Thanks Marg!!! I like to experiment with different picks,thin,thick, soft ( felt or leather ), hard or no pick at all. They all make a slightly different sound. Different tunings make the same old dulcimer a new beast!!
Just getting started with this amazing instrument, my banjos are being quiet for a while, and love all styles. This is particularly lovely and fits my age genre...I'm 71.
Thanks, Steve! I really like using a quill, I can strum soft or loud with ease or I can pick delicately. It's very versatile. Since there are few barnyard fowl hereabouts I buy decorative feathers from a local hobby store. I wonder if roadrunner feathers would work? Catching one might prove difficult!!
Thanks everyone!! I was trying to think of a name for this tune and nothing was coming to mind. I thought to myself "man, I'm growing old" A dim light bulb went off in my brain... "That's what I'll call it!!!".
Thanks Marg!!! I like to experiment with different picks,thin,thick, soft ( felt or leather ), hard or no pick at all. They all make a slightly different sound. Different tunings make the same old dulcimer a new beast!!
Not sure if it's the quill or the different tuning but your have your Berg sounding so different than I ever could do mine. Very nice, thank you
Thanks Papasims! Glad you enjoyed it!
Just getting started with this amazing instrument, my banjos are being quiet for a while, and love all styles. This is particularly lovely and fits my age genre...I'm 71.
Thanks, Steve! I really like using a quill, I can strum soft or loud with ease or I can pick delicately. It's very versatile. Since there are few barnyard fowl hereabouts I buy decorative feathers from a local hobby store. I wonder if roadrunner feathers would work? Catching one might prove difficult!!
Charles, that sounds good.
you're getting a lot 'feeling' into your strumming
Thanks everyone!! I was trying to think of a name for this tune and nothing was coming to mind. I thought to myself "man, I'm growing old" A dim light bulb went off in my brain... "That's what I'll call it!!!".
I can relate!
lol
Love it!
This was played on a Bill Berg 5 string tuned DdGCC