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# Spring 2002

by Marcy July 10, 2002 August 1, 2009

### A New Dulcimer

Spring started early for me this year…

One February Sunday, I got a message from Jerry Read Smith announcing that Grande Concertmaster #780 was finished and ready to go home. The following Tuesday I drove down to Black Mountain, NC, to the Song of the Wood showroom. I got there earlier than expected, so I chatted a bit with the store folks and played some of the instruments on display. Then Jerry arrived with the dulcimer. He played a few things for me and told me about some changes heâ€™d made to the string gauge chart, then it was my turn to play it. Amazing… this dulcimer was beautiful even beyond my high expectations.

### A New Stand

I asked John Willmer to build a custom scissor stand for me like the one he made for Tom, along with a detachable music stand. Johnâ€™s scissor stands are more stable than most commercial ones, with upper supports reaching further to the sides and back, and a wider footprint. Because the legs would stick out beyond the dulcimer, we also developed a shelf to brace the stand open. That way tripping over the legs wouldnâ€™t collapse the stand.

### A New CD Project

Iâ€™d started thinking about recording a CD about the same time I started thinking about a new dulcimer. I visited Henry Smithâ€™s studio in November and recorded one medley, but then I decided to wait for the new dulcimer. Once it arrived in February, the project really began. The recording was done between February and May, then my sister and I completed the graphic design, and the finished CD arrived in July. Read more about No Loose Threads at the Recordings page.

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