About Steve's Dulcimers

Kelly and I decided we wanted to learn more about Hammered Dulcimers after listening to them in several Celtic groups in Oklahoma City. This fascination led to the purchase of our first instrument in June of 2007, and a second one 8 months later. Since then we have focused on learning to play the Celtic music we so love, and helping others get involved in playing the Hammered Dulcimer. We moved to the Portland area in mid-2010 and have been very excited by how vibrant a traditional music culture there is in this area. We participate in the hammered dulcimer jam sessions every first Sunday at Artichoke Music in Portland and have our own jam sessions on the third Saturday of each month. Our sessions, held in Camas, WA, are focused on learning and playing songs arranged for multiple dulcimers and songs that are a bit more complex than the fiddle tunes that form the repertoire of the first Sunday Group at Artichoke Music. The photos below are from some of our Camas sessions. We have also decided to buy a few used dulcimers so that people who want to get started playing have somewhere they can see, hear, and compare instruments from different makers. Our selection will depend on what we have bought recently and what we have sold. Our goal is to only buy perfect or nearly perfect instruments so that we can offer them for sale at 75 to 80% of new prices. While our primary goal is to support the hammered dulcimer community here in Portland, we sometimes find ourselves with more dulcimers than we perhaps actually need, so we will also sell dulcimers to folk around the country looking for mint instruments at twenty five percent off new prices. Take a look at our inventory, but please realize that we don't have all of the instruments on the site - these dulcimers should just be thought of as examples of whate we have offered. Right now we have a really nice older James Jones 3/17/17, two Dusty Strings Apprentices, two Preludes, three D10's, a Brooks Hollow very special small dulcimer, a couple of Dusty Strings D-300s, a Cloud 9 15/14 with some nice upgrades and amazing tone. And, 3 D500's, a couple of Meadowlarks - a wonderful option for those who can't handle heavy instruments, and, recent addition -, a lovely Dusty Strings D-35 and a Rick Thum 17/17! And, lastly, if you want the be all and end all of hammered dulcimers, we have a D600 by Sam Rizzetta with a carbon fiber back. Ask questions Contact Steve Join SNClocks Mailing List Would you like to hear about our hammered dulcimers from time to time? Steve is starting to experiment with different dulcimers in an effort to better understand the differences that make each instrument so distinct. If you would like to be notified when we add something new to the site please join our dulcimer mailing list. We never buy, sell or trade names or information. You may also use this form to request more information about a specific dulcimer. Just use the Comments section of the form. Click here to complete: Contact Form When you submit the form a "Thank you" screen will appear. Our forms are handled by 'formsite.com'. Please click on the "Return to SNClocks" link and you will be brought back to our home page. And, if you would like to learn more about hammered dulcimers, including a bit of guidance on the best hammered dulcimer for your needs, check out the rest of my galleries on these wonderful instruments: Steve's Hammered Dulcimers Come Join our Jam! We meet the third Saturday of each month from 2 to 4 pm - give me a call if you would like to join us! Stephen Nelson and Kelly Green 360-210-7295