Group Discussions
Retail Stores in Ontario?
I just purchased my Dulcimer yesterday from a local man whose mother had played it. I am wondering if there are any retailers in Ontario where I...
@Maggie Arnold started 13 years ago - replies: 4
Hooray!!! I just purchased my first Dulcimer.
I just purchased my first Mountain Dulcimer. It was second hand and came with nothing other than a case. I now need to find a source for the...
@Maggie Arnold started 13 years ago - replies: 13
Setting up and playing a Mize dulcimer
Hi All,I recently had the good fortune to buy a Mize dulcimer off eBay that needs basic setup (including bridge) and some small cosmetic work. It...
@Parker Buckley started 13 years ago - replies: 3
AEA tuning
Hi folks,I don't post very much anymore but still check in at least every other day to read what's happening in our world. Always some good...
@Terry Wilson started 13 years ago - replies: 22
Wooden pegs lose pitch
An acquaintance wants to play her grandmother's dulcimer, but says the wooden pegs don't keep the pitch. She figures changing to geared tuners...
@Lois Sprengnether Keel started 13 years ago - replies: 12
Sound holes on dulcimer sides
Hello. Have any of you ever made a dulcimer with the sound holes on the dulcimer sides instead of on the top? I've seen one like this, but never...
@Molly McCurdy started 13 years ago - replies: 2
It arrived!!!
After having a small address issue on the box, my dulcimer arrived safe and sound from Dave Lynch today. It is beautiful!!! I called to let him...
@jasemones started 13 years ago - replies: 7
dulcimer tab with Finale 2012
the folks at MakeMusic had a great price on their Finale 2012 notation software, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. My main dulcimer tab program is...
@Jerry C Rockwell started 13 years ago - replies: 19
Effects of Fretboard Arches
Anyone interested in the effects of various kinds and sizes of arches on dulcimer sound really need to visit Richard Troughear's latest...
@Ken Hulme started 13 years ago - replies: 0
"Twangy" string
I just finished a dulcimer that has a very twangy-sounding middle string. Bass and melody sound fine. I though it might have something to do with...
@Ed Gaunt started 13 years ago - replies: 10