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Dulcimer makers with longer VSLs
Hi, All, Out of curiosity, what makers still produce dulcimers with VSLs of 27" and up? I know of Bear Meadow, Ron Ewing, and McSpadden....
@Garret started 6 years ago - replies: 13
How many frets are really useful?
I have twenty frets on my old McSpadden, and so many in the upper scale are never used. Is it really necessary to place that many frets on a...
@Bill S started 6 years ago - replies: 19
Melodies while strumming
Hello all. Anyone have some tips for how to play melodies while strumming? (It's for an instrumental break to a strummed song...)
@Rachael started 6 years ago - replies: 9
Kentucky Music Week June 23-28 2019
Hey just wanted to see if anyone is going to the Kentucky Music Week 2019? My wife and I will be there from the 21st to the 30th. We'll be staying...
@DulcimerBill started 6 years ago - replies: 0
Luthier's Handbook--tap tuning for dulcimers?
Hi all, I "built" a cardboard dulcimer late last year from a kit, then was so smitten with it, I built a solid walnut kit earlier this year....
@LisavB started 6 years ago - replies: 10
Palette wood
Regarding palette wood, I know pine when I see it but am not sure what the hard woods are on palettes. Does anyone know what they normally are?...
@Bill S started 6 years ago - replies: 7
You are My Sunshine
Hi everyone, I can’t figure out if “You are My Sunshine” is public domain. My mom and I had a very dear friend that would have turned 92 this...
@Cindy Stammich started 6 years ago - replies: 3
Dulcimer maker gathering?
Other than making a cross-country trip to try out a dulcimer to purchase, does anyone know of any events or gatherings where dulcimer makers sell...
@Leny-Sue started 6 years ago - replies: 9
Born to Run - chromatic bari - in concert
I grew up musically in an organization called the Folk Project, an all-instrument (but dulcimer-friendly) New Jersey-based crowd. Twice a year,...
@Sam Edelston started 6 years ago - replies: 7