Mountain Dulcimers
by
STEVE PARKS
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Mountain Dulcimers by STEVE PARKS |
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| Instruments | Octave Mandolins | Tenor Guitars | Mountain Dulcimers | Music |
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| Ah, the good old dulcimer, one of the great true "folk" instruments. I like mine with a sweet, clear tone where the melody doesn't get buried by a bunch of drones. |
| These instruments typically are made with Appalachian Hardwoods- Walnut, cherry and curly or birdseye maple, though many have spruce tops from the Pacific Northwest. Don't hesitate to ask for what you want! |
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To hear an mp3 of me playing "Rochester Schottische" on my Custom Concert Grand dulcimer, click here |
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Small Hourglass A high quality, modestly priced, smaller dulcimer made of solid hardwood. Great sound and playability, compensated bridge, bookmatched top and back- all qualities usually only abvailable in more expensive instruments. Teardrop version also available
Price- $290; Teardrop- $250 |
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Fancy Small Teardrop or Hourglass Small teardrop design, with the same features as my concert instruments- top quality woods, professional quality tuners ( machine gears or hand-carved friction pegs w/ fine tuners) bone nut and saddle, a handsome violin-style lip around the body, and close attention to sound and playability. Short (24") scale length is easy to play! |
| Price- $325-500 | |
| Plywood Case- $65 |
| "My Steve Parks mountain dulcimer is
as finely crafted as my Martin guitar. The quality of its construction and finish far surpasses anything that I had seen in other dulcimers in music stores. My dulcimer has a great tone, and produces good volume for playing in jam sessions. It is probably the finest instrument that I own."- Mike Suter |
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Concert Grand Model A top-of-the-line dulcimer! Lovely hourglass design using the finest book matched woods, voiced to have a rich, clear, well balanced sound, a properly relieved fingerboard for low action, compensated bone saddle and bone nut, and a violin-style lip around the body edge. Guitar-style flat peghead with fine machine gears or a plain scroll with machine gears. |
| Price- $475 | |
| Plywood Case- $80 |
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Custom Concert Grand Many options are available to make the instrument of your dreams! A fully carved scroll with elegant hand carved friction pegs and fine tuners at the tailpiece or-
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| Price $550-700 | |
| Plywood case- $95 |
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Kids Developed with a children's music instructor, this is a good quality, sturdy, playable, yet inexpensive instrument good for children, backpacking or general knocking around. Three strings, made with birch plywood Surprisingly good sound! |
| Price- $99 | |
| These are just some ideas. I'd be happy to talk with you about 3, 5 or 6 string instruments, courtin' dulcimers, bass or baritone dulcimers. Please give me a call! |
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Feel free to contact me at: (540) 867-0225 10001 Rooster Ridge Ln. Dayton, VA 22821 |
| Instruments | Octave Mandolins | Tenor Guitars | Mountain Dulcimers | Music |
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