Rebec Fiddle

 

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Mountain Lap Dulcimer

If you are looking for an attractive professional Dulcimer, look no further. I made the top of book-matched Sitka spruce; the sides are gorgeous curly maple, and look at the beautiful back; book-matched birds-eye maple trimmed with walnut. I carved the elegant scrolled head from hard maple and installed the Champion tuners. Notice the fret board; my favorite wood, walnut with maple support. The finish is Tung Oil  polished with pure beeswax. This could be a welcomed Christmas present for most anyone.

 

 

Only $300.00,  plus $18.00 for shipping and handling.

Mountain Lap Dulcimer--Number 110. SOLD


 

 

 

 piece", this medieval-style fiddle makes a highly decorative wall ornament for the music or game room. More than just a piece of interesting bric-a-brac, the instrument can actually be played and has a very unique and pleasing musical quality. Early bowed instruments, ancestors of the modern violin, were of this general shape, probably due to the influence of the Arabian two string rehab from which the later European Rebec seems to have been developed. Violins, shaped as we know them, did not appear until the 16th century, developed by the Amati brothers from basic lines of Gasparo Bertolotti's instruments.

 

This instrument is of the late slender Rebec style, using a violin-type neck which probably a music critic would say places it in the Klein-Geigen group of three-string fiddles. True

Rebecs were basically one structure, body and neck, with a step-down at the soundboard.

 

The neck is constructed of pecan wood, the body is carved from basswood, the top or sound board is white pine, and the fretboard is maple died black. The tailpiece is made of brass, and the bow is cherry wood.

 

At this time the Rebec Fiddle is not for sale.

 


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This is a Celtic harp I built about three years ago and sold it on eBay to a lady in Houston, Texas. I made two, this one is cherry wood, and the other was walnut. Sold the walnut one before it was finished. SOLD

I worked about eight months building this bass all from cherry wood except for the top being Alaskan spruce. Then spent about one month carving the top. The scroll at the top of the neck was another tedious job but, I truly did enjoy building it. SOLD

 

Shown below is a flowery design I applied to the harp using a burning pencil, then colored leaves and flowers with acrylic paint. Six coats of lacquer were applied for final finish.

 

 

  Walnut was used to build this mountain dulcimer. I used Sitka spruce on the top and Purple Heart on the fret board. The lady that purchased it on eBay said it has a nice mellow sound. They usually have a pleasant sound if spruce is applied for the top. Dulcimers are fun to build, being really not that hard to construct once you have the jigs to do so. Most of my musical instruments are finished with lacquer. SOLD
Courting Dulcimer

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The Courting Dulcimer is an old idea which allows two people to play together seated face- to-face. The story behind it says that you could leave the "courting" couple alone in the other room as long as you could hear music coming from both sides. This one is constructed of walnut with the exception of the top made of cedar and fret board is purple heart.

The courting Dulcimer is priced at only $ 269.00 Plus Shipping and Handling. UPS

         Courting Dulcimer - Number 107 SOLD

 


 

 

 

                               Wood Top Banjo

 

This is a five string banjo with a wooden top made of Sika Spruce with a Purple Heart fret board. The remainder of the banjo is constructed of Pecan wood and finished with lacquer. You will be surprised of the nice banjo sound it produces. My price for the wood top banjo is only $140.00 plus shipping and Handling.

Wood Top Banjo - Number 108.

 

SOLD