Group Discussions

Little dulcimer...or epinette?

So just out of curiosity (and maybe in my capacity as troublemaker...lol) When is it a 'little dulcimer' and when is it an 'epinette' ? Are...
@Strumelia started 11 years ago - replies: 4

review of Bill Graves's cd Sugar in the Coffee

Bill Graves's cd  Sugar in the Coffee   is one of my very favorite recordings with old-time mountain dulcimer.  Scroll down this page to see a...
@Robin Thompson started 11 years ago - replies: 6

Size of Music Wire?

What number of "music wire" are you buying to make strings the equivalent of 10ga package strings?  What about 18 gauge plain package strings?...
@Ken Hulme started 11 years ago - replies: 5

Monkey in the Dog Cart

I heard this tune recently and would like to learn it.  I can't find any tab for it.  Does anyone have any tab, or be able to write out a simple...
@Gail Webber started 11 years ago - replies: 8

November monthly challenge tune, The Four Marys

For the November Call the Tune challenge, starting Sunday the first of November, I have chosen a song I heard a former member do on the dulcimer,...
@James Phillips started 11 years ago - replies: 10

Antique Crate Dulcimer

 Here for your viewing pleasure is a box dulcimer I own that's made out of an antique shipping crate from what would one day become Kellogg's...
@Jan Potts started 11 years ago - replies: 3

DAA vs ADA

I'm was a trumpet player years ago and know nothing about stringed instruments, but my son is learning to play.  While watching him strum I see...
@shawn wright started 11 years ago - replies: 11

Looking for a Friend for My Friend in Marathon FL

My NC dulci buddy winters in Marathon FL out on the Keys and needs a winter buddy. Anyone out there she could meet up with so she doesn't get rusty...
@Sheryl St. Clare started 11 years ago - replies: 0

Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen

Hi all! It's been too long since I've been on here. Life has been packed!  It's great to read all the posts on the new FOTMD site. I finally got...
@Guy Babusek started 11 years ago - replies: 4

Playford - English country dance tunes

I thought it would be nice to collect English country dance tunes in one spot.  This week I posted Childgrove from 1701.
@Mark Gilston started 11 years ago - replies: 2