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  @michelnagumaqmortonКүн бұрын

  NIIIICE !!! my uncle built Dulcimers while he was on this planet , he would of loved thes , great job ! tHANK YOU, SUPER DESIGN !

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  @swc59Күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @garyteters7273Күн бұрын

  Looks good to me! I've made several stringed instruments with reclaimed wood, I always goof up somewhere but they all make music.

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  @swc59Күн бұрын

  Those goofs force us to get creative 😄

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  @garyteters7273Күн бұрын

  @@swc59 Truer words...

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  @daveboyt68102 күн бұрын

  Very interesting design. I love seeing how people come up with innovative ideas like this. Well played, too!

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  @swc592 күн бұрын

  Many Thanks 😊

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  @daveboyt68102 күн бұрын

  @@swc59 By the way, I have a band saw sawmill, and build a dulcimer now and then. If you'd like to try some, I have quarter-sawn sycamore, sassafras, mulberry, walnut & cherry-- I'd be glad to send you some samples for cost of shipping.

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  @swc592 күн бұрын

  @@daveboyt6810Thanks, I might be interested. Probably don't need samples. If you could send a couple of photos of some cherry and walnut, I could get a sense from those. My email is [email protected]

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  @MegaSuperEnrique2 күн бұрын

  Seems like the nut and curved end are going to add friction and resistance between your fingers and the tuning peg. You might find it harder to tune and keep in tune rhan normal. But it was a beautiful rendition of Dust in the Wind

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  @swc592 күн бұрын

  Thanks! It DOES have a slightly different feel when tuning but, so far, haven't had any difficulty keeping the tuning.

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  @pierrelecaillou696616 күн бұрын

  Well friend, it's a lovely thing you've made. Cheers!

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  @swc5915 күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @janapoulsenАй бұрын

  Lovely to listen to❤

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  Thank you 😊

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  @kristinamullen4066Ай бұрын

  It sounds beautiful.I naver heard of swamp dulcimer but love the name.My mom used to play dulcimer.❤❤

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  Thanks. I just made it up. I figured if mountain dulcimers come from the mountains then a dulcimer that comes from the swamp must be a swamp dulcimer. 😄. Cool that your Mom played. Maybe you should pick it up!

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  @manuelarichter586Ай бұрын

  Wonderful

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  Many thanks!

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  @MegaSuperEnriqueАй бұрын

  Beautiful!

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @dianacox2752Ай бұрын

  You did such a great job restoring and playing the Ukelin!! I found this video after finding one in my mother in laws attic and didn't know what it was, did many searches and and found the Wikipedia page, then your video. Thank you so much for the very informative visual and the playing of the Ukelin!!

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  Thanks! I imagine your reaction to seeing a ukelin for the first time was much like mine: What the heck is THIS thing? 😄. I hope you enjoy it - whatever you decide to do with it.

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  @dianacox2752Ай бұрын

  @@swc59 Yes, that's exactly what I said! I have not found a bow for it yet, but haven't finished cleaning the attic completely, so it may be there somewhere and if it isn't there, I will try and find one. I plan on restoring it and then trying to play it as I do play the acoustic and bass guitars.

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  @elliekennedy99082 ай бұрын

  How cool!! I sat next to your wife on a flight from Florida to Chicago and she told me about your creations. (We are musicians)

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  @swc59Ай бұрын

  She remembers you! Cool that you found this!

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  @seankerrigan16272 ай бұрын

  When I grow up I wanna be just like you!

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  I'm just making it up as I go 😅

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  @GhostHits2 ай бұрын

  Barney is a great name for your guitar ! I like Desert Solitude too, great Ennio Morricone vibes!

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  Thanks man. He was definitely an inspiration!

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  @dongkhamet13512 ай бұрын

  Lovely music

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @caputcultusd75582 ай бұрын

  beautiful instruments and beautiful song

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @stephenseifert42832 ай бұрын

  Cool!

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @bearshield71382 ай бұрын

  far freaking oout

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  @swc592 ай бұрын

  Appreciate it, man 🙂

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  @michelnagumaqmorton3 ай бұрын

  Well done ! yeehaw , I love building instruments as well , nice to meet you , thank you for the video show and tell and the wonderfull song

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks, man! Glad you liked it!

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  @joejkj53 ай бұрын

  Awesome!

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @dschroeder73543 ай бұрын

  Ukelin!!

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  I know, right?!? 😀

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  @nicodanger133 ай бұрын

  Nice craft work. I don't like it as an instrument, so hard to play and poor in versatility but is an interesting historic object. Thanks for sharing it.

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks. Can't argue with anything you said. 😄

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  @patchadams4me3 ай бұрын

  I never knew you could buy a kit to make an instrument. The Purple Rose is lovely and has a beautiful sound.

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks! There are several places I'm aware of that sell kits for various instruments. Music Makers, Folkcraft and Stew Mac are a few.

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  @jacobolguin31083 ай бұрын

  Too cool!

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @tommyrawlings30463 ай бұрын

  I thought dulcimers were hammered, not plucked?

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  You're picturing a hammer dulcimer. Mine is an example of a lap dulcimer, also known as a mountain dulcimer. The lap and hammer dulcimers don't have much in common, lol.

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  @kennethcutter42863 ай бұрын

  delightful, with the dog

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thanks. He's a good boy!

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  @bingusamigo85743 ай бұрын

  As a past student of yours, I feel lucky to have had the chance to learn from you when I watch these videos. You’re a dang legend! This is amazing craftsmanship and playing

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Many thanks! I hope that things are going well for you!

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  @IrisGalaxis3 ай бұрын

  Lovely. Great work on your part, but it's not hard to see why the instrument as a concept failed! 32 strings but limited to only 4 chords and no sharps and flats. A bit of a silly idea.

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Does seem limiting. There is no reason the melody strings couldn't be tuned to a chromatic scale - though it would limit the range. But the chords would still be limited. It might be possible to get other chords by plucking subsets of strings. For instance, plucking one string from the D chord and two from the F could get you a Dm. But that would make it even harder to play 😂

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  @siison13903 ай бұрын

  Beautiful🙏 Thank you for my great tears.🙏

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thank-you. I'm glad you were moved by it.

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  @mikifarrin3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for being a caring musician and craftsman

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thank-YOU for listening!

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  @unknown_norie3 ай бұрын

  This is very incredible. Very interesting. Thank you very much ❤

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  Thank-you, my friend from Japan!

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  @JustDulci3 ай бұрын

  Thank you for sharing this dulcimer story! What a beautiful instrument that is beautiful and unique! I love the sound and of course what a neat setting to play in!

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  @swc593 ай бұрын

  I always though Purple Rose had a face that only her maker could love. Nice to see I'm not alone :D

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  @JustDulci3 ай бұрын

  Rest assured you are not alone! Your dulcimer is a one of a kind, beautiful work of art!

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  @MountainHomeJerrel4 ай бұрын

  Wonderful, thank you for sharing. I have an old Ukelin too.

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Cool! Do you play it?

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  @MountainHomeJerrel4 ай бұрын

  @@swc59 oh yes, I sure do. I have videos n my channel

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  @TommyNever4 ай бұрын

  It's an interesting musical novelty, thanks for that. I wonder if anyone ever became really adept at this instrument, to the extent that's actually possible.

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  I've seen a few on KZread that are pretty good! And one who has played it in concert, blowing harp at the same time if you can believe it 😀

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  @memoenglish14 ай бұрын

  Thanks for sharing this. Never seen such an instrument, live and learn. Now can't help thinking such a rare thing must be at a museum, thanks to your restoration skills, actually. By the way, spotted a Casio WK3800 in the background. I have the same, with a floppy disk drive (doesn't work though).

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Much appreciated! I really like the Casio. I think it has great sounds. I jack mine from the headphone jack into an audio interface then into a computer.

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  @Sgt-xw5lx4 ай бұрын

  HOOAH. .I'm a good ol Rebel Soldier

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  @mentallychallengeddolphin96774 ай бұрын

  In my life so far I may have realized I am strange, I am aware of this, but I had no idea a small area where a man has made some beautiful instruments out in the swamp would enamor me so much! honestly this is so cool. I look forward to hopefully more swamp dulcimer vids!!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Many thanks for one of the best comments I've received! I plan to shoot a new video within the next couple weeks.

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  @vonhoother4 ай бұрын

  Wonderful! But i have to wonder--MDF? I can't believe that resonates at all. Maybe I'm wrong?

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  I was surprised too! I expect wood would sound better but the MDF does pretty well. I had in mind the MDF would be temporary but I don't see the need to change it at this point.

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  @susanjnolan70034 ай бұрын

  Just what I needed to see and hear!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

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  @TomasTrains74 ай бұрын

  Great video! I’m feeling inspired to find and restore one too now. Thanks for giving so much detail, it really is a very interesting piece.

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Much appreciated! I hope you can find one and have fun restoring it.

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  @haroldishoy21134 ай бұрын

  That is a very unique instrument and sounds beautiful. Have you ever recorded and CD albums?

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! I have some albums on Bandcamp that can be downloaded for free. The one that is closest to the type of music I'm playing here is this one: swcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/homebuilt

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  @haroldishoy21134 ай бұрын

  @@swc59 Most excellent and kind, thank you!

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  @thebarleymow4 ай бұрын

  Well done both on the restoration and the playing of this unusual instrument. I’ve never heard of them before. A surprisingly fresh and sustained sound. Unfortunately I think it would be difficult to play at any speed but hey, a great conversation piece.

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Yeah, I don't see playing Devil Comes Down to Georgia on it any time soon. 😄

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  @unknown_norie4 ай бұрын

  Incredible ♦️ New subscriber from Japan ❤

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thank-you! I am happy to have a subscriber from Japan! 🙂

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  @nmurray21524 ай бұрын

  Oh my goodness! What a beautiful restoration you did! And to learn to play it as well, that’s amazing! The resonance of the instrument is lovely considering it looked like a moldy piece of cardboard when you got it. Amazing!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Many thanks! It was fun because there was no pressure. I was pretty sure it was a lost cause! 😄

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  @friedfish694 ай бұрын

  Clever, clever instrument. Nice voice, too. Both of you.

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Many thanks!

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  @puttentanesame66874 ай бұрын

  That's some mighty fine brain-massage music...scratch Buddy behind the ears for me!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Done 😄

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  @JHouse44 ай бұрын

  Very neat thing you've done here, thanks for sharing with us!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thank YOU for watching.

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  @rebigelow4 ай бұрын

  I have one too, with a book of songs, but I learned more about playing it from you. 10:51 1/24/24

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! But even though I read up some about how to play it, I'm largely just making it up as I go. I have that book too - maybe I should look at it! :D

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  @DocAcher4 ай бұрын

  Really nice!

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @JustDulci4 ай бұрын

  Wow! I am totally impressed with this entire project! That includes the playing! Thank you so much for sharing this!🎶🎶🎶

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!

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  @KenneyCmusic4 ай бұрын

  That’s a lovely instrument! I love the term swamp dulcimer too lol

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  @swc594 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Much appreciated!