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Music notation article
Something I wanted to share.Music notation has been a like a ghost to me. I always wanted to understand it instead of looking a tab all the time. I...
@Terry Wilson started 11 years ago - replies: 1
Songs written in DAA tuning
I purchased a book that has songs in DAA tuning. I never thought that it may be a problem trying to tune either of my dulcimers to this tuning,...
@Sheri Poel started 11 years ago - replies: 15
Playing at nursing homes
Hi,I am a fairly new dulcimer fan , about 3 years now, I play at 4 nursing homes, every other weekin south central Indiana. I am retired, love...
@Bill Robison started 11 years ago - replies: 1
carved scrolls
has anyone tried carving the scrolls in relief, similar to a violin scroll? Do you know where I can find a pattern or instructable for this?
@Bill Robison started 11 years ago - replies: 5
Follow up on my backpacking stick project
I finished the stick yesterday and am pretty happy with it. It sounds great and weighs 7.2 ounces. The zither pins are a pain though and did not...
@Pete Staehling started 11 years ago - replies: 2
Using a feather to strum
A couple years ago a workshop presenter showed us how to strip a turkeyfeather and use its spine to strum. I'm lost on how the technique actually...
@Jean Van Erem started 11 years ago - replies: 6
Great Resource for Music Theory Group
I came across this resource while browsing in the Chiff and Fipple, an excellent group for tinwhistle players. The charts apply equally well to...
@Banjimer started 11 years ago - replies: 6
Zither pin and tuning peg question
I have thus far been using guitar or ukulele tuning hardware, but have been working on making very light instruments for taking on backpacking and...
@Pete Staehling started 11 years ago - replies: 23
"Middletown dulcimer" sneak preview!
This is what I'm working on now in my shop. If you look at Anne Grimes' book "Stories From The Anne Grimes Collection of American Folk Music",...
@John C. Knopf started 11 years ago - replies: 13
Newbie design questions
Okay, so I built and have greatly enjoyed 5 different stick dulcimers before building a regular mountain dulcimer. I must say that I am blown away...
@Pete Staehling started 11 years ago - replies: 2