Strum
Sticks from Smokey Mountain
This
is the easiest stringed instrument there is to play.
I build these each
and every one, by hand, in my shop. I have been building for over 30
years and have several hundred under
my belt.
These instruments play like a Mountain
Dulcimer. They use numbers to play songs. You only put your finger
on the bottom string and strum
all 3, you will have a beautiful sound, none like you ever heard.
CLICK HERE TO HEAR IT PLAYED
(played live through microphone at a
music festival
in the UK)
These
instruments have been found in the Smokey Mountains for a lot of
years. No body knows exactly where or how they became but our mountain
folks
are very inventive people and we can only guess.
This
Strum stick is the new model that I have designed to have more sound
with a larger body but still with a strumstick or Dulcimer neck. This
instrument is one of the easiest of all instruments to play. You only
put your finger on the noting string [bottom string] and strum all 3
strings to get a wounderful sound. It is hard to describe the beautiful
sound that comes from this instrument.
All music for this instrument can be purchased on Ebay
or a good music store and the song and training books are Mountain Dulcimer
song books.The strumstick and the dulcimer both have the same noting
and numbering system.
It has a Diatonic scale which we all learned in grade
school, Do ,Ray ,Mi scale which gives all the full notes all on one string.
I also put in a 6 1/2 fret for sharps or flats depending on how you tune.
There are many tunings for this instrument. The body
is large so it has alot of sound. The length is approx.35 inches long,
The body is 14 inches long, 6 1/4 wide . The neck is made from Poplar
wood which alot of guitar builders use for the strength and it is a very
stable wood.
The whole instrument is real wood, [not laminated plywood].
The front Is Red Cedar and the back is Poplar. All of these woods come
from the Great Smokey Mountains here in the US. I try to build from woods
that most of these old instruments was originally built from. It has
3 strings with 3 Geared guitar tuners for a very easy tuning. This is
a great instrument.
If you want a louder instrument with the strumstick or
dulcimer fret board and ease of playing ,than this is it. Try one and
you will love it. I build these each one by hand and each one is serial
numbered ,dated and signed by myself as the builder. I have been building
for over 30 years and have built several thousand instruments. Thanks
for looking and if you have any questions just email me.
Price $80.00 shipping in
the US $20.00
For shipping outside the U.S. - call me
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Tenor
Guitar
This is a 4 string Chromatic Tenor guitar hand built on the strumstick style.The
body is larger than the regular strum stick.The total length is 36 inches with
a 251/2 inch chromatic scale.The body is 6 1/2 inches wide and apporx.1 1/2
thick.It has 4 geared guitar tuners.
I use Red Cedar on the top and solid poplar on the back.They play very
well.It can be tuned the way you want to play.Try one they are fun to
take with you.
Price $125.00 shipping in the US $10.00
For shipping outside the U.S. - call me
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