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David Preston
@david-preston
04/02/17 06:39:26PM
7 posts

Dulcimer tunings fitting in with key of C


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!

Ken Hulme:

Probably not a good idea to just throw on strings for which you don't know the gauge or provenance.

Point taken Ken, in future I'll be mindful of the gauges I use. Thanks for the handy link down there too. In my defence the dulcimer shipped from the luthier with these strings on. The luthier is not a US luthier and I think he's sort of drifting off in his own direction somewhat in terms of dulcimer building. 

David Preston
@david-preston
04/02/17 09:41:58AM
7 posts

Dulcimer tunings fitting in with key of C


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!

I'm using (I think) a 0.016 electric guitar "G" string as my bass string. I usually tune DAd. It turns out I was wrong about the "too floppy" though, it's floppy but not so bad as to not be playable. I really didn't think it would work. Thanks for the advice and sorry about the incorrect assumption.


updated by @david-preston: 04/02/17 09:43:08AM
David Preston
@david-preston
04/01/17 09:05:46PM
7 posts

Dulcimer tunings fitting in with key of C


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!

Hi folks, any solutions to this one? The obvious answer doesn't work for me, that is, tuning all strings back a tone, because it makes my low string too floppy to be useful. Dulcimer viagra probably isn't the answer either.

David Preston
@david-preston
02/11/17 07:12:42PM
7 posts

Playing dulcimer with a ukelele


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!

"Playing Dulcimer With A Ukelele"

Really, a proper noter is what you should be using.  

David Preston
@david-preston
02/10/17 02:58:04AM
7 posts

Tips sought for dulcimer and (clawhammer) banjo together


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!

I shouldn't interrupt my own thread but Rick, that is the best clawhammer banjo/mountain dulcimer duet I've heard. Thank you for bringing that gem to my attention.

David Preston
@david-preston
02/08/17 03:48:30AM
7 posts

Tips sought for dulcimer and (clawhammer) banjo together


Playing and jamming difficulties...HELP ME!


Hi everyone, I'm hoping to bring these two instruments together. Does anybody have any advice or experience in this field? Not strictly from a dulcimer perspective either, but also happy to hear from any banjo players.  

The dulcimer is flexible, all tunings on the table.   

David Preston
@david-preston
07/28/14 09:06:04AM
7 posts

Enter FOTMD's 5th Birthday Pickled Dulcimer CONTEST!


OFF TOPIC discussions

Hello Strumelia, I will guess 476. Happy Birthday to FOTMD