WD4JDO’S

Dulcimers and other Musical Instruments!

Being a member of the Louisville Dulcimer Society since January 1997, I’ve learned to play the lap (or mountain) dulcimer, the penny (or tin) whistle, the Strum Stick (lap dulcimer variant), and a little bit on the jug.

I’ve also started to learn the hammered dulcimer, although its going to take a lot more time and practice to learn it well.

My instrument collection includes five (5) lap dulcimers, one hammered dulcimer, eleven (11) whistles in various keys, one (1) LOW D whistle, the strum stick, three (3) jugs, and a few other lesser-used instruments.

If you want to see some of my instruments, just scroll down the page. You want links?? You got links! Scroll down past the instruments, use the links link, and there they are!

This Dulcimer was made by Kurt Simmerman, from Leo, Indiana, and just happens to be one of my favorites. It has a 1 1/2 fret, a pickup (mostly used with my tuner) and gets a lot of use!

This is another dulcimer that gets plenty of use.

It was made by Ron Ewing, and is about 1/2 the size of the Simmerman, and is tuned one octave higher. It’s size makes it a great travel dulcimer.

This stand holds the two dulcimers pictured above, and is the reason they get so much use.

It’s great for playing songs that have parts in two different keys, or just to get an octave change for variety. I use this setup for both jams and gigs

This dulcimer is the fifth one made by Don Neuhauser, a local dulcimer maker, from across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, In. At 11 inches long, it’s my smallest dulcimer. It’s one (1) octave higher than the Ewing dulcimer. (2 octaves higher than the Simmerman) It’s not a toy and is fully playable.

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