Ah! Now this I can see and hear. Beautiful job -- both on the pipes and assembling the photos... I really love the cauld wind pipes. They're much more 'personal' than the GHB, and as quiet as Shuttle Pipes and other small pipes...
Thanks Ken. Sounds like you're familiar with various small pipes. I'm new at it- going on three years.
Here is another attempt to attach a video.
It is my Small Pipes and dulcimer, playing "My Dashing Darling" ( aka 'Will ye follow Charlie' )
I sure like the sound you get here Bob. That's a heckava good tune
Thanks Randy- Im glad the link worked!
Something is amiss with the recordings They're jammed over to the side, and I can't seem to get them to play. I've played dulcimer with a Small Pipes piper myself; and you're right -- the combination can be magical...
I dont know how to edit my post.. ugh. Any suggestions?
I have been learning the Scottish Small Pipes for about a year, and thought to make a recording of my piping and my Appalachian dulcimer together. The two seem to work nicely- hope you enjoy 
Thanks for the suggestion- I will look at their page. The pegs I plan to use are for violins size 4/4 
(see the pic attached), so they should be the correct size. I also will buy the reamer, that thing isn't cheep though!
Well, things are moving along with my project- the dulcimer rib sections have been bent to shape and the fretboard has been made, with some relief carving on the sides. I have ordered a set of four Perfection Planetary Violin Pegs (size 4/4) for the dulcimer tuning head that I just started to work on.
These geared tuning pegs are highly rated and I do like the traditional/classical appearance over other geared tuning pegs.
I have not installed these before, (and actually the pegs have not arrived yet) so I am looking at various tutorials on YouTube and such.
My first question is what size to drill the peg holes in the peg box before they are reamed ? I have not found any info on that! (I am ready to start carving the tuning head & scroll and want the holes bored first.)
My guess is 3/8 " but don's want to make any errors.
Does anyone have some advice as to the hole size?
Thanks!!
Heavens Wayne- that would make too much sense for me! (down the road, I just might cave and get a tuner..)
Cool- thanks Guy- as always you are a big help.
I think I am getting/remembering it now: 7 frets; hence the first open is C, then D; E; F; G; A; B ?
( Crazy question from a dormant dulcimer builder and knock-about-player huh!?)
How would I tune my dulcimer to C-G-C ? (using this tuning-to-itself style) It is the tuning for a song I love. She did capo on 1st fret to play "Rights of Man", and I MUST learn that tune!
Now this I can do! Thanks!! 
Thanks- I am just playing notes on the melody sting, with the others as drones.
oh--- the melody string is at the 6th fret of the Base String? I will try that one! Thanks :)
Hi friends,
It has been ages since I have played my dulcimer, and I have since forgotten how I used to tune it to itself! I had learned some modes from a Jean Richie book I read years ago, and forgot almost everything!
The common tuning I use now is:
Press Bass String (4th) behind the 4th fret = 1st & 2nd strings open
Treble (thinnest) String (next to bass string)= 1 octave above open 4th String
-What is this mode called(Mixolydian?) is it CcG?
There was another fun tuning I used, which was great for playing "Greensleves" because it was in minor tuning (Dorian?). Does anyone know how to tune the dulcimer for that (tuning to itself?)
Hopefully this question is not too confusing!
Thanks for any help :)
