Look out, Dana's gone electric!  She's gonna be playing Pete Townshend power chords soon and rockin' the neighborhood.

Glad it worked out for you.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Ken, thank you SO MUCH for that link! That's what I bought and I love how it feels. And now all my mistakes can be heard all the more better, haha! Thanks for everyone's advice!

Yup.  That's what I learned to call wires that plug into things at both ends -- a cable

Me, too, Ken. How about pickup cable?

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

I've gotta laugh.  Everytime I see the subject of this thread I think "Pick Up Cord -- that should be "pick up NOTE", not "CHORD".

I don't know if the output jack on your dulcimer is on the end piece, but if it is, I like to use a right angle 1/4 inch plug at one end of the cable and a straight plug at the amp end. Here is a link to one I found at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/KIRLIN-IWB-202BFGL-10-CA-10-Feet-Instrument/dp/B00Y4S67OM/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1460511789&sr=8-5&keywords=guitar+cable

Like with anything else, you get what you pay for. Get the best quality cable you can afford to preserve the quality of your sound.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Go to any Guitar Center or Radio Shack or Best Buy store, and they will have something you can use.

A 1/4 male one............and the other end to match your amps input...............what amp do you have?

Sorry, I forgot I posted this! So it looks like the pickup is a 1/4 inch female end piece. What kind of cord do I order (through amazon most likely) to attach to my little amp?

I would appreciate any specifics here (insert clueless smilie face) :) 

What John said. Most pickups will use a 1/4" in jack with a female end. The cord will have two mail jacks. One plugs in to the dulcimer and the in to the amp.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

What do the 2 jacks look like?  A 1/4" phone jack is pretty much the standard for guitars, amps, mikes, etc.

Sometimes you run across a 1/8" phone jack, in which case you can get a little adapter to go from one to the other.

I got a super fun little amp from Mike Clemmer and while I hope to use it playing at the nursing home, right now I like to use it to better hear my finger picking. I got a Gallier and it has a pick up but I don't know what type of cord I would use to put the two together. Any advice? Thanks!