Mountain dulcimer
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No evidence of the mountain dulcimer OR of its ancestors have *ever* been found in the British Isles.
The instrument's various possible predecessors are from Germany (scheitholt), Sweden (hummel), France (epinette des Vosges), Norway (langeleik), Iceland (langspil).
Nice playing though. :)
2 years ago 4
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History wrong or not, he's darn fine on it!!
2 years ago 3
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Nice playing! That was great! Any advice on how to tune one of those? I found one in my basement a while ago and I have no idea what to tune the strings to...
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Great playing! Congratulations!
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I'm his older brother and not a musician, but when he's got it set right I am amazed at what I can come up with.
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So, what he's saying is that a dulcimer is not unlike a harmonica. Get one in the right key, and everything you play will fit.
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I like it how the host seems so interested in the instrument:) love the song he played too!
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absolutely amazing!!!!
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I concur :)
Great playing though :)
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That's the truth. I spent a number of years in Germany and found the Scheitholz on display, however by the time I told my brother, the guy playing and talking, he had already done this interview. I even brought him photos of the instruments. Many in museums in München and Berlin.
aoonikuro 3 years ago
Nice playing! But your history telling is wrong! There was no single (fretboard-)Dulcimer on british isles. Jean Ritschie tried to find a sort of "German Scheitholt" in museums of Brittannia in 1949 (?) She could not find a single one! But there are many in museums of Germany, Sweden, Tschechien, Netherland and Belgium.
ulricus1 3 years ago
Shortly thereafter I went on sabbatical to study in Germany and did some research re:the mountain dulcimer for Michael and, as you mention, I ran into the Scheitholz in several museums in Germany. I also went to Victoria and Albert in London and found nothing
aoonikuro 3 years ago