Group Discussions

Another source of free MD instructions

I found this archived site that has a few nuggets of instruction. It seems like the site is no longer in existence but has been saved by an...
@Frank Ross started 11 years ago - replies: 1

capo's

I have a wide fret and the capo I have does not fit it. If it was wooden I would sand some off so I could go on but it is made out of plastic.Has...
@marg started 11 years ago - replies: 15

Snark tuner fragility: has this ever happened to you?

Hi, I have a clip on red Snark tuner and love it, but I noticed yesterday that one of the little clasps is broken. The clasps hold the head of the...
@Ruth Lawrence started 11 years ago - replies: 20

3 string Dulcimer

Started working on my first Dulcimer a couple of years ago and got sidetracked moving. Now we are finally settled in, and I am starting back to...
@Monterey started 11 years ago - replies: 18

Help: Technical recording question about Bagg's Acoustic Preamp/equalizer set up

Help: I just got a new Blue Lion with a Baggs pickup. Janita suggested buying a Bagg's Acoustic preamp/equalizer which I did. Now, I want to...
@cynthia copeland started 11 years ago - replies: 1

Help: Technical recording question about Bagg's Acoustic Preamp/equalizer set up

Help: I just got a new Blue Lion with a Baggs pickup. Janita suggested buying a Bagg's Acoustic preamp/equalizer which I did. Now, I want to...
@cynthia copeland started 11 years ago - replies: 17

6&1/2 buzzes

I have an older dulcimer I just picked up. It's very nice except the 6&1/2 buzzes when I strum close to it. I think it hits the 7th fret. How...
@marg started 11 years ago - replies: 4

We are all hacks!

I saw this editorial in Popular Woodworking Magazine ( www.popularwoodworking.com ) by Jeff Farnbach, and although it is about furniture making, I...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 3

Fretboard Thickness ?

Hi Everyone!I've seen some dulcimers that only have a fretboard that is a 1/2" thick, I also seetheCedar Creek dulcimerkits only have a 1/2" thick...
@Ronald R Eaches started 11 years ago - replies: 4

Additional Soundholes

Im just about to cut the sound-holes in my own design teardrop dulcimer. Ive read in these pages that this design tends to be a little bass heavy...
@Iain James Craig started 11 years ago - replies: 2