Michael Masley

Michael Masley. Composer: Amelia's 25th. Michael Masley, American instrumentalist and composer; b. Trenton, Michigan, September 22, 1952. He studied creative writing at Northwestern Michigan College (1970-72); in 1973 began working with hammered dulcimer player Bob Spinner, who became a mentor. He played using traditional 2-hammer technique until 1979; during months at a fishing lodge in northern Michigan, he developed a 10-fingered "finger-hammer" technique. In 1982 he engaged the dulcimer maker...