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LATEST NEWS - 10/7/20

BLUE LION DULCIMER STRING SETS
BACK IN STOCK

We have all strings sets including our Blue Lion loop end standard sets back in stock and available for purchase on the Accessories page.   Thanks for your patience!

Trio and Quartet Ensembles for Mountain Dulcimer Players

A lovely collection of well-crafted ensemble pieces by Madeline MacNeil is now available through us.  Check it out! Maddie's Page

Update: 9/28/20

We are happy to report that Blue Lion is still safe from the latest wildfire threats and our thoughts are with all those who are having to deal with evacuations, losses and the health issues brought on by the fires and the virus.

A good friend suggested I let you all know that I (Janita) miss teaching and seeing all my friends from the various workshops.  We do not have fast enough internet here at Blue Lion to support my participation in the online workshops nor is it available due to where we live. (But on the bright side, we do have a great view of the Milky Way every evening.) I've definitely not retired and in place of getting to teach I've been working on a lot of new music for whenever it is safe for us to work together in person.

I'm hoping to have a new tablature book out within the next month or so for solo bass dulcimer--I'll post a notice on our website when it's available. 

Thank you all for the emails checking in on us and we wish you all the best.

Keep playing music and stay tuned!!!

 

ORDER STATUS UPDATE

We are a little more than 1/2 of the way through the Summer run of dulcimers and making good progress in spite of the heat waves and the smoky skies.  We ran into some equipment maintenance issues that have slowed us down a bit but things are looking up and the shop is functioning again. 

It is too early to say when this batch will be completed but we're doing our best to get them out to our patient customers as soon as we can.

Thank you all for being so gracious and patient.

WAITLISTING ORDERS

When it is nearing time to begin the next run we will be contacting our waitlisted customers by chronological order of the date they contacted us.  If your email address may have changed in the last year please send us an email with the new contact information so we can still get in touch with you.

  • We don't need specifics other than the model and wood choice for the back and sides, and if you want binding.  That tells us enough to allocate a slot for your order in a specific run.

  • If we hear of a used Blue Lion available for sale that is similar to what you are looking for we can forward you the details if you are hoping to get an instrument sooner than later.

Rumors notwithstanding, we have neither the desire nor intention of retiring any time soon so rest assured Blue Lion is NOT closing its doors.  We are still building dulcimers and plan to keep on as long as we can; we are just not able to build as many or build them as quickly as we used to.  43 years of building guitars and dulcimers have taken their toll on our joints!

We thank you for your understanding and patience; as soon as we know more we'll post updates on this page.


 

IN MEMORIUM

Maddie

Madeline MacNeil

We first met Maddie at a music festival in Southern California in the late l970's and instantly became friends; over the years our friendship grew and we have been so fortunate to have been close friends for over forty years.

It is no overstatement to say Maddie's passing is a huge loss to the music community and to the world in general; she was one of the very best people we have ever known.  Maddie was exceptionally kind, witty, generous, gracious, caring and loving, and shared her voice and her music with love and joy.

To honor her memory, play or sing a song, share your music with others and remember to be kind.  Be a good friend. Find joy in the simple things.


Current Weather at Blue Lion

ONLINE SALES

We are now offering online sales for books, recordings and small accessories through PayPal. Please note that you do NOT need a PayPal account to place an order; you can use your VISA, MasterCard or Discover credit card as well.

Instruments are not available for sale online (you must contact us by email or phone to place an order for a dulcimer or guitar).

Information about ordering online is included at the top of the Books & Recordings and the Accessories pages. 

*** CD SALE ***

All CD's are still on sale for $10.00. You can order them online and we'll get them shipped out asap! Click here to start shopping:  Books & Recordings


OUR WOOD SOURCES

Articles are appearing in the media concerning the illegal harvesting and use of East Indian Rosewood and other exotic hardwood species.  We buy all of our rosewood and ebony through a licensed importer and as with all of the exotic woods we use at Blue Lion, our rosewood and ebony are CITES certified and legally imported. 

BLUE LION GIFT CERTIFICATE

If you are shopping for a gift we're now happy to offer you the option of a gift certificate. You can fill it in for a dulcimer or any of our accessories, books or cd's or let the lucky recipient decide just how to spend it.

Click here to download a pdf file for a Blue Lion Gift Certificate. [Note: this is a printable certificate and has no monetary value – downloading the file will not incur a charge. You can fill in the amount and details as you like.]