Coog Instruments builds American and European Folk Instruments and folk art based on and designed from historical originals dating from the 6th century to the present.

Refer to the following for descriptions and price ranges of my products.
Go to the Gallery for more & to see what's new!
  
Mountain Dulcimers
Hand-crafted and carved hourglass- and teardrop-shaped American mountain-style dulcimers. Each is unique with human or animal head carvings reminiscent of early European stringed instruments. Woods used: black walnut, maple, cherry, oak; tops of soft or hard woods.
Priced $350 to $950* (Link to Dulcimer Gallery)

American and European Guitars & Ukuleles

Hand-made American parlor and European salon guitars. Steel string parlor guitars are mid-size with a big, full sound. Nylon string salon guitars are smaller and have a lute-style bridge, similar to the 1816 original. Woods used: black walnut, maple, mahogany, koa; tops of recycled, first-growth, Douglas fir and spruce.
Priced $1800 to $2200* (Links to American & European Guitar Galleries)

Early European Folk Instruments

Custom-crafted examples of European folk instruments from the 6th to 18th centuries, including Saxon and Germanic rotes, psalteries, medieval fiedels, rebecs, harps, symphonies, and hurdy gurdies. Woods vary according to instrument type.
Priced $200 to $1500* (Link to Folk Instrument Gallery)

American Folk Instruments

Hand-crafted instruments based on originals from the 19th and 20th centuries, including mountain-style banjos, and flat-back mandolins. Woods used: mahogany, black walnut, maple; mandolin tops of recycled, first-growth, Douglas fir.
Priced $400 to $750* (Link to Folk Instrument Gallery)

Folk Art

NEW ITEMS! Hand carved maple spoons & spurtles. Spurtles are a cook's stirring implement best suited for sauces, gravies, soups, and cooked cereals. (The original Scottish spurtle was used for oatmeal.) All have hand-carved heads on the handle. No two are alike! (Link to Folk Art Gallery)
Contact me to order by calling (831) 425-4933! Visa/MC accepted!
Price: $35 (includes shipping and applicable sales tax)
  

CDs

Two Coog Instruments CDs are available:
  • NEW ITEM: "Calling Me Home" Traditional and original folk music played on Coog Instruments by myself and sung by me,
  • "A Folk Art Christmas: A Sampling of Coog Instruments" Ten songs of the season played on eleven different instruments built by me. Playing and singing by myself, as well as Rin Eric and Stella Sexmith.
  • "Sounds of the Aeolian Harp" An album of the wind-played Aeolian harp. Perfect meditative sounds for the mind and body!
Contact me to order by calling (831) 425-4933! Visa/MC accepted!
Price: $15 (includes shipping and applicable sales tax)
* Prices are determined by wood types and complexity of carving and/or decoration.
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