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The Concert Series

The members of the Concert Series are fully equipped instruments for professional musicians and serious students of the Appalachian dulcimer. Each instrument in the series is distinctive, both acoustically and in its physical presence. With a Concert Series instrument, you have a dulcimer that will go anywhere your music takes you, be it the recording studio, stage, jam session, music festival, or your own parlour.

 

The Concert Grand

I am thoroughly enjoying my new Bear Meadow Concert Grand Dulcimer - wow! It is indeed a great source of pleasure to me and all those who listen to me sing and play. I'm loving the extra frets which are giving me lots more options for chords and writing songs. The depth of sound is developing wonderfully and people always comment on the beauty of the actual instrument as well as the deep, sweet, rich sound.

Dwain was extremely helpful in organising to get the dulcimer to Australia safely. There were a few things to iron out after receiving my Dulcimer and I found Dwain to have great integrity in dealing with all my questions and issues. He was very responsive and respectful in helping me solve some minor problems and I am very grateful that from start to finish Dwain was there for me with great information and the ultimate delivery of such a magnificent instrument. This dulcimer brings such joy into my life and into the life of all those who share my music. Thank you from heart to heart.

Georgia Carr
Singer/Songwriter
Heartcentering Music
Australia
http://www.heartcentre.com.au

This is indeed the finest Concert Grand! Its craftsmanship is flawless -- the carving, the inlay, the "fit and finish" -- all impeccable. And of course the sound... well, there are no words... it is gorgeous! And the aroma of wood and glue -- what sweetness! I sat with it on my lap for the longest time, touching it, smelling it, inspecting it, rubbing my finger over the carvings. At one point I closed my eyes and ran my fingers along the valley carved into the peghead where it meets the body of the instrument -- it was a seamless connection! Still I had not played it -- more delayed anticipation.

But finally, that first strum with the fleshy part of my finger, and then the smile and contented sigh at its beautiful voice. What to play first?! An hour later I was still playing and exploring, and finding exotic chords that ring absolutely true! Oh my -- what a perfect instrument. Yes, the finest concert grand you have ever built -- and it's my very own. Thank you, dear friend.

Carol Lehrman
Multi-instrumental performer, music teacher

The Urnes Grand

 

The Baby Grand
Dwain Wilder, the successor to Walt Martin's Sunhearth dulcimers
has designed and built another excellent instrument that brings a
top-of-the-line shorter scale baritone dulcimer to the market place.
The walnut and spruce combination makes a sound box that has
excellent tonal qualities. The Bear Meadow "Baby Grand" looks gorgeous,
sounds excellent and is a pleasure to play.

David Moore
Musician, author, teacher
Director, Northeast Dulcimer Symposium

"My Baby Grand sounds wonderful!
It is truly a beautiful instrument and you are a Master Craftsman. It is exactly
as I wanted, a crafted instrument to hand down to my children and they to theirs,
to be cherished through time. You created it with Love, I play it with love.

Thank you again,
 Martha Mordecai

The Swan
My Swan arrived today! It was a precious moment, after all this time, to finally see and play it.

It is all I imagined and more. It is so, so exquisitely beautiful. The sound is so lovely and I also enjoy the low action. And to be able to play standing up feels so good. Such wonderful resonance and volume. I also put it through the amp and the sound is crystal clear. Beautiful tone.

I am so, so overjoyed with my new dulcimer . Thank you so much.

- Andria Degens, Pantaleimon
www.pantaleimon.com
www.myspace.com/pantaleimon

Concert Hourglass

Finally I have your dulcimer with me. It is a really, really good and beautiful instrument. Fanastic craftsmanship, nice woods, beautiful proportions. And the tone is really gorgeous.

Thank you!

Francis Biggi
Doyen
Centre de Musique Ancienne
Haute Ecole de Musique
Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève.

Concert Teardrop

The Standard Series

The Standard Series dulcimer can be ordered with a variety of options, and is intended to be formulated specifically for the musician. While each instrument in the series has its own distinctive capabilities and characteristics, it can be ordered with or without a variety of optional equipment, thus offering a wide range in the instrument's voice refinement, musical accomplishment and cost.

Hourglass

Teardrop
I love all my mountain dulcimers, but none compare to the sweet sound of my Bear Meadow Teardrop. The tone is so very pure and the sound resonates so beautifully. It doesn't seem to matter if I finger pick, flat pick, strum, pluck or pinch, the Bear Meadow always sounds wonderful. I certainly can't explain it, but my Bear Meadow is far more forgiving than most dulcimers, and for those of us who sometimes don't get our fingers exactly where they should be, that's a good thing.

I love this instrument so much that I think I need another - Isn't that just like a dulcimer player. We always need just one more.

Bobbie Lipsky
Petersburg, Illinois

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