Group Discussions
I got to rock a regional Folk Alliance conference
Because FOTMD is a special community, I'll give you the long version of this story. I have a personal mission to spread dulcimer music to the...
@Sam Edelston started yesterday - replies: 3
Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the...
@Sam Edelston started 4 weeks ago - replies: 4
The Story of the Hummel
Wilfried Ulrich's book, The Story of The Hummel , is available again in the United States. It can be purchased through this website:...
@Ken Longfield started one month ago - replies: 0
The Story of the Hummel
Anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian (mountain) dulcimer should have a copy of The Story of the Hummel by Wilfried Ulrich. The...
@Ken Longfield started one month ago - replies: 0
Help with tuning?
I am having a devil of a time tuning my new Dulcimer. It’s a McSpadden Ginger model, D-A-dd. I have an ordered an Snark electronic tuner . for...
@Sylvia started one month ago - replies: 23
CHROMATIC DULCIMER
Do I have to get a special dulcimer to play chromatic?
@Ann Andrews started 2 months ago - replies: 6
The Praetorius Scheitholt
In 1619 Michael Praetorius published the second volume of Syntagma Musicum . In it tried to list all of the instruments known in his world. He...
@Ken Longfield started 2 months ago - replies: 3
Anyone branching out?
About twenty years ago I decided to build a hammered dulcimer mainly to show the difference between them and mountain dulcimers. A friend and I...
@Ken Longfield started 3 months ago - replies: 0
Plagiarism first dulcimer
I've spent a lot of time online lately learning about dulcimers and was most impressed by Bob Stephen's website and dulcimers. A short exchange...
@Jack M started 4 months ago - replies: 4
Open Tuning
I think open tuning is a tuning were you play a cord without fretting. Not sure about that and not sure if it goes deeper than that. Please help...
@Homer Ross started 4 months ago - replies: 7