Blue lion bass dulcimer book

This is a vintage dulcimer made by cripple creek no. Im not really sure what makes the jean ritchie model different from blue lion s other models though. The bass fretboard has a 1 12 fret in addition to the usual 6 12 and 12 frets. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and hammered. It includes a leaflet of 25 familiar tunes by number.

This collection for mountain dulcimer players includes two dozen wedding pieces in dad tuning derived from the folk traditions of the british isles and americas appalachian community. Patterns and patchwork mountain dulcimer fingerpicking made easy book by sue carpenter. Very clear classic lap dulcimer tone, this is a beauty on the eyes and ears both. Blue lion dulcimers have an excellent reputation here in the us. Mark gilston plays a traditional swedish schottish on treble bass mountain dulcimer. Mountain dulcimer fingerpicking made easy by sue carpenter. Blue lion, papaws dulcimers, magowan dulcimers, and clemmer dulcimers made from a variety. It was produced by mike mogis and features contributions from bright eyes conor oberst and the felice brothers. Bass baritone shown with dark western red cedar top, walnut back and sides. The paperback of the dulcimer chord book by neal hellman, janita baker, elizabeth bozzi, craig w. Where are all the dulcimers by gary gallier, bonnie carol, jerry rockwell, david beede, dwain wilder. Included with orders for dulcimer kits and finished dulcimers, this 28 page book for nonmusicians introduces the traditional simple playing style, strumming patterns, and simple chords.

The tabs are arranged in dad tuning and closely follow what you would expect a bassist to play. In addition to choosing an instrument that has a sound that you find pleasing, be sure that a prospective dulcimer has high quality geared tuners, an action that is comfortable to you, and a 612 fret. Ron ewing dulcimers, dulcimettes, baritone dulcimers and. Blue lion are identified by roman numerals, but i changed to arabic numbers because some computer fonts make the distinction between one and l difficult. Bassbaritone shown with dark western red cedar top, walnut back and sides. Intermediateadvanced players revels music mountain. Blue lion mountain dulcimers we own a blue lion bass dulcimer. I keep threatening to publish a tab book and i hope to get that accomplished in 2016.

Several tunes feature guitar and vocal accompaniment, but the dulcimer always remains clearly up front. One of the foremost and most iconic dulcimer workshops of the modern age. Jan 03, 2008 dueling banjos on dulcimer i heard jeff hames play this song first, and i thought to myself wow that sounds cool so i learned it, messed with it a bit and this is what came out. The body extends the length of the fingerboard, and its fretting is generally diatonic. Solid rosewood back and sides, solid cedar top, mahogany and rosewood neck board. Comes with case, electric tuner, dulcimer chord book, and dulcimer music book. It comes with very detailed instructions on assembly as well as a book on how to play. Music class, folk music, mountain dulcimer, mountain music, guitar lessons for beginners, music lessons, piano lessons.

Blue lion mountain dulcimers we own a blue lion bass dulcimer and love it as. Choosing a new dulcimer can be overwhelming, and many times i am asked to advise people on their choices. This is the book i used to learn to play the dulcimer. Our bass dulcimer was designed with the ensemble player in mind, and indeed the bass has proven itself in group situations as well as a lead solo instrument. This is an instrument with 6 sympathjetic strings and is available for immediate delivery. Janita and her husband, robert, build blue lion guitars and dulcimers. These instruments are made of mahogany with turquoise inlay, have polyurethane strings and sound in the range of a concert stand up double bass, hence the name double bass dulcimers. Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for the five widely used modes. Kodo drummers play drums with blue man group tribal rhythms. Please subscribe to dulcimer players news at it is only through the continued support of current subscribers and advertisers that we can offer our entire archive of outofprint. Its in d, perhaps dropped d on a sixstring, and is in 45.

Very clear classic lap dulcimer tone, this is a beauty on the. This video provides sound comparisons among mcspadden, blue lion, papaws dulcimers, magowan dulcimers, and clemmer dulcimers made from a variety of woods. Mcspadden is in dulcimers industry since we have crafted first mountain dulcimer in 1962. Abalone, brass, and pearl inlay on the fretboard, brass rosettes in the soundholes. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. Lee cagle music the story of my blue lion dulcimer. Dulcimer chord book by neal hellman, janita baker, elizabeth. It is the perfect tool for jam sessions andor adding a part to an existing arrangement. Dulcimer music mountain dulcimer hammered dulcimer types of guitar blue lion mandolin folk music percussion musical instruments. The melodies appear in both dulcimer tablature and music notation with suggested backup chords. For some time, i had wanted a koa dulcimer built by bob and janita baker of blue lion instruments. For fingerstyle, i recently acquired a nylon string dulcimer made by bob. Bowed psalteries and provide hammer dulcimer music, instructional books. Mcspadden dulcimers mcspadden dulcimers specialty is the mountain dulcimer.

Dulcimer accessoriess ron gibson mountain dulcimers. Blue lion price list effective november 1, 2017 blue lion musical instruments 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453 805 4385569. Thirtyeight alltime favorite dulcimer solos penned artistically by colorados bud and donna ford. In general terms, i like my standard dulcimer to have a scale length of 25 or so. They can be tuned to cgc for the key of c or to dgd as a key of g new ionian pattern. Mountain dulcimers mountain view arkansas mcspadden.

In this book master dulcimer player madeline macneil teaches beginning players tuning. The justcompleted western carolina university mountain dulcimer week in cullowhee, nc saw the debut of a new cd entitled dulcimer celebrations produced by wcu. Checkout these insane custom drums at blue man vegas. Blue lion mountain dulcimers we own a blue lion bass dulcimer and love it as well. Eric is a bass specialist who performs regularly on string bass classical. Arrangements for a second dulcimer player are also included. This is a video of me playing the new blue lion bass mountain dulcimer so eric could learn to play along.

You can teach yourself dulcimer by madeline macneil. Tablature books shelley stevenstweetwater productions. Displaying the versatility and depth of both the mountain and bass dulcimer, janita bakers fingerpicking arrangements are a true measure of the dulcimers capacity to perform complex music in an elegant and easytolistento style. Blue lion bass dulcimer wpickup and custom deluxe hard case. Folkcraft instruments baritone dulcimer, serial number 20141774. But as new condition, played very little, always stored in case. We offer three styles of the blue lion bass dulcimer the bass bd, the baritone bard and the 6 string bass bd6.

David beede of melrose, fl is an incredibly innovative dulcimer who makes not only wonderful standard dulcimers with a decoupled tailpiece that allows for greater volume and warmth of sound, but also a beautiful octave dulcimer and a fretless electric bass dulcimer. Im thinking about getting a baritone or bass dulcimer at some point in order to sing along with i have a deep voice. Put a bit of paper in the grove of the bridge for the middle string and fixed one of the tuner knobs on a peg for the bass so it would hold the tinning. Does anyone have any experience with mcspaddens baritone dulcimers.

Founding members ray deaton bass and russell moore guitar, along with everyone. Group meets monthly for saturday jams in bridgewater on the 1st saturday at. My first dulcimer was definitely a starter, but i have played a blue lion dulcimer since i purchased one from janita at the old memphis dulcimer festival in about 1992. Karens current dulcimers are a blue lion bass, ron ewing standard, blue lion standard chromatic, and mize. Selling this immaculate brand spanking new condition dulcimer. Dulcimer and banjo tabs green lion musical instruments. I currently have a couple of standard length mcspadden dulcimers one from 20 and one from 1973. Heres a link to a wonderful article about bob and janita baker, who make the fine dulcimers featured here at wildwood music. Aug 27, 2017 blue lion dulcimers i really like these. Wise maid, dulcimer player news, dulcimer player news 1973, 191, p35.

Blue lion instruments, run by robert bob and janita baker, started making dulcimers on the west coast in 1977, using guitar stylings and exotic woods rather than the traditional dulcimer materials. Bing futch teaches the scottish classic loch lomond in dad tuning on mountain dulcimer. It would make a great beginner dulcimer for someone learning to play. Dale eckard of smoky ridge dulcimers it has a fret at 6 and a half. We offer highquality dulcimers at an affordable price, with a guarantee. States she has become wellknown for her teaching skills and blue lion dulcimers. Blue lion instruments builders of fine, handcrafted, mountain dulcimers and acoustic guitars. Favorite jam session tunes for hammered or fretted dulcimer by bonnie carol this one has some beautiful arrangements of celtic tunes, and several 4string tunes. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. My baritone dulcimer was built by gary gallier, a bass dulcimer that gets used heavily on my recordings by blue lion instruments as well as a double bass electric dulcimer built by david beede. Amazing grace d g d d a d 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 a d g.

I changed the middle string to the same size as the melody and took off one of the bottom strings. Blue lion told me that although this instrument is set up for lefthand. Dulcimers online shopping ar online store dulcimer ar. It includes melody lines, lyrics, and chord symbols plus a solo arrangement of each song in standard notation and tablature. They are built as a 3 string dulcimer and are set up in dad tuning. May 04, 2018 blue man group has some insanely weird instruments that can be seen no where else. Blue lion price list effective february 1, 2020 blue lion musical instruments 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453 805 4385569. Elaine congers bass dulcimer tab book contains bass line patterns for 100 of the most played jam tunes. Aug 8, 2012 blue lion mountain dulcimers we own a blue lion bass dulcimer and love it as well. Home mountain dulcimer books page 1 of 1 mountain dulcimer books for instructional needs. Longer scale lengths often give better tone, but playing is a little more difficult because the string tension is higher and fingers have to stretch further. The condition of the instrument is excellent and it has been wellcared for.

This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players, from novice to advanced picker. The experience gained in building over 62,000 dulcimers gives us the confidence to offer you a highquality instrument at an affordable price, covered by a guarantee you can count on at the dulcimer shoppe in mountain view, ar. Find the highest quality, hand crafted mountain dulcimers at the dulcimer shoppe, in mountain view arkansas. The lion s roar is the second studio album by swedish folk duo first aid kit. Playing the hammered dulcimer in the irish tradition bookcd set on oak. Not to be confused with some bass dulcimers out there that actually only go down to a drop d on a guitar. Blue lion price list effective july 1, 2018 blue lion musical instruments 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453 805 4385569. A collection of mostly instrumental arrangements featuring standard, bass and the 5 string aj baritone dulcimers, janita is accompanied by robert bakers vocals and guitar on three of the selections.

An interesting body shape as well, one which provides good treblebass. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, instruments and dulcimer music. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings, the complete dulcimer handbook is a songbook, a lesson plan book, and a stepbystep guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level. Over 500 mountain dulcimer chords for the five widely used modes mixolydian, ionian, lydian, dorian. The tabs are arranged in dad tuning and closely follow what you would. This beautiful hand built dulcimer by blue lion has rosewood sides and back, a high lacquer finish, gold hardware, a bone nut and the electric pick up. It is also loud and round but the middle and melody strings hold their own better against the bass string. A blue lion dulcimer will always sound bigger and warmer than a pritchard replica no matter what woods are chosen. I have this gorgeous handmade custom appalachian mountain dulcimer made by e. Im putting it up for sale because i dont play it enough lately and would like to turn it over to invest in a better guitar than i have now. I suggest you listen to other dulcimer players and when you hear a tone you like, inquire about who made the dulcimer. Whatever dulcimer you might get from them kathy is sure to be very well made, will have a good sound and be smooth to play, and will retain its value for resale as well. This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruction.