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Sam Edelston

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
Sam Edelston

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
Ken Longfield

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
Ken Longfield

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
Sylvia

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
Ann Andrews

CHROMATIC DULCIMER


Do I have to get a special dulcimer to play chromatic?
@Ann Andrews started 2 months ago - replies: 6
Ken Longfield

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
Ken Longfield

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
Jack M

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
Homer Ross

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
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