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simple pleasures

Although I hope to be an accomplished expert someday, Right now I am having fun taking "beginner tunes Like Boil That Cabbage Down and spending an...
@paul buckner started 13 years ago - replies: 2

Tuning app for android tablets, iphones, etc.

I just downloaded a great app for a tuner called "Cleartune" and it is only $3.99 and is a great app to give you an extra tuner for your dulcimer...
@Joseph Besse started 13 years ago - replies: 8

Is it possible to play DAD fingerstyle with these melody strings?

Hi all,I got my dulcimer yesterday, first one. It's four strings, but the two melody strings seem to me to be very far apart ... 5mm maybe 6mm ......
@David Preston started 13 years ago - replies: 5

Banjammer

I have a banjammer made by Mike Clemmer. I love it, but I need to really figure out how to play it. Does anyone here fingerpick a banjammer? I am...
@Cindy Stammich started 13 years ago - replies: 15

Elizabethan Music for Dulcimer--Randy Wilkinson

Anybody remember this piece of classic vinyl? Released in 1982 on Kicking Mule, this was a regular on my turntable back in college days. It does...
@Alaska Pfeiff started 13 years ago - replies: 3

Wartz'n'All II 3-23-2013

It was a most enjoyable day in Clarksburg, WV, for dulcimer players at the Wartz'n'All Spring Fling Dulcimer Gathering. We had a great location at...
@Rob N Lackey started 13 years ago - replies: 6

Tutorial on sustain in your music

Have had several inquiries about how to get the slower songs to have moresustain instead of being choppy. This will be applicable to all styles of...
@Linda Jo brockinton started 13 years ago - replies: 17

Need Help With Top Plates

New builderhaving much frustration trying to true my plates for the top. I made a shooting board, clamped my sitka spruce and began with a block...
@Jimmy Lamar started 13 years ago - replies: 6

Retro-fitting a pick up

I am interested in adding a pick up to one of my dulcimers. Is it a do-it-yourself job or does it should it be done by a professional?
@hehsr04@live.com started 13 years ago - replies: 5

Bless this House

I love the song "Bless This House".It is so perfect for the dulcimer!Per Wikipedia, it was first published in 1927.Where can I find if it is public...
@Cindy Stammich started 13 years ago - replies: 9