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Fine Handcrafted Musical Instruments
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Walter Messick, Craftsman
290 Bakers Branch Lane
Mouth Of Wilson, Virginia 24363
276-388-3202
or Toll Free
1-888-388-3202
Fax: 276-388-2989
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NEW Updated
2008 Show Schedule
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| The Fretted Dulcimer |
| The Cabin Creek teardrop shaped dulcimer is in the
Southwest Virginia style and the hour glass model is
reminiscent of early instruments from Kentucky. One of
the charms of this instrument is that anyone can play it.
Playing your dulcimer is truly therapeutic.
Cabin Creek dulcimers are handcrafted using native hardwoods. Black
Walnut, Cherry, Butternut, and Chestnut are favorites. Most often
these woods are chosen for the bottom and the sides, with a soft wood
like Poplar, Spruce, or Cedar preferred for the top. Sometimes the
entire instrument is made of the same wood. Attention is given to
every detail and each instrument is hand rubbed to a soft patina finish.
Fretted
Dulcimer (Teardrop, Hourglass) $295.00
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| Hammered Dulcimer |
| We are proud and honored to include in our collection
of Instruments, a Hammer Dulcimer based on the design of Sam Rizzetta.
Sam is a nationally renowned musical instrument designer, craftsman,
and player. Sam affectionately calls this Dulcimer a "Piano Dulcimer".
This small easily learned and played hammered dulcimer is a major design
breakthrough for ease of playing, note arrangement, chromatic capability,
versatility, tone, size , and price. This small easily learned and played
hammered dulcimer is a major design breakthrough for ease of playing,
note arrangement, chromatic capability, versatility, tone, size and
price.
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instruments' tuning is based on the piano keyboard with
all the notes of the scale adjacent to one another -
whole notes (do, re, mi) marked in white and the sharps
and flats marked in black. A 2 octave model is available.
Each instrument includes hammers, tuning wrench, case, and book.
Hammered
Dulcimer $275.00 Birch Top, 2 octave
Hammered
Dulcimer $295.00 Mahogany Top, 2 octave
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| Bones |
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Bones are among the world's oldest rhythm instruments. Whereas the
originals were made out of animal rib bones, most instruments today
are made from wood. Cabin Creek bones are available in several woods
both native and exotic. The variety changes from time to time depending
on the current stock of wood. Unless you have a specific kind of wood
in mind, it is best to order by sound (mellow, bright, or very bright).
Once the basic technique is mastered, they are easy to play and fun.
An instruction sheet is provided.
Bones:
Native $10.00, Exotic $12.00 |
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| The Plucked
Psaltery |
| The Cabin Creek Plucked Psaltery is one of a wide
range of stringed instruments in the zither family. This
instrument has been redesigned through the centuries in
an infinite number of shapes and sizes, utilizing various
playing methods. Our Psaltery is designed in the shape
of a hammered dulcimer, only much smaller (8x15x1.5
inches). It has fifteen strings, two octaves and is
plucked like a harp with fingers or a pick. It is easy to
play. Just place the sheet music under the strings and
pluck the string above each note. It's as easy as that.
Therapists and educators love them.
The plucked Psaltery is made of the finest laminated woods, mahogany
and birch being the woods most often used. Each instrument comes with
a set of twelve songs, instruction page, tuning wrench, pick and extra
wire.
Plucked
Psalteries $69.00
A smaller
1 1/2 octave Model is also available and an excellent choice for
younger children It is made from Baltic Birch and comes with 12 songs,
instruction page, tuning wrench pick and extra wire.
Plucked Psalteries $39.00
Extra music is available for 5.00 per set of 12 songs
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| The Bowed Psaltery |
| The Bowed Psaltery is an instrument which evolved
from the Plucked Psaltery during the middle ages. The
shape is triangular and has 2 to 2 1/2 octaves. The Bowed
Psaltery is easily played by cradling it in the arm and
drawing the small bow over one string playing the melody
one note at a time. The instrument has a chromatic scale
with the natural notes (do, re, mi) on one side and the
sharps and flats on the other. The sound created is
hauntingly beautiful, indeed, an instrument anyone can
play.
The Cabin Creek Bowed Psalteries are made of fine hardwoods for the
sides and back (maple, black walnut, or cherry) and good tone wood
for the top (spruce, cedar, chestnut, or butternut). Each instrument
comes complete with bow, rosin, tuning wrench instruction book and
case.
Three models available:
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Soprano
- 24 notes
$185.00
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Alto
- 30 notes
$195.00
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Baritone
- 33 notes
$225.00
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The Craftsman
Walter Messick pastored Lutheran churches in Konnarock
and Whitetop, Virginia. He learned instrument making
under the expert guidance of one of his parishioners, the
late Albert Hash, a well known fiddler and instrument
maker, and his talented daughter, Audrey Hash Ham. He has
been making these fine instruments since 1981. His
craftsmanship has won numerous awards and his instruments
have been recognized around the world.
Walter is a member of:
Holston Mountain Crafts Club
Virginia Carolina Craftsmen
Association of Virginia Artisans
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