Group Discussions

Sam Edelston

Ooo-eee-oo-ah-ah...


I was at a festival where Gary Sager was vending, and saw this baby dulcimer on the table. I played a few bars of this song -- the most logical...
@Sam Edelston started 6 years ago - replies: 3
Simple Life

Anchoring Right Hand Fingers


Hello!  I am a very new player and was wondering if anyone else has trouble with anchoring their right hand fingers?  My anchored fingers keep...
@Simple Life started 6 years ago - replies: 6
WildMeadow

Staple frets?


https://www.facebook.com/WildMeadowDulcimers/photos/pcb.1427338414057733/1427338277391080/?type=3&theater Was asked to build a very...
@WildMeadow started 6 years ago - replies: 7
Dusty Turtle

Surfer Girl on mountain dulcimer


Here's my three-stringed take on the Beach Boys classic.  Southern California meet Appalachia. I use a 1+ fret here, but you don't need it and...
@Dusty Turtle started 6 years ago - replies: 7
Robin Thompson

video- Folk Legacy 1975



@Robin Thompson started 6 years ago - replies: 5
JCM

Wood Identification Question


Hi everyone,  so I read about and have gotten into the whole re-use/re-purpose wood thing.  And the dulcimer I'm building will be constructed...
@JCM started 6 years ago - replies: 9
Ballad Gal

(another) Berea Traditional Gathering Video - 2019


In addition to our time in Berea, this video includes the side trip my friend & I took to the dulcimer museum in Hindman, KY, some other...
@Ballad Gal started 6 years ago - replies: 15
Tanstaafl

First build completed


Just finished my first dulcimer.  Many thanks to Ken H for his tutelage.  Walnut body with maple fretboard and scroll.    
@Tanstaafl started 6 years ago - replies: 7
tallytune

Pick Thickness


Hi All! I have been playing for almost a year now, not as frequently as I like, and every time I see the subject of pick thickness come up in...
@tallytune started 6 years ago - replies: 12
Bill S

Kerfing


I'm wondering if, when building the box of a dulcimer, if kerfing is really necessary.  Do the builders here use kerfing?
@Bill S started 6 years ago - replies: 5
 
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