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need some guideance
does anyone have a suggestion as to how i can get my wife to relax her picking hand as most know my wife has dementia, she was also hit by a hit...
@Don Smith started 4 years ago - replies: 11
fret installation on older just intonation dulcimer
Hello builders. I am getting ready to build a copy of the old noter style dulcimer with frets only under melody string. It will be Just...
@Bill Robison started 4 years ago - replies: 5
question on sound holes
I m going to be building a hour glass shaped dulcimer for my wife even though i purchase one for her to get started learning on. i have plans...
@Don Smith started 4 years ago - replies: 6
Ok I have more Questions about better brands of dulcimers
What are some of the better brands of Dulcimer's to look at I found a apple creek in phoenix but after reading the warning on this site about some...
@Don Smith started 4 years ago - replies: 22
New to site and have some questions
hello everyone I play Banjo and Mandolin I am searching for my first Dulcimer and have a few questions #1- I am looking for a Dulcimer for my...
@Don Smith started 4 years ago - replies: 9
barre chord question
Hello, looking for advice on forming these on the dulcimer, which finger(s) to use, do I roll the finger to the bony edge toward the nut like on a...
@Dave T started 4 years ago - replies: 2
First attempt in arranging German folk song for Dulcimer
Hello everybody, I tried to adopt the German folk song Klein Wild Vögelein for the Dulcimer noter/drone style by transcriping the sheet music...
@jost started 4 years ago - replies: 7
A bit of chromatic chord-melody: "Five Foot Two"
Here's a bit of chord-melody playing that really shows off the chromatic dulcimer's strengths. "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue," played on my...
@Sam Edelston started 4 years ago - replies: 4
American Roots Radio
Does anyone here enjoy playing along with the radio? I find that with the 1 1/2 fret a LOT of the songs played on American Roots Radio are in keys...
@banjelele started 4 years ago - replies: 3
Jean's sister Edna
I just got this record from Edna Ritchie and enjoyed listening today. https://folkways.si.edu/edna-ritchie/edna-ritchie-of-viper-kentucky
@Robin Thompson started 4 years ago - replies: 11