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billybobboy42

Installing new tuners


i have a used, via eBay, mod 12W McSpadden which has a scroll head with friction tuner pegs using 1/4” peg holes.  I would like to replace the...
@billybobboy42 started 7 years ago - replies: 3
YeahSureOK

Sweet Child Of Mine


I was noodling around one day, and stumbled into the 1st verse of Guns N Roses' "Sweet Child Of Mine". After some work, I feel like a got a pretty...
@YeahSureOK started 7 years ago - replies: 2
YeahSureOK

Notation software recommendations


What are some good sheet music notation software choices? Are there, by any slim possibility, any that have any dulcimer specific tab layout options?
@YeahSureOK started 7 years ago - replies: 3
haleymuse

Suggestions for fixing a fretboard


Hello again! I ran into several problems while making the fretboard for my dulcimer:   1) I had some trouble fretting it. The fret saw I ordered...
@haleymuse started 7 years ago - replies: 11
Sam Edelston

Gilbert & Sullivan patter song from HMS Pinafore


I recently taught a workshop on unusual chord voicings at August Dulcimer Daze, and used this song as an example. Played here on a chromatic...
@Sam Edelston started 7 years ago - replies: 4
haleymuse

Dulcimer nut and bridge


Hello again! I am working on the fretboard for my dulcimer and I had a few questions about the nut and bridge.  1) Should the dulcimer nut and...
@haleymuse started 7 years ago - replies: 5
Molly McCurdy

How to play dulcimer with a turkey feather


Does anybody know the correct way to use a turkey feather for playing the mountain dulcimer? I’ve heard that the feather has to be prepared a...
@Molly McCurdy started 7 years ago - replies: 2
billybobboy42

Further ado about 2 v 1 melody string(s)


I am both a beginner and this is my first post.  I apologize if this subject belongs elsewhere on this site. Also, I do not wish to hijack the...
@billybobboy42 started 7 years ago - replies: 11
Don Grundy

Additional frets playing traditionally?


Do players add 1.5, 6.5, 8.5 or 13.5 frets when playing in traditional drone style:DAAA?
@Don Grundy started 7 years ago - replies: 12
haleymuse

Question about making dulcimer soundboard


Hello, I have just started making the soundboard of my dulcimer out of a solid piece of butternut and I had a few questions. 1) Is there an...
@haleymuse started 7 years ago - replies: 12
 
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