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No longer starting my Challenges
I want to thank people that have participated in the past for the different Call the Tune challenges I have initiated. After doing some serious...
@James Phillips started 10 years ago - replies: 3
Inexpensive items to help beginners?
For young players whose feet don't reach the floor I have made lap supports out of brown-colored foam board. The supports are 71/2" by 20". I get...
@John W. McKinstry started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Reverb
Has anyone had any experience creating reverb inside a build? Just read a article about this man in Arkansas who spent the last 30 odd years...
@James Swayne started 10 years ago - replies: 9
No reviews of The Story of the Dulcimer 2nd Ed.,
I noticed there are not any book reviews of Ralph Lee Smith’s new book, The Story of the Dulcimer 2nd Ed., on Amazon.com. It might be a good idea...
@David Bennett started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Willy Nelson ... You were always on my mind Tabs
Hello: I watched Larry Conger play this song Always on my mind by Willy Nelson and was wondering if anyone knew where I could get the tablature...
@Gary Major started 10 years ago - replies: 1
earliest known written melody- Syria 1400 BC
Brian turned me on to this- The Oldest known musical melody performed by Michael Levy on the Lyre. This ancient musical fragment dates back to...
@Strumelia started 10 years ago - replies: 9
The Virginia Dulcimer in Antiques Magazine July/August 2013
Y'all've probably seen this already, but I just learned about it and wanted to share it just in case others hadn't seen it. My local library had...
@Mark Runge started 10 years ago - replies: 16
Stanley Hicks article
Although not dulcimer specific, Stanley Hicks played a significant role in the dulcimer revival....
@Ken Longfield started 10 years ago - replies: 8
Repeating a song.
When repeating a song how long should the pause be between the end of the song and the beginning of the repeat? Also how many times can you...
@Sam Searls started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Leonard Glenn Repro.
I recently did some repair work on a L.Glenn dulcimer and made patterns and took measurement. Also just received some Butternut lumber. What to...
@Kevin Messenger started 10 years ago - replies: 6