Group Discussions
-First Build
Thanks again to all of you who have welcomed me to this wonderful resource. I'm Jon Timlin from Florida and about to start my first dulcimer...
@Jon Timlin started 14 years ago - replies: 23
DAD or DAA for beginners?
Some of us in my local club have been wondering which tuning, DAA or DAD is more commonly used these days for introducing NEW players to the...
@Nina Zanetti started 14 years ago - replies: 27
Butterfingers are not just a Halloween candy.
After getting too much Halloween candy on my fingers (donated by my kids, of course) my latest dulci slipped from my hands and landed bottom...
@Matt Berg started 14 years ago - replies: 5
Finding the volume of a MD body during the build.
Line the body of the dulcimer before final glue up of the top/bottom with plastic, or use a strong bag, and fill with water. Measure the amount of...
@Skip started 14 years ago - replies: 32
Building Baritone Dulcimer
I am in the design stage. What scale length are you guys using, and what is your overall length?
@Jimmy Lamar started 14 years ago - replies: 8
For Noter Drone Beginners - Playing from Music rather than TAB
I have wanted to put up a thread to discuss this issue for a while. I'm sure I'll return to it and amend how I'm presenting my argument, but...
@Robin Clark started 14 years ago - replies: 15
Ed Thomas question
In Michael Murphy's "Appalachian Dulcimer Book", which I saw for the first time this weekend on Geoff Black's stall at Launde (UK Nonsuch Dulcimer...
@John Shaw started 14 years ago - replies: 0
Strings for a six string
I have just bought a six string and am contemplating experimenting with the set up. Looking at what others do it seems like the main choice is the...
@John Rawlinson started 14 years ago - replies: 5
A different all cedar dulcimer
Ed Gaunt's discussion on an all cedar dulcimer inspired me. I am designing a 4 string fingerpicking dulcimer that will get tuned daD D1. The idea...
@Matt Berg started 14 years ago - replies: 11
Purple heart for back and sides
Can anyone tell me how purple heart would be for the back and sides of a teardrop dulcimer? Or maybe just the sides? Would use curly maple or...
@Caleb Dan Bennett started 14 years ago - replies: 9