Original by Richey Kay - 3 string strummer (Dulcimer) - Videos

Richey Kay March 26, 2014 at 12:17pm

Thanks Jabes, my man! How are you getting on with the pup? Going to have a go making your own soon? ;-)

jabes March 26, 2014 at 9:37am

nice work and playing..

Richey Kay March 20, 2014 at 1:59am

Thanks RTZ, Rob and James O. RTZ: you should have a go, they're fun but obviously a little limiting. Using spruce for the soundboard is a winner though, really punchy tone, and you can hear it improve as the oil finish cures. Rob: at 88, I don't know if he'll be up for any 'new tricks', but this guy's been working with wood for over 60 years, I just think he's quite pleased with this new hobby of mine :)

James O Lunsford March 19, 2014 at 11:31pm

Sounds great Richey Great sounding Guitar very good tune and some fine playing Man !!!

Rob Ingram March 19, 2014 at 6:40pm

Very Nice ! Hopefully when your Grandpa hears how nice it sounds and how easy a dulci is to play this one won't just hang on the wall ! Played or not I bet he'll be proud of it and show it off !! Cool !!!

RTZGUITARS March 19, 2014 at 5:19pm

Nice the one guitar I have been wanting to build 3 acoustic dulci sounds great!

Keith Rearick March 19, 2014 at 3:30pm

Good tune Richey. Nice of you to make one for him.

Richey Kay March 19, 2014 at 2:08pm

Thanks Capo Kid, thanks Pick, thanks John - some good imagery there, maybe you should name it for me? Antonio - thanks my man, yes that is diatonic fretting, so it only plays do re mi etc... It's quite simple to do. The fret calculator at StewMac has a dulcimer option. Effectively you are only putting in fret numbers 2,4,5,7,9,10,11 and 12 rather than all 12 as a chromatic instrument would have. Give it a go!

14 buck bass (aka antonio) March 19, 2014 at 12:29pm

Richie, three things 1, that guitar sounds wonderful 2, that composition is awesome 3 you play very well. I love the sound of that , i can imagine driving in my car along a country mountain road and listening to it . when you record it ill buy one copy. the 20 minute loop K. hey man what is that fret board ? dulcimer you say i gotta try one of them . if yw get time maybe shoot me some specs to the friend mail ? oh did i mention you build some sweet sounding cbg's sweet sound man. I think its all in da bridge hehe

The Capo Kid March 19, 2014 at 9:57am

Great stuff Richey .

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