MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


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2024 SHIRT DESIGN - 31st Year!  
by Chris Steiner

The deadline for ordering shirts has passed. 
We will order some extras.  If you would like on a list for one of those extras,
email buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com .

This year there are three shirt options:
short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, and sweatshirt

If you have already registered for BDF 2024, please email buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com
and we'll settle up in April at check in.

Past Festival T-Shirts - A walk through history

 

 

        

                                   

 


 Jan Hammond's wonderful designs. 

THANKS, JAN! 
 

 

 

VENDORS

The Buckeye Dulcimer Festival - 2024, welcomes vendors back for the weekend, April 19 and 20, 2024.

Look for updates on the vendor list!

If you are interested in being a vendor, please email buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com

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Confirmed vendors for BDF 2024:
 Updated:  April 7, 2024


Cloud Nine Musical Instruments
Michael Allen will be returning as a vendor this year.  He is a fine builder of hammer dulcimers, marimbulas, and nyckelharpas.


Dulcimer Accessories - Doug & Janet Capelle
We offer Books, Strings, Cases, Picks and other Accessories for Dulcimer Players.  In 2022, we started making Gary Sager's Dulcimer stand for him, and continue today with
his family's permission.  Gary was proud of his design and we felt privileged that he shared his drawing and approved of our craftmanship
enough to sell them to his customers.  Since Gary and Toni's passing, we have purchased inventory from the family
to stock our website, www.DulcimerAccessories.com  . 
 

Mary Crumm - Legacy Instruments and more
FROM Mary:  The only name that’s come to me is “For the Love of Music” which describes Bob Crumm and his life. 
Items for sale:  Michael Allen four octave hammered dulcimer with custom made canvas case; Jerry Reed Hammered 4 and a half octave Dulcimer with custom made canvas case;
4 hammered dulcimer stands;  Larry Alspaugh Lap Dulcimer with cloth case; Omnichord with instruction books; Shaw penny whistles (several sizes) with instruction books;
Stagi concertina with instruction books; Applause 6 string guitar in case; New Shure microphone; Multiple hammers; Luminous LED light for music stand; Korg tuner;
Cherry music stand; CDs; Music Books, other misc items
 

Dulcimer Bag Lady
This year, Lee's daughter, Toni, and son-in-law, Steve Binkley will return to continue to meet
past customers of Lee & Doug Felt and getting acquainted with new ones.
Steve may have some product for sale and taking orders. 
 

Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimers 
Ron will be our mountain dulcimer Doctor for 2024.
Ron is planning to bring several mountain dulcimers and mountain dulcimer capos for sale.

Susan Pickrell, Creations
 Susan will be bringing a variety of handmade items including special embroidery projects.


  

            MENU

 The Menu for 2024 is posted below or can be downloaded and printed as a PDF.   

You'll notice that Recreation Unlimited offers diabetic friendly, gluten-free and vegetarian items. 
We just need to have an idea in advance of numbers of participants for each area.

RU can not accommodate Kosher or vegan options.

2024 Menu for your planning or to print as a PDF.



 


 

RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION ITEMS - back for 2024

Each year, instructors, vendors, and participants donate items to the Buckeye Raffle.   It's a wonderful raffle and a great way to bring the festival to a close.  
Over the years, the scope of items donated has been phenomenal ... Cds, tablature books, vendor items including music stands and capos, photography,
music-related tote and hammer bags, AND Instruments...Yes, INSTRUMENTS.  

The tradition of raffling a hammered dulcimer started with the first festival (actually several years before) by Joe Wojciechowski, a popular Michigan builder.  
Joe met Bob & Louise Ziegler before Buckeye started when a small community apple butter festival took place at Recreation Unlimited and brought
one of his 'novice' hammered dulcimers for a raffle.  Louise started the Buckeye Dulcimer Festival in 1991 and  Joe continued his 
participation and donation of an instrument.   As the festival has continued, other builders joined Joe's cause.  
Over the years, Paul Conrad and Gary Sager have donated mountain dulcimers and in 2014-5 Michael Allen started donating a hammered dulcimer and more.   

Several years ago, Joe passed away.  Since then, several of his previously donated instruments have returned to the raffle as a result of
past 'winners'  passing the beginner instrument back to the raffle for the budding player to take home.  
Continuing the 'passing on' tradition, other used instruments... banjo/dulcimer, psaltries, and more have been donated. 

RAFFLE and SILENT AUCTION for 2024:  During the pandemic, BDF was the recipient of several fine hammered and mountain
dulcimers as donations to the festival.  With the Raffle suspended for 2022, Chris Steiner conducted a silent auction
including folks present at the festival, remote registrations, BDF Facebook folks and all folks on the BDF emailing list. 
To say the least, it was very successful providing an unexpected gift to the festival. 
For April, 2024, our plans are to hold the silent auction and raffle.

If you have any instruments that you would like to donate to the Buckeye Dulcimer Festival, please
email or contact Chris Steiner at 419-Shari at 937-721-8016.


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Last updated:  March 8, 2024
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