Ionian tuning question
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
To complicate matters, as I recall, one of Jean Ritchie's instructional recordings has Jean telling how her dad, Balis, told to tune the dulcimer "Bim, bim, bom," and on another recording, she has him saying to tune "Bim, bim, bim , bom." Both mean the bass is tuned then the other strings (whether 2 strings or 3) are tuned to the 5th above the bass. Love me some Jean Ritchie!