!

[dunlapgal]

Awesome!

[trillian57]

OH, here's one with you playing. Look at you! absolutely lovely and very cool.

[sign543]

This instrument sought ME out, I swear! The sound of it just DREW ME IN. The hammered dulcimer makes me so happy. I can't explain it any better than that. :)

[tripplehelix]

I have a tear in my eye... Maybe that's just me peeing myself scared LOL :S exam tomorrow.

[sign543]

Haha, you are so funny!

[sarrycrey]

I HAVE to favorite this one... I mean I just HAVE to!

[sign543]

*BIG SMOOCH*

[Simmian7]

that is soooo narly, Tony! Joey can write the theme song to my anime/manga...and you can provide background tracks in various episodes! Sweet eh?!

*S7*

[wdciii]

Very Cool! -Dennis