Garret our youngest son has taken a shine to the West of late so we have been doing some traveling out in that direction over the last few years. We love the natural environment, our parks and seem to have a logical attraction to trees of all kinds. In this blog, I'd like to feature some trees that fortunately will...
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I have always been fascinated by the Chinese yangqin. In the world of trapezoidal instruments struck by “hammers”, the contemporary yangqin rivals the cymbalom in its range and complexity. The yangqin is a relative newcomer to Chinese music. The instrument’s name provides a clue that it originated from abroad—yang means “foreign” and qin is the ancient Chinese plucked zither. Although...
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Making unique artistic sound hole images has always been integral to the overall design of my hammered dulcimers. My first sound hole designs were heavily influenced by Richard Amarnick, a fellow art student who cut original works out of paper. He would often cut up menus and napkins and leave the results on restaurant tables. Since my sound holes are...
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