Group Discussions

Utterly faded label --- suggestions?

I have a very interesting and very playable old mountain dulcimer that I want to bring to market soon. There's a hand-written label in the...
@pristine2 started 12 years ago - replies: 4

Can you help me find my keys?

I was lucky enough to join a session with a band called The Whiskey Dogs recentlyWhen I asked about the key in which a number of tracks on their CD...
@Steve Battarbee started 12 years ago - replies: 3

Favorite Hymn to play - anytime

Ok so this has probably been done before but I'm just interested in seeing what y'all like to play. So please just give me a couple of your...
@Mandy started 12 years ago - replies: 58

Shipping the finished product

I got kind of a shock when I shipped my first dulcimer actually built for a customer. I dropped it off at a service that packed and shipped it. It...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 11

Dulcimer wood

I am selling ready made dulcimer tops, one is redwood and is on Ebay right now. I can also make ones from cherry, walnut, sassafras, sycamore and...
@Robert Worth started 12 years ago - replies: 2

Printed Material

Not sure this is the right place to ask, but I figured teachers would have an opinion on this.I am selling dulcimers with a good portion of my...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 5

Wound String for Octave?

At 19" VSL I find that 0.20" ones pop before reaching d'. The smallest I have found are 0.18" ones that can get to d' but are just on the verge of...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 4

Staple Fret Design

I'm really curious about the width of the staple frets in pre-revival dulcimers and what that might imply, if anything, about how these early...
@Parker Buckley started 12 years ago - replies: 22

My first machine!

I started on the fretboard and the peghead, which is walnut. The whole thing will be walnut except for the top, which will be redwood. I sawed...
@Mark Runge started 12 years ago - replies: 0

Sousa march on dulcimer: "The Liberty Bell" (Monty Python theme)

Okay, here's something completely different. John Philip Sousa's famous march, "The Liberty Bell." This is a ball-bustingly difficult arrangement...
@Sam Edelston started 12 years ago - replies: 7