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Inis Oírr (Inisheer)

Hi all! In researching the lyrics to this tune, I have come to discover that it is not an ancient Irish air at all. It was composed by an...
@Guy Babusek started 12 years ago - replies: 8

How to make curly maple "pop"

I read a trick a while back about how to make the pattern in curly (and birdseye) maple really pop when you are finishing it. Something about...
@Ed Gaunt started 12 years ago - replies: 9

Help... When the bass string doesn't sound right!

I'm tring so hard to wrap my old brain around the different modes. Somedays I have that AH HA moment and the next day I seem to be confused all...
@Sharon Hall started 12 years ago - replies: 10

Why do you like to play Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer?

What made you try it? What makes you keep playing this kind of dulcimer? If you are just exploring the idea, what looks attractive and what...
@Steve Eulberg started 12 years ago - replies: 12

Gathering in Fairmont

Mountaineer Dulcimer Club MeetingWhen: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 10:00AM 3:00PMWhere: Central Methodist Church, Fairmont, WVDonation:...
@Rob N Lackey started 12 years ago - replies: 4

Modifing another builder's dulcimer

Has anyone ever modified another makers dulcimer so that it can be played? Here's my problem. I've got this small dulcimer that uses zither...
@folkfan started 12 years ago - replies: 9

Popsicle stick

Recently I have become somewhat serious about playing noter/drone style. Over the past year I have collected a few noters, received in the bags of...
@Terry Wilson started 12 years ago - replies: 27

Crossing The Bar

I want to play Crossing the Bar. The words come from Tennyson's famous poem. ..... not the choir version, but more like the arrangement...
@Marsha Elliott started 12 years ago - replies: 2

Questions about the Zoom H2N audio recorder

I acquired a Zoom H2N recorder a while back. I recorded my daughter playing piano at home and at her piano teacher's home. I downloaded the files...
@Patty from Virginia started 12 years ago - replies: 3

Overdubbing with Audacity

First, a disclaimer: I love Audacity. It does so much for free, you really can't beat it.Now, I've used a digital recorder for some time. I have a...
@Rob N Lackey started 12 years ago - replies: 9