Dave Berry Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but do people here know about Simon? I searched and found nothing about him. He's a great California based player and teacher who I was lucky to get to play on my tune Morning Walk. He tours with the Jeremy Kittel Band and the Bee Eaters, and has performed with Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Mike Marshall, Laurie Lewis and Seamus Egan. cheers, Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byll Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 What a delightful way to begin the day. Thank you, Dave. I am curious to know the make and model of the HD used in the recording. The angle of the camera to the HD, makes it difficult for me to tell. The player's use of the dampers also hampers my identification. It could be some model of Dusty Strings Rizzetta design... or something else entirely. Any help will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoterMan Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 This would be better if it moved to the Hammered Dulcimer Threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Berry Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Byll said: What a delightful way to begin the day. Thank you, Dave. I am curious to know the make and model of the HD used in the recording. The angle of the camera to the HD, makes it difficult for me to tell. The player's use of the dampers also hampers my identification. It could be some model of Dusty Strings Rizzetta design... or something else entirely. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Bill. I will check with Simon and get back to you. Btw, his part actually was taken from a previous video that the film maker stitched into this so its possible the instrument you see is not what is in the recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Berry Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 hours ago, NoterMan said: This would be better if it moved to the Hammered Dulcimer Threads. Ok, sorry. I couldn't figure how to move it but please do if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Berry Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 11 hours ago, Byll said: What a delightful way to begin the day. Thank you, Dave. I am curious to know the make and model of the HD used in the recording. The angle of the camera to the HD, makes it difficult for me to tell. The player's use of the dampers also hampers my identification. It could be some model of Dusty Strings Rizzetta design... or something else entirely. Any help will be appreciated. Hi Byll, Simon said it's a Whamdiddle 5 octave made by Rick Fogel in Seattle who apparently doesn't make them any more. It's been his only dulcimer since he was 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byll Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Thanks for the information, Dave. I have been around hammer dulcimers for a whole lot of years, and have never seen, nor heard, a 5 octave instrument. I perform on an experimental arch-back ultra-light compact instrument, built by Sam Rizzetta for his own use, and modified by him for me, to stretch the range to 4+ octaves. If you ever find a good picture of Simon's 5 octave instrument, I would be interested to see it. I do remember the Whamdiddle and Rick Fogel being mentioned in Dulcimer Players News, of old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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