Your Answers: Do You Name Your Instruments?

Name: Patrick D
Location: Fall Creek Wisconsin
"I like to build dulcimers for family members and on each head piece I carve a Dragon Head. I have been naming each of the dragons and give them a short musical background. My most recent is Brian, Brian is the last of the Black Water Dragons and can be heard singing Old sad Cowboy Ballads. Occasionally he can be heard singing Beachboy tunes when the surf is up. Some of the other names are Oliver and Grace. When I make a presentation of a new dulcimer I have to give everybody the Name and info for the Dragon. It's a lot of fun and everybody remembers the names."

Name: Denise G-V
Location: Toledo, Ohio
"Well, my harps are named: Clara Lucy Natasha ..."

Name: Sharon P
Location: La Grande, Oregon
"I named my first custom-built ukulele. Her name is Honu. My hand-built electric upright bass is named Ayla and my acoustic upright bass is named Ruth. I haven't named my dulcimers yet!"

Name: Steven B.
Location: Jacksonville, TX
"My dulcimer is an all hickory teardrop, so my name for it is Andrew Jackson (he was called Old Hickory)."

Name: Mary K.
Location: Bowling Green, OH
"Have been working on my beautiful Folkcraft dulcimer kit. Last week, I think I would've named it Elmer Clampett (although I didn't use Elmer's glue - used Titebond). This week, its name would be Sandy. :)"

Name: Calla C
Location: KY
"Well, I don't name my dulcimers, but I have named one of my husband's. I call it baby, as in, Do you want me to go get your baby for you? It is so sweet and easy to play."