Group Discussions

Mark Runge

Chord Chart for Chromatic Fretboard in Dad.


Does anyone have one orknow where I can get one. And any other resources would be great, too. Big smiles to all!
@Mark Runge started 10 years ago - replies: 7
John Tose

Hungarian Citera


I know that the citera isn't exactly an ancestor to the mountain dulcimer, more a kind of cousin, but I love listening to them being played...
@John Tose started 10 years ago - replies: 4
John W. McKinstry

Soundboard for a Sweetsong Dulcimer?


I just purchased a walnut Sweet Song Dulcimer kit and was thinking of putting on a different sound board say a Redwood Cedar, or a Butternut, or a...
@John W. McKinstry started 10 years ago - replies: 9
Steve Battarbee

I had a real good Mother and Father by Gillian Welch (Well my version!)


Here's the link Having once again I played a CD that Id not played for a very long time and found a great song that I hope transfers to Noter...
@Steve Battarbee started 10 years ago - replies: 1
Jan Craig

Wormy chestnut, best color choice?


Hi, I am repairing a stout little dulcimer that is made of what I think is wormy chestnut. Sanded out it is a very pale grainy wood with streaks...
@Jan Craig started 10 years ago - replies: 9
James Phillips

June2015 "challenge" tune - Wildwood Flower


For the month of June, starting Sunday the 7th, the "challenge" tune will be the Carter Family classic "Wildwood Flower", which was in fact the...
@James Phillips started 10 years ago - replies: 7
mark willingham

How to Ensure Straight Fretboards


I am a hobby dulcimer builder. I have been trying to resaw and otherwise prep my own wood for last few builds. I am having a hard time getting my...
@mark willingham started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Geoff Black

Summer Festivals...starting this weekend!


2015 Festivals: Dulcimer Workshops Dulcimers will be to the fore at many of the major UK acoustic festivals this year. There will be...
@Geoff Black started 10 years ago - replies: 3
Terry Wilson

Playing in a different octave


As a beginner 3 years ago April 1st, I began playing in DAd, and didn't change tuning for quite sometime. When I finally discovered CGC, it was a...
@Terry Wilson started 10 years ago - replies: 10
Sam Edelston

Bluegrass dulcimer - Foggy Mountain Breakdown


Earl Scruggs classic, "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." To me, for something to be bluegrass, you need a banjo. So I'm playing the banjo part on...
@Sam Edelston started 10 years ago - replies: 7
 
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