Dulcimer Related:
Cloud Nine Hammered Dulcimers, Nyckleharpas and Marimbulas – Michael C. Allen makes great hammered dulcimers. I play one!
Dulcimer Players And Their Instruments – A wonderful history of the hammered dulcimer focusing on the British Isles.
Hurdy Gurdy:
Hurdy Gurdy Crafters – Great folks making wonderful hurdy gurdies! I play one!
Lutherie:
CRANE Home Page – Makoto Tsuruda shares his knowledge, techniques, plans, and passion for making stringed instruments.
Frets.Com – Frank Ford generously shares a wealth of information.
Guild of American Luthiers – Luthiers sharing their knowledge. Great books, plans, etc.
Musical Instrument Makers Forum – A good place for questions and answers.
Music Resources:
Digital Tradition – Search a huge database of folk songs.
Dolmetsch Online – Resources for learning music theory, etc.
Recorder Fingerings – A database of fingerings for almost any recorder.
Etc.
Charter For Compassion – A noble effort to help humanity practice “The Golden Rule.”
Owosso Organics – Organic farm in Central Michigan with a CSA program – Great veggies, great folks!
Siteground Web Hosting – My site is hosted with Siteground and I am very happy with their service. If you sign up via this link they give me a month of free hosting. Every little bit helps!
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