So very pretty Bob. 

This is so pretty Bob, I love your arrangement! Your dulcimer has such a beautiful sound!

Robert: Wow, that's a lot of questions all at once. So, in reverse order,

• I built the dulcimer
• I probably spent a couple of hours learning Shenandoah over a few weeks. I really wanted to get it posted for the February Call the Tune Challenge by James. The arrangement is my own.
• And I've been playing dulcimer for a little over a year. Lots of other music experience before that.

Thank-you for your kind comments. Good luck on your dulcimer journey!

Thanks Lynn!

Jim, Paul, James thanks for watching. It is good to hear some feedback.

Bob, you did a fantastic version! Hey, and it was nice seeing Chase the Dog as well

Thanks for the useful feedback Helen and Gail. I appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

That was very nice, Bob. Your dulcimer really has a nice sound, too,

Thanks Janene, glad you liked it.

Nice job...liked the simple melody line before adding chords etc and changing it up...and how nice of Chase to vocalize a little before entering the scene.

Patty and Lexie, thanks for listening and commenting!

I like this too!!! That is a pretty dulcimer

Bob that's a nice rendition, really like your picking.

Gordon and John, thanks for the kind words. I might have done another take for this, but I was in a bit of a hurry to get it posted.

Gordon, I did built this instrument. It is all walnut. The sound hole design was copied from a 1930s Gibson guitar. It is strung lightly at the moment with 10s on the melody and middle drone strings and 18 on the bass. I'd like to get a little more richness out of it so I may go to heavier gauges the next time I restring it. For this video it was tuned DAdd but it also sounds nice tuned a step lower at CGcc.

Hey Bob, I like your finger picking style and your instrument, is it one that you built? Thanks for your sweet rendition.

Bob, you did some really nice things with that. Great job!