Dulcimer

June 21, 2010, 11:57 am
Filed under: Craft, Listen | Tags: Appalachian music, dulcimer, Foxfire, kentucky, mountain, Robert Mize, Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild, Wildwood Flower

The Dulcimer, sometimes pronounced “dulcymore” , has many incarnations but around here we mainly enjoy the sounds of the Appalachian variety. The instrument itself has as many variety’s as it does names. Each instrument tends to be specific to the crafts person who made it and where that person lives.

One of those craftspersons is Robert Mize from Blountville Tennessee who was a member of the Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild. His approach to the instrument and its construction is unique. I recently came across his story in the issue of FireFox 3, which is where all images are from. The rest of the set can be seen here.