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Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree

My dulcimer does chord-melody, Andrews Sisters-style, on "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." Tuned DAd. No extra frets are used in this arrangement....
@Sam Edelston started 11 years ago - replies: 8

Free Fingerpicking Album to download for all!

Hi Everyone, Happy I found this site and in particular, this group! I'm a long time chromatic dulcimer player that has been through a lot of...
@John Astor started 11 years ago - replies: 13

Newb questions about pick up, mini-amps

Hi, I have some newb questions -This summer I'll be jamming weekly with a double bass player and guitarist. When we think we're good enough we'll...
@Ruth Lawrence started 11 years ago - replies: 15

Mulberry

My wife wants me to make a ukelele for her out of mulberry. Many years back, I used mulberry for a dulcimer or two and can only remember not liking...
@Dale A Penrose started 11 years ago - replies: 10

Finished another one.....

Number 154, curly black walnut with a wormy chestnut top.
@Dale A Penrose started 11 years ago - replies: 3

Tuning using Hertz or a tablet app

My first weeks with the dulcimer were very challenging. The book I had said something like "go to a piano" (like there's one of those in every home...
@Ellen Rice started 11 years ago - replies: 6

What is it?

I started this in the Collector's Corner group, but I thought that some builders might have an opinion since there are some good pics... What to...
@Rick Kennedy started 11 years ago - replies: 5

My latest...

I really like my latest creation. It is poplar, red oak, and baltic birch ply. It was my first stab at ebonizing. I am very please with the...
@Pete Staehling started 11 years ago - replies: 4

Great resource - Stephen Seifert Join the Jam videos

First let me say I do not know Stephen and have never met him. I am not affiliated with him in any way, I'm just a very satisfied customer and...
@Mandy started 11 years ago - replies: 2

String Breakage on Octave Dulcimer

I just wanted to share my adventures with this problem...I had a lot of trouble getting my 20" vsl melody string tuned to d (the d an octave above...
@Pete Staehling started 11 years ago - replies: 0