Group Discussions

Gathering in Fairmont

Mountaineer Dulcimer Club MeetingWhen: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 10:00AM 3:00PMWhere: Central Methodist Church, Fairmont, WVDonation:...
@Rob N Lackey started 13 years ago - replies: 4

Modifing another builder's dulcimer

Has anyone ever modified another makers dulcimer so that it can be played? Here's my problem. I've got this small dulcimer that uses zither...
@folkfan started 13 years ago - replies: 9

Popsicle stick

Recently I have become somewhat serious about playing noter/drone style. Over the past year I have collected a few noters, received in the bags of...
@Terry Wilson started 13 years ago - replies: 27

Crossing The Bar

I want to play Crossing the Bar. The words come from Tennyson's famous poem. ..... not the choir version, but more like the arrangement...
@Marsha Elliott started 13 years ago - replies: 2

Questions about the Zoom H2N audio recorder

I acquired a Zoom H2N recorder a while back. I recorded my daughter playing piano at home and at her piano teacher's home. I downloaded the files...
@Patty from Virginia started 13 years ago - replies: 3

Overdubbing with Audacity

First, a disclaimer: I love Audacity. It does so much for free, you really can't beat it.Now, I've used a digital recorder for some time. I have a...
@Rob N Lackey started 13 years ago - replies: 9

Nathan Hicks and the Dulcimer He Sold to Maurice Matteson - Where is it now?

In 1933 Maurice Matteson and Mellinger Henry collected ballads on Beech Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina. This was five years earlier...
@Banjimer started 13 years ago - replies: 2

How are members using computer tablets to store tabs for playing in jam sessions?

I've heard that you can use a tablet for storing your tabs rather than hauling 3 or 4 books of tabs everywhere you go to jam. I am considering...
@Kathy D. Jones started 13 years ago - replies: 11

Question re: bass string tuning

Hi Strumelia,I watched your video on tuning to the four main modes and I have a question. You said that you usually tune your bass string an octave...
@Sharon Hall started 13 years ago - replies: 2

Rocky Mountain Dulcimer

Has anyone made a Ray Jacobs Rocky Mt. Dulcimer? I watched a youtube video of him and his Wife playing them. Looked like a bit of fun, and to...
@David Williams2 started 13 years ago - replies: 3