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Swedish Hummel

I recently acquired a beautiful Swedish Hummel and am trying to find out how to tune it. It is chromatic, with four pair of fretted strings and...
@Bill G started 3 years ago - replies: 3

Possum boards

Thinking about trying a dulcimer with a possum board. What kind of wood does one use for the back? How thick is the actual possum board. 
@Dale A Penrose started 3 years ago - replies: 5

String physics question

Hey folks. Some of my dulcimers have a lot of string length that is outside of the VSL. I have one that has a 23" vsl, with about 8" of additional...
@Nate started 3 years ago - replies: 3

Jethro Amburgey audio from Appalshop

https://youtu.be/9MUbSuHOFr8?si=SuvBL3aLq_LPmvbG
@Robin Thompson started 3 years ago - replies: 7

Gluing resonant objects inside soundbox?

Hey folks I was hoping someone might have some insight on a thought I had. I've been thinking about trying to glue things like cookie tins to the...
@Nate started 3 years ago - replies: 9

buzz in low D on ginger

Hello!  I have a new ginger setup in DAD (that I love) but…it has a buzz in the low D.   Ideas?
@kathleen started 3 years ago - replies: 3

Choice of Wood for Fingerboard?

Hello craftsmen of FOTMD! I was hoping for some opinions on if the choice of wood for the fingerboard affects tone very much. If so what woods do...
@Nate started 3 years ago - replies: 8

The Strumstick Chord Bible

Finally bit the bullet and bought myself "The Strumstick Chord Bible" - 1,156 Chords in D & G tunings. There's an awful lot to learn, if you...
@Anne Maguire started 3 years ago - replies: 4

Luthiers Mercantile

Just noticed an email from Luthiers Mercantile saying they were closing the doors this fall. 
@Homer Ross started 3 years ago - replies: 13

Any Kansas dulcimer players out there?

This may not be the best place to post this but couldn't figure out any other way or place. I'm a lone dulcimer player in east central Kansas and...
@Leny-Sue started 3 years ago - replies: 1