About Us
The New Whamdiddle
I am really retired now….. I gave away all my larger shop tools to a fellow luthier that makes harps. My wife, Liz Douglas, and I recently bought an empty cargo van, fitted it out as a camper, and plan to travel locally and farther as conditions allow. We continue to perform, attend local Irish sessions and old-time jams and festivals, and do some busking.
I still have my rhythm bones, books, CDs, and writings available to purchase. (see below)
I want to thank you all again for supporting me over the past 50 years, and giving me the dream of being self-employed at something I love. Thank You!
Please contact me if I can be of any help.
Please note that I have a new address in Lacey WA which is very close to Olympia WA.
Rick Fogel, December 2025
For Booking or To Order Please:
Email: rick@whamdiddle.com
Call: 206-910-8259 (cell)
Mail: 4553 Beckonridge Loop SE, Lacey WA 98513
CURRENT PRODUCTS
Bones $35 for domestic woods (exotic woods Market Price)
Plans for 4 or 5 octave Whamdiddle Dulcimer $250 Includes all
the help I can provide via email, text, or phone, and a 20 minuet DVD produced by PBS showing me building a 5-octave dulcimer from an entertainment perspective.
I am no longer making dulcimers but I may have used models. Please ask.
Private Lessons $70 per hour (Zoom, Face-Time, or in person)
Booklets $15 Sheet Music of music on my CDs (Through the Looking Glass, Gollywo Gymnopedia, Divine Dulcimer)
Physics, Music Theory and the Hammer Dulcimer $10
Workshop Booklets $15 (The Foundation for beginners;
The Augusta Papers for intermediate players)
Conscious Existence $10 (Poetry book) A Trilogy of 21 poems about The Self, The Earth, and The Universe
CDs $15 (Through the Looking Glass, Divine Dulcimer,
Gollywogs Gymnopedia, Whamdiddle Flashbacks)
Couplets $5 (I, II, III, IV, & V) Single (8.5 x 11 inch) sheet with 34 couplets each.
To order please send me an email with your order. I will respond with a proposed shipping date, and then you can then call with a credit card number, send a check, or I can send a PayPal invoice. Please contact me if you have any questions.
SHIPPING WILL BE ADDED