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Susie

Ron Ewing Dulcimettes


Who here owns one? What are your thoughts/suggestions? Is Ron Ewing even building them anymore (I'm sure he's getting up there in age)? I'm toying...
@Susie started 4 years ago - replies: 7
Bill Robison

Soundhole reinforcement


What material do you use to reinforce the intricate soundhole designs?  Wood at a90 deg to grain  for fabric with glue? I don't have access to  a...
@Bill Robison started 4 years ago - replies: 2
Robin Thompson

Jean at Gebhard Woods fest 1994



@Robin Thompson started 4 years ago - replies: 2
Janene Millen

Convert TablEdit file to .WAV or MP3?


or.....what app do you use to convert a MIDI file to an MP3?  Have created tablature in TablEdit but want to create MP3 demos of the tunes.  All...
@Janene Millen started 4 years ago - replies: 3
deweylandrum

5 string strings and tuning


I'm new to dulcimers and have one that needs the strings replaced.  I did a bunch of research of the various types of tuning, strings, etc. and...
@deweylandrum started 4 years ago - replies: 14
Dave T

Looking at the Fretboard When Playing


Hello all, I'm new player to the instrument, learning to play some chords and melodies. I started out of necessity looking at my finger placement...
@Dave T started 4 years ago - replies: 1
KLO

Photographers remote used as digital page turner


Sometime back I read a trick that adapted a photographer's remote to be used a digital page turner for the iPad or tablet. They just velcroed the...
@KLO started 4 years ago - replies: 6
Gordon Hardy

Hymns and tunes with a Lenten theme


February 17, 2021 is this year's date for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent which is the 46 days...
@Gordon Hardy started 4 years ago - replies: 4
jost

A question concerning extra frets on diatonic dulcimer


Hello everybody,my dulcimer has only a diatonic fretboard since I didn't insisted on adding the extra frets when I get it from the luthier....
@jost started 4 years ago - replies: 19
Matt Berg

Ugly Wood - Lacquer v Polyurethane Dulcimer Project


I am a sucker for straight grained clear lumber, so when I found two 4 x 4s that had some water and mold damage, but had straight grains and no...
@Matt Berg started 4 years ago - replies: 9
 
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