Making Dulzouki Dulcimers
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2019
- This video is about Making Strumstick Dulcimers
How do they sound? Well, you have been listening to music with one of these Stick Dulcimers.
If you like the music you can listen to more over on my music channel. Astrorambler / @astrorambler6785 - Навчання та стиль
I have been a fine woodworker for over 30 yrs. and I gotta say, watching another top craftsman work is still a joy. I love you dude, you are awesome! You made another subscriber. Thank you.
Peter, I saw your video on the walking sticks and liked it so I went on and watched this one. Outstanding job!!! Between the other comments on here and watching this video, you’ve given me the confidence to try one of these. I’ve built a mountain dulcimer from a kit, but I really want to try this from scratch. Thanks for the detailed video.
I appreciate the craftsmanship that you have, as well as the way you work. I see safety is in mind at all times. Thank you for a good example. Subbed!
Having made a few instruments myself, I can appreciate your amazing work. I watched your walking stick video as well. You sir are a true craftsman. You have a new subscriber..... :)
Lovely Workmanship. Great Job!
love this
Man I´m envious of your skills !
Just like with the walking stick man you knocked out of the park. GREAT JOB!
They are beautiful
Fantastic!
Beautiful. Craftsmanship. As a woodworker also, I was noticing that in many ways your tools seemed to be better designed than a lot of ours in the U. S.A. An example was your belt sander with a flat top that was flipped over on your bench. Excellent idea! I enjoyed both this and your stickmaking videos. New subscriber.
Reminiscent of a little Martin Backpacker I have. Your work is exceptional.
Magnificent.
Awesome.
Beautiful work !
beautiful
Having made over 500 guitars in my time. You, Sir, are an excellent builder.
Beautiful! I would love one of these instruments.
Excellent work sir!
Wonderfull workmanship my friend! I have a Seagull Merlin but have wanted a Strumstick to try. Need to weed out my collections first though! Nicely done video!
Oh my, thats genius work! Congratulations, cheers from Brasil!
Wow amazing work pal great video 👍👍👍
All i can say is WOW !!!
impresionante Peter, gran luthier, un saludo desde España, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos, un gran honor
Nice work. I'm liking your DIY Bandsaw. DIY spool clamps are a nice way to clamp instruments while glueing. Simple and dirt cheap to make. Just plywood disks, threaded rod, washers and wing nuts. I built quite a few dulcimers in the past. They are fun instruments.
Nice.
Nice work!
Awesome skills 😀
Thank you for making you video available to us. An absolute joy watching you at your Art. I have seen your cane making and that is also very great and talented work / creating. I showed my wife the dulcimer vid and she wants to know where you are so she can check on purchasing one, depending on location and pricing that is. I bought her a large Hammer Dulcimer many years ago. She was playing it within several days. God Bless you and may the muse always inspire you. Sincerely and in Christ, Dorien de Lusignan, Zuni and Suffolk VA, USA
Hello Dorian
Thank you for your kind words and your comment. I plan to some day make a Hammer Dulcimer. They are beautiful instruments. and sound gorgeous. I would be honoured to make your wife a Strum stick Dulcimer. If you would like to discuss this further send me a message to my email at
woodsmithinstruments@gmail.com .
Kind Regards
Peter
I really enjoyed watching this video Pete, Your skills are insane.
Cheers Rich. Long time buddy. How you doing mate?
Hey Pete, time indeed old friend. Life is good and simple. Grateful for what I have today.
Great to see talent like yours being shared with the world. Your music is epic too, I saw some links you posted on FB.
I like these! I make my own version patterned after the Persian setar (with a flat back, I’m not up to making the traditional staved bowls… and I use metal frets, not tied) and call it the Dulsetar 😆
8:37 … this reminds me, I need to change the blade on my bandsaw!
You have some serious skills Pete.
Thanks Paul my friend.
I have a small out building that I build violins in. Iv never had the funds or place to put up a big shop like this...very nice.
Could you really trust those big, chompy machines to cut and thickness the wood for the violins? apart from reducing a big baulk to more manageable sizes, lol? I think the only one I'd get is a decent band saw like Peter's, but even that is a large outlay for a small amount of use.
The Workshop is used for the manufacture of home cinema and cabinets but i use it for my own projects like this. My band saw cost very little as i made it my self.
GREAT craftsmanship
Excellent results
Lee G
TGRN
I recently discovered this video and have watched several times over the past few days. I am so enamored with your craftsmanship and your original music as well. Having perused your other videos now it’s cool that you make your own music on the instruments you build. I’d really like to know what various woods you used in the build. Is the top a plywood?
I love these, and how you make them!
Thank you Mike.
@@PeterSmithwoodsmith Okay Pete, you inspired me. Because your guitars are so beautiful, after I watched your video all the way through this morning, I started building one of my own, using pretty much the same technique. It ain't gonna be as pretty, but I had to try it. LOL
Maybe you made my Dulcimer, was made in England and was a gift from my late husband, who knows who made it.
Great looking Strum Stick Dulcimer. I really like the wood combination. Just surprised you still have all of your fingers...
Thanks for your comment Michael. Yes, 25 years of using tools and machines and I've still got all my fingers. I must be doing something right. Touch wood.
Wooden band saw....bad ass for sure
Loved this! Such a talent. Have messaged you via Facebook.
Wow just an amazing job. The detail is great .I do have one complaint I did not hear you play one lol
Thank you Frank. Listen to the video again my friend
@@PeterSmithwoodsmith Very nice I did not think that was you . I guess I should have said seen you playing lol. Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more
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Well done. Hmm, have you tried making them with spruce soundboards? In the US at least , 'whitewood/SPF' at the lumberyard is usually spruce, and these instruments are small enough so that you could find clear sections of 2x4 & 2x6 boards to resaw for soundboards. Also, I've found that Titebond III remains 'chewy' and it would not surprise me if it has a deadening effect - why not try hot hide glue, which is much stiffer and doesn't creep (although bad things could happen if taken on a rainy camping trip).
These Instruments looks awesome and sound s nice. Would like to see how these are played. Greetings from Germany.
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Nice work. Really nice work. Do you sell these?
Would like to hear one.
Have you tried doing Ladder bracing on the top? I'm almost done building a stick dulcimer style guitar but it's a lebanese buzuq with tied on nylon frets. I went with bracing similar to the plans made by crystal forest.
Wow an amazing instrument i dont suppose you do a course on making them do you
I believe that's the toughest looking homemade ban saw I've ever seen. You do really good complicated work. Your skills are far better than most people would do. Give yourself a pat on the back for me, you've done well my friend. 10 Stars.
Many thanks for your kind words. My home made Band saw was designed my Matthias Wandel. A fantastic wood worker here on youtube. I highly recommend watching his videos. He sells plans for the band saw and many other useful machines and tools
Hey Pete awesome video and beautiful instruments. Already picked up some timber to have a go at one (or two) myself. I am going to make mine with 4 strings like a traditional dulcimer as I love the sound the pair makes in unison. Would I have to add any additional bracing to the body of the strumstick to take the additional tension? Thanks in advance mate.
Hello Nikolai. Thank you for the Comment. I would make the neck a little thicker.
Nice work, and fascinating to watch. Does the music feature the dulcimers?
Hey Paddy. Thanks my friend.
It does indeed.
Clampage!
Those are very beautiful strumsticks. Do you sell them or just make them for fun?
Great work, may I ask what was the timber rub product.
Thank you Chris. Im afraid im not sure what you refer to. Let me know the time on the video that you are talking.
At 28.56 you rubbed some product on.
Thanks Peter
@@fisheater844 Arrr Yes. The is Birchwood Casey Tru-oil
I bought a book to guide me throguh building a strum stick, do you have some basic plans for yours, they look nicer than what I am trying! Beautiful work!!
Hello David. Im afraid i have no plans. Just 10 years experience of making various types of strum stick. I figured i would need a E1st B2nd and D4th Acoustic Guitar strings and took the measurements off the fret spacings of my acoustic guitar for the major scale in D for each string and it worked out fine. Givings a tunings of D A D as far as construction goes you can do what you like. as long as its comfortable to play.
@@PeterSmithwoodsmith Thanks you for the info! Ar the neck pieces old flooring?!? I really like making things out of recycled wood, or wood I save from a sawyers burn pile!
@@davidgardner865 That was a solid walnut floor that was going to be thrown away. always is nice to recycle my friend
Hello Peter, You say, “10 Years experience” than is it not difficult to make Some plans....Hihi , your instrument is so cool !
What is the finish?
Nice work, I was cringing when you had the piece on the lathe wearing long sleeves.. I been tangled up before and it is no fun. Cut the sleeves or just wear short sleeves Sir.
Where do you get those tuners for the stick dulcimers?
Do you have an Etsy shop ?
How do we purchase one?
Sir Do you sell templates of your Dulzouki Dulcimers. I love your craftmanship!
Your shop is a lot like mine - shop built tools and furniture clearly used to make stuff rather than to just look good - too much scrap material... Awesome.
Get over yourself 😂😂😂
How can I buy one? Link?
Do you sell these? I can't find a link?
Are you still mak8ng these gorgeous strumsticks ?
Hello and thank you. I am indeed still making these. Here's a link to my Facebook page. facebook.com/woodsmithinstruments
In real time, how long did it take
Excuse me for approaching you in this way, I have read your website and I liked it very much, I have also seen that it has several Pear dulcimer, I am trying to make one for my music group in Spain, we play traditional
music with Celtic roots, we are from the northern Spain (Asturias). I was wondering if you could give me your knowledge on the matter. I await your response,
but not before thanking you in advance for your time and dedication.
Acordial greeting
Alberto Fernandez Valledor
Hello Alberto. Sorry for the late reply. I only just saw your comment. I would be happy to help. what do you need to know?
I was glad to receive your answer, thanks for your collaboration PETER, I would like to pass you a drawing that I have made so that say if you see something wrong.
albert_valledor@hotmail.com
I await your response, thank you very much for everything.
Just a quick “here is what I am doing” would be helpful.
Hello and thank you for your comment. I'm afraid I'm not much of a talker. I love to make things and friends and family are interested in what and how I make the things that I make so it's really just a bit of fun. Sorry if you didn't like my video. Kind regards Pete
Beautiful instruments, pity we couldn’t hear them. Regards.
Hello Peter. The music had one of these recorded in them.
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What was the sheet wood? Is that 1/4 birch?
Hello Nik. 1/8th Birch plywood.
Wow! That was quick! I have some exotic wood her I have been wanting to make a couple of these for some family members. They all play but me. The only thing I can play is the stereo.
Nice, but I watched the whole video and I didn’t hear what it sounds like. 😢
Hello. Listen to the music in the video. or go here ua-cam.com/video/fHn4qPfOYcI/v-deo.html
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démonstration BEAUCOUP trop rapide car cela provoque le "tourni". Désolé....
Sorry that you didn't like my video. My apologies. I'm afraid there's not much I can do about it now.
It was the only way I could fit all the footage into one video.
Why do you want to make a dulcimer stick.. And be limited to what you can play and it sounds like a muted string on a tin can ...a open G cigar box guitar can play any soung just as easy if not easier and blows the sound of one of those sticks away
Hello Free Will.
The process of making these Stick Dulcimers was such a joy and deeply satisfying. I love playing them too and I personally love the sound. I've made several now in different keys. and you can always use a capo to achieve the 7 Greek modes. Lots of beginners to stringed instruments enjoy its simplicity. I am sorry that you don't. but you are welcome to your opinion.
@@PeterSmithwoodsmith ok I respect your comment.. If you can enjoy life then your doing good 😎🎼👍
I wish you could play it so viewers could hear what it sounds like.
Hello. Listen to the music in the video. or go here ua-cam.com/video/fHn4qPfOYcI/v-deo.html
Really nice work, well worth the effort.