Group Discussions
Wound String for Octave?
At 19" VSL I find that 0.20" ones pop before reaching d'. The smallest I have found are 0.18" ones that can get to d' but are just on the verge of...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 4
Staple Fret Design
I'm really curious about the width of the staple frets in pre-revival dulcimers and what that might imply, if anything, about how these early...
@Parker Buckley started 12 years ago - replies: 22
My first machine!
I started on the fretboard and the peghead, which is walnut. The whole thing will be walnut except for the top, which will be redwood. I sawed...
@Mark Runge started 12 years ago - replies: 0
Sousa march on dulcimer: "The Liberty Bell" (Monty Python theme)
Okay, here's something completely different. John Philip Sousa's famous march, "The Liberty Bell." This is a ball-bustingly difficult arrangement...
@Sam Edelston started 12 years ago - replies: 7
Note-bending noter technique
I posted this as a blog. Another member suggested it might be seen more as a discussion. Since it involves noter technique, I figured this would...
@Jud Barry started 12 years ago - replies: 6
The Wild Colonial Boy - Walnut McSpadden staple fret 3 string
This evening I finally finished the project McSpadden I've been working on - and there was just enough light left outside to get a photo In...
@Robin Clark started 12 years ago - replies: 29
Staying in tune up the fret? Challenging . . .
Hi All,I can tune my instrument so it is solidly D-A-d -- but I notice that as I move up the fret board that my notes are often a bit off. DH...
@Ellen Rice started 12 years ago - replies: 7
Why Homer Ledford Placed his Frets where he did (And he was Right!!!!)
I got an unfinishedMcSpadden dulcimer body from Jim Woods last year as I wanted to build one up with wooden pegs and staple frets. Finally this...
@Robin Clark started 12 years ago - replies: 70
Who made it & when?
We bought a little Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer last night. It was advertised as an "antique instrument" and was being sold as part of the...
@Monterey started 12 years ago - replies: 13
Calculating VSL
We bought an old Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer last night that is complete except for the bridge. There are no markings as to where it should go....
@Monterey started 12 years ago - replies: 12