"WESTFALIA WALTZ" Bowed Psaltery & Evart Jammers
A popular tune played by the Hammer Dulcimer jammers and me on Bowed Psaltery.
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Gregg E. Schneeman & Jean Gaffey
- 72, Male
- Arcadia, CA
- United States
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Gregg E. Schneeman & Jean Gaffey's Discussions
Southern California's "Harvest Festival of Dulcimers"
Started Nov 6, 2017 0 Replies 0 Likes
This very next weekend I will be giving a Bowed Psaltery workshop and jamming with a lot of good folks at Harvest of Dulcimers (as I like to call it) again this year, see "EVENTS" for more details.…Continue
My Latest Videos
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brenda Mangan Nov 28, 2016. 1 Reply 2 Likes
Especially since going to East Tennessee Bowed Psaltery Gathering I have been making more videos. As a musician I was quite used to playing a tune and letting it go flying off into the air. Back…Continue
My Bowed Psaltery Workshop in Costa Mesa CA... www.scdh.org
Started this discussion. Last reply by SUE C WHEELER Sep 14, 2016. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Almost time for the "Harvest Festival of Dulcimers" where I will be giving one official Bowed Psaltery workshop and otherwise will be jamming and holding forth about Bowed Psalteries to anyone…Continue
"Folk Tune Finder" Web Site
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brenda Mangan Apr 1, 2016. 1 Reply 0 Likes
As a musician who does not read music I do find "Folk Tune Finder" ...http://folktunefinder.com a very helpful site. A given tune, you name it, it will pop…Continue
Welcome, Gregg E. Schneeman & Jean Gaffey!
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"I have arrived at Evart Michigan Dulcimer FunFest! Find me at Camp Site A 10 or at the wonderful 7:00 Jamming! Bring your Bowed Psaltery!"
"Dear Gregg and Jean,
I heard there was a big earthquake in California.
I hope you got no damage from the earthquake.
Nozomi "
"MARCH OF ST. TIMOTHY" - Bowed Psaltery
Judi Morningstar wrote this fun tune that is very popular with the Jammers that come to play at the Original Dulcimer Players Club "Dulcimer Funfest" in Evar...
"Bowed Psaltery Arrive Early At Evart Michigan Dulcimer Funfest"
Hi fellow Bowed Psaltery enthusiasts! I'm suggesting people arrive as early as they can for the Original Dulcimer Players Funfest at Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart Michigan July 18, 19, & 20 2019. I will be there the weekend before and other campers are beginning to arrive so jamming gets under way with more people showing up all the time. There has been increasing interest in the Bowed Psaltery at ODPF and this year we are hoping for a even bigger Bowed Psaltery presence! Camping…See More
" My questions are: how short are these high strings that won't tune? If they are shorter than an inch and a quarter, and or shorter than the string is long on the other side of the bridge/nut to the tuner pin? That will affect their…"
Profile Information
- Do you own a bowed psaltery?
- yes
- How did you discover the bowed psaltery?
- 1972 Saw one on television played with Jean Richie
- Who built your bowed psaltery?
- Two by Ellen Yeomans, three by Stan 1/2, 2 by Terry L. Watson,one CapriTaurus, and a very nice Alto built by Dave's Psalteries.
- How long have you played the bowed psaltery?
- 40 ish years
- Do you perform with the bowed psaltery?
- The Renaissance Faires, and dulcimer festivals, and some farmers markets, and Lark Camp. I play Bowed Psaltery at the Original RenFaire with our renaissance band, called,"Ad Hoc Consort"and Danse Macabre. Most recently I have started a YouTube channel "Gregg E. Schneeman" playing Bowed Psaltery on videos!
- Do you build bowed psalteries for sale?
- no,but i do restringing and adjusting.
- Do you teach the bowed psaltery?
- Yes! Also years ago I did a Bowed Psaltery instructional video, "Bowed Psaltery: An Instructional Guide" for "Lark in the Morning", which is still in distribution and available thru "Lark in the Morning".
http://larkinam.com/DVDPsaltery.html.
Please call me and leave a message:(626) 355-6352 Arcadia,CA 91006 or Email me at... schneegregg@icloud.com
- How did you find out about our Psaltery Strings network?
- looking for bowed psalteryness on the web
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"Bowed Psaltery Arrive Early At Evart Michigan Dulcimer Funfest"
Posted on April 29, 2019 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Hi fellow Bowed Psaltery enthusiasts! I'm suggesting people arrive as early as they can for the Original Dulcimer Players Funfest at Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart Michigan July 18, 19, & 20 2019. I will be there the weekend before and other campers are beginning to arrive so jamming gets under way with more people showing up all the time. There has been increasing interest in the Bowed Psaltery at ODPF and this year we are hoping for a even bigger Bowed Psaltery presence! Camping…
ContinueBowed Psaltery Origins Continued: The Bladder Fiddle
Posted on January 28, 2016 at 7:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
Please see this YouTube video of traditional Baltic instruments being played...https://youtu.be/hMrumB7xMWE Established authoritarian Musicologists have long held that "There were no bowed musical instruments in Europe before Byzantine versions were introduced in the 10th century AD."! The Bladder Fiddle Family sometimes called Basse de Flandre, Bumbass, and Poispil represents a long tradition of playing a bowed bass instrument of usually only…
ContinueBowed Psaltery Relative: The Dan Bau
Posted on August 21, 2015 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Bowed Psaltery consists of a scale of individual strings each tuned to a specific pitch and arranged to be played upon one at a time by a bow. Each individual string is a musical instrument in its self called a Monochord. Monochords are the earliest stringed instruments with all other stringed instruments progressing from that first development. Many different Monochords were developed by many cultures through out history. One of these, the Vietnamese Dan Bau, sometimes described as a…
ContinueYour Bowed Psaltery Adventures: Things People Say!
Posted on July 17, 2015 at 11:30am 3 Comments 3 Likes
When you bravely take your Bowed Psaltery out in public you have to be prepared to say, "It's a Bowed Psaltery" while playing and explain about it little, so many people are amazed they have never seen one before and need to know "What is that?" RIGHT NOW! "Do you ever play the strings in the middle?" Is a pretty common question. You get all possible reactions ranging from complete indifference to absolute "Stop that and go away or I will hurt you." But you will find many people are…
ContinueGregg E. Schneeman & Jean Gaffey's Videos
Comment Wall (89 comments)
- At 6:58am on May 9, 2022,
Nozomi Nose said…
Hello Gregg,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I, too, was honored to see you in person at ETBPG in 2019. Considering the current Covid situation, I do think I was so lucky that I could participate in the Gathering. All the people around me and myself are okay about the virus so far.
I was thrilled to read that you are sending me the bows you designed. The bow-hair part of the bows I usually use is about 12 inches long. As to my mailing address, if you copy the following, I am sure I can receive your bows.
Nozomi Nose
9-28-3 Higashi-Koshigaya, 343-0023, JAPAN
I am looking forward to playing with your bows very much.
Nozomi
- At 7:35am on July 6, 2019,
Dear Gregg and Jean,
I heard there was a big earthquake in California.
I hope you got no damage from the earthquake.
Nozomi
- At 10:46pm on May 23, 2019,
Diane E Baumer said…
Thank you so much!
- At 5:42pm on March 3, 2019,
CHARLES GARFIELD AMBOY said…
G3..G6, so I can play Meditation from Thais. This instrument is a delight to play and is beautiful besides. Chuck Amboy
- At 10:37am on December 19, 2018,
- Thank you
- At 4:42pm on December 3, 2018,
Another attempt to upload photos:
The Fellenbaum
The Lucas
Aha. Hope these are not too large.
- At 4:33pm on December 3, 2018,
Greg,
I am going to attempt to upload photos of my Fellenbaum and Lucas psalteries. Oops perhaps images are too big. What size H and W and pixil should I use to upload?
- At 9:35am on December 1, 2018,
Gregg & Jean
Thanks for the welcome to Psalterystrings.
I am a 70 plus retired fellow who is spellingly (and obviously technologically) challenged. Took me nine attempts to log back in and change my password (I have lots of sticky notes but forget to list what they go to) to get back to you. Wife just took care of that for me.
I look forward to meeting new friends here and learning to play so new friends do not run away like my cat does as I practice.
Hope my attempt at changing Psaltery Pstrings from plain to wound and learning to play goes better than changing passwords.
Thanks again.
Now off to hear you play the songs I see listed above.
- At 10:20pm on November 30, 2018,
Hi Gregg and Jean,
Thank you for the welcome!
I’m very new to the bowed psaltery, and looking forward to making friends here, and learning more about this lovely instrument.
Warm Regards,
Roberta
- At 6:48am on November 24, 2018,
Thank you. I am new to the world of bowed psaltery. I went to Gatlinburg Tn. in October to the craft guild show and was amazed with this instrument. I now have completed making six psalteries( two of these I had to scrap). The four I have now are for Christmas gifts. Thank you for the warm welcome.
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Amplified Psaltery with Cello Strings built by Rick Long
This video is a personal favorite because it shows a unique type of bowed psaltery with a gorgeous sound. When I heard it I broke out in goose bumps!
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Members who build bowed psalteries for sale
Spring Creek Psalteries - Sharon & Terry Kirby
http://www.springcreekpsalteries.com/
330-323-0618
From the Wood - Wayne Gaydos
http://fromthewoodsinstruments.com/
to see his work visit
http://shop.indianaartisan.org/collections/musical-instruments
Waynie Psaltery - Wayne Simms
http://www.wayniepsaltery.com/
Prairie Psaltery - Richard Celata
http://www.prairiepsaltery.com/
Loon Song Psalteries-Charlie Marshall
http://www.loonsongpsalteries.com/
New Tradition Dulcimers- Dan Daniels
http://www.newtraditionsdulcimers.com/index.html
Psalteries by Dave- Dave Lucas
Jon Williams Psalteries
(386) 853-0944
Westman Instruments - Tish & Greg Westman
http://www.westmaninstruments.com
Ringing Strings - Rick Long
http://ringingstrings.com
Michael J King Instrumetns - Diatonic Psalteries
http://www.michaeljking.com/psalterymaking.htm
Inspired Instruments – Carol and Joe Esch
http://www.windridgefarm.us/bowedpsaltery.htm
James Jones Instruments
http://www.jamesjonesinstruments.com/bowedpsaltery/bowedpsaltery.html
Omega Strings – Richard Spencer
http://www.omegastrings.com/
Master Works Bowed Psalteries - Russell Cook
http://masterworksok.com/
Members that teach Bowed Psaltery
Paul G.Sykes - MS
Located in Hattiesburg
Contact Paul at
pgsykes1@hotmail.com
or call him at
601-583-4115
Gregg Schneeman - California
Contact Gregg here on Psaltery Strings
greggschneeman@psalterystrings.com
Peter Tommerup - California
San Francisco Bay Area
Bowed Psaltery and other Instruments
408-867-4324
ptommerup@juno.com
Celeste Howard Ray
Bowed Psaltery lessons via Skype
347-796-4484
Skype name celesteray88
Maureen Barnes - Illinois
Bowed Psaltery lessons in Bloomington, IL
309-828-7957
dulcimergal98@yahoo.com
http://www.dulcimerdreams.com/
Dona Benkert -
Illinois
Lessons at Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
Phone: 773.728.6000
& Folk-Lore Center, Warrenville, IL
Phone: 630.393.1247
http://www.folk-lorecenter.com/
Tish Westman - West Virginia
Lessons at Tamarack, Beckley, WV. Wednesday workshops also available for individual classes and to teach at festivals.
Sunday "Jam" 3:30 to 6:00. All instruments welcome, play mostly Old Time, Celtic & Gospel Music, not opposed to trying any tune called, once did a rap on Bowed Psalteries.
1-304-575-0998
tishwestman@yahoo.com
www.westmaninstruments.com
Rick Long - Tennessee
Lessons at Rick's home/workshop in Clinton, 30 mins N of Knoxville
(865) 660-4026
http://www.ringingstrings.com/lessons.html
Karla Armstrong - Pennsylvania
Karla plays a variety of instruments and does workshops as well. Please visit her web site for additional information or contact her via the web site or the information below.
(717) 632-8099
karlaarms@upontheharp.com
http://upontheharp.com
Carol Esch - Kentucky
Lessons in Carol's home/workshop south of Lexington.
606-676-0128
esch@qx.net
http://www.windridgefarm.us/bowedpsaltery.htm
Honey Smith Walls - Florida
e-mail Honey for more info honey@offthewalls.us
Melbourne, FL
http://www.offthewalls.us/Psaltery.htm
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If you are already on Tish's list, why don't you stop in and update your info? While your there take a look to see if there are new players in your area. Who knows, you might get together and make a recording.
If you are already on Tish's list, why don't you stop in and update your info? While your there take a look to see if there are new players in your area. Who knows, you might get together and make a recording.
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