Group Discussions

Nathan Hicks and the Dulcimer He Sold to Maurice Matteson - Where is it now?

In 1933 Maurice Matteson and Mellinger Henry collected ballads on Beech Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina. This was five years earlier...
@Banjimer started 12 years ago - replies: 2

How are members using computer tablets to store tabs for playing in jam sessions?

I've heard that you can use a tablet for storing your tabs rather than hauling 3 or 4 books of tabs everywhere you go to jam. I am considering...
@Kathy D. Jones started 12 years ago - replies: 11

Question re: bass string tuning

Hi Strumelia,I watched your video on tuning to the four main modes and I have a question. You said that you usually tune your bass string an octave...
@Sharon Hall started 12 years ago - replies: 2

Rocky Mountain Dulcimer

Has anyone made a Ray Jacobs Rocky Mt. Dulcimer? I watched a youtube video of him and his Wife playing them. Looked like a bit of fun, and to...
@David Williams2 started 12 years ago - replies: 3

Probst Dulcimer for Aaron O'Rourke

Recently delivered dulcimer for Aaron O'Rourke First (for Me) 45 arm rest bevel Figured Mahogany back & sides Carpathian spruce top All...
@Rick Probst started 12 years ago - replies: 15

Music Therapy Books

There are some wonderful books on music therapy that are usually geared toward the harp, but much of the information can be adapted to the...
@Guy Babusek started 12 years ago - replies: 5

measure spacing in Tabledit

Can any of you more experienced with Tabledit than I explain how to change the spacing of measures? The default seems to be for measures with few...
@Dusty Turtle started 12 years ago - replies: 6

peg taper tool

I at one time found online an easy peg taper jig that used a spokeshave iron and a block of wood. I didn't bookmark the page, and now I can't find...
@David Williams2 started 12 years ago - replies: 4

Something Big Going On In Michigan...

There's something big going on in my workshop. It's been going on for some months now. Wood dulcimer parts have grown to giant proportions, and...
@John C. Knopf started 12 years ago - replies: 38

Antietam Early Banjo Gathering 2013

Of interest perhaps to those in this group who like music and history related to the 1800's and Civil War era- I'm taking a road trip to attend...
@Strumelia started 12 years ago - replies: 17