I have been making Hammered Dulcimers for 15 years and have supplied many music industry professionals, composers, musicians and beginners, in the UK and abroad. I believe my instruments to be the best in the UK. The sound is particularly sweet due to my unique soundboard design combined with bridge placement. Don't just take my word for it, look at the instrument owners below.

Music Magic Dulcimer player Ben Edwards No1 in France

Ben Edwards Blues Harp and Hammered Dulcimer player with Charlie Winston recently reported that the band, now signed to Real World Records have been on tour supporting Peter Gabriel. Even more recently the band have been touring in France supporting the release of the debut album Hobo. Charlie Winston's album Hobo was recently No 2 in France, while the single, taken from the album was Number 1. Ben's Instrument was made by Tim in 1999 and is a bespoke instrument comprising a 12 x 12 combined with 4 pairs of Low Bass strings. The bridges were modified to take pick-ups that run the entire length of the two bridges, combined with a pre-amp system. This arrangement allowings Ben to be able to compete against the sound of a live band with his Music Magic instrument.

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Some of my clients are names you have may have heard of such as Peter Gabriel. There are many others like for instance James Asher and Roger Bolton, whose names are less familiar but whose music you will have heard on TV or Film. I have also supplied foreign recording artists, one I am particularly fond of is Karin Hoghielm.

Another Music Magic Dulcimer owner, Yannis Psimadas who has become a friend is pictured above. Yannis flew over to pick his instrument up personally. He makes music for theatre and plays Dulcimer with a story teller at the National Museam of Athens.

Tommos Brangwyn is a student of Geoff Smith. Tommos's instrument has to be the best looking instrument I have made . It has very nicely figured quilted Sapele for the rails and a solid brass soundhole and lots of brass escussions. Its a 15 +15 with a bunch of wound low bass strings. Thommos was in the studio with Patrick Wolf 3 days ofter he picked up his instrument!

I have spent considerable time refining the design of these instruments using various elements from the world of dulcimers resulting in instruments that fuse 21st century construction techniques with classic elements creating a streamlined modern appearance representing the best of UK Dulcimer design. Each instrument has good tuning stability.

Pythagorous playing an experimental instrument somewhat resembling a Dulcimer

My business card features Pythagorous who was one of the earliest music technologists, he wanted to understand the relationship between string tension, string length and pitch. His instrument features strings of equal length and thickness with different weights and hence different tensions on each string. I have recently finished studying Music Technology at Bath Spa University. My work now includes documentary video making.