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To Pick or Not to Pick
This question has probably been discussed on this site before I joined. I have been teaching myself to finger pick for the last year and a half and...
@Ginney Camden started 12 years ago - replies: 31
Call Me
It's a classic rock song! No, it's a jig! No, it's a dessert topping! Okay, its Blondie's hit, "Call Me," on electric dulcimer. Capo on 1,...
@Sam Edelston started 12 years ago - replies: 3
The dreaded dotted note - Ashogan Farewell
I am working on "Ashogan Farewell" and it sounds fine in my living room (slow, but nice). I am going to have a challenge when I go to play this...
@Ellen Rice started 12 years ago - replies: 10
Managing Demand
For those of you who sell your dulcimers as a business... Maybe you can provide some advice.My preference has been to have a short queue and be...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 14
What are half frets and do I need any?
This is the third incarnation of this piece. The first part of what follows was initially posted as a response to a question on Everything...
@Dusty Turtle started 12 years ago - replies: 24
Making a Davis kit dulcimer playable
Well, it seems a lady nearby has a Davis dulcimer she built from a kit many years ago, and wanted me to help finish it up for her. I came over...
@John C. Knopf started 12 years ago - replies: 12
Tabledit
I am a chaplain in a nursing facility who teaches mountain dulcimer. I have been using Tabledit to transcribe music with font size 22 so people...
@Laura Bell started 12 years ago - replies: 8
Internet Sources for Old Music
We've had a thread on books of old music arrangements for mountain dulcimer but, let's face it, there's a lot of music out there that isn't...
@Ivan Bradley started 12 years ago - replies: 4
Impressionist and Romantic era classical music
Most of the discussion of classical thus far has been Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. While I do love the music from those periods, my personal...
@Shawn McCurdy started 12 years ago - replies: 8
Dulcimer Related Stops on a Road Trip
Maybe an odd question, but...I have a car trip from Baltimore MD to Tallahassee FL coming up in a few weeks. Any suggestions for stops along the...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 21