The idea was to sample 3 different members of the hammered dulcimer family which
gave me a wide pallette of tonal colors to work with. From Volumes I to III we
move from dark to light and big to small. In volume I, the Cimbalom is the largest
instrument of the family as wellas the darkest in color. To my knowledge this is
the first time this instrument has ever been sampled. I has a huge sound... almost
piano-like at times. Volume II features a Concert Grand Hammered Dulcimer with 3
courses to a string (3 sets of strings make up one note). It is also quite a large
instrument, but not as big as the Cimbalom. This instrument had a surge in
popularity in the 60's in the US during the "folk revival". Volume III features what
one would consider today to be a "standard" Hammered Dulcimer with 2 courses per
string. It is quite light and airy sounding.

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