Group Discussions
Getting back to the dulcimer
Finally retired... and after being a church organist/keyboardist for 30 years it is time for some fun (not that doing what I did was not fun.. it...
@Richard Venneman started 11 years ago - replies: 2
Bar (measure) numbers for Tabledit
I've just finished arranging a song for Mtn dulcimer using Tabledit for Mac. I can't seem to get any measure numbers to show up. I DO have a check...
@Jan Schultz started 11 years ago - replies: 2
Old-Style "Picks" for Noter Playing
The attached "picks" came with a pair of Amburgey dulcimers from the 60s and I assume they were homemade specifically to play them. They're all...
@Geoff Black started 11 years ago - replies: 6
Bridge Profile
Hello Everyone, I am about to make a bone bridge for my scratch-built MD and was wondering what shape it should be? Is it standard practice to make...
@Iain James Craig started 11 years ago - replies: 7
Does painting a dulcimer alter the sound or tone?
I am going through the many photos of FOTMD members, there are so many very interesting dulcimers shown. There are also some that are painted. I...
@marg started 11 years ago - replies: 13
Any players in the Lanark area?
Hi I am a new member of FOTMD and would love to know if there are any players nearby.
@Christina Murrie started 11 years ago - replies: 12
A WEEK of the Songs of Jean Ritchie at John Campbell Folk School
I just want to make sure that the Fans of Jean Ritchie are informed about this class at John C. Campbell Folk School March 16-21: The Songs of...
@Jan Potts started 11 years ago - replies: 5
Playing DAA in DAD
I am tuned to DAD and need to play some DAA songs in a class I am taking. If I can play the middle string (that would be an A) would I strum out...
@marg started 11 years ago - replies: 18
Mc Spadden or Sweet Woods?
Hello, kind reader(s),I'm considering instruments to get back into playing dulcimer. A few years ago I played an all-walnut Mc Spadden teardrop...
@John Gribble started 11 years ago - replies: 2
"Inside Llewyn Davis" movie
Has anyone seen this movie yet?In a documentary about the making of the film, the Coen brothers say the scene at the beginning of the movie, where...
@Janene Millen started 11 years ago - replies: 98