Group Discussions

Beginners- are you getting clear tone, or are your fingers 'taking a nap' ?

I wrote a new blog post about how the way you hold your hand and fingers while fretting can really affect the tone and clarity of your music....
@Strumelia started 14 years ago - replies: 9

just won a wreck on Evil Bay

for $40.50......its work but I love to tinker ...give me your view on what I need to get ...got a ton of old wood vices at work and clamps...
@RavenMadd Garcia started 14 years ago - replies: 16

Prichard Repro.

Hey guys just wanted to share my current build, a C.N.Prichard repro. It is all poplar, and is made from drawings I made of an original. I am...
@Kevin Messenger started 14 years ago - replies: 10

Whose epinette?

Last year I bought this (seemingly unmarked) 7-string epinette de Vosges from a seller in the U.S, who had no information and I haven't been able...
@Curtis Carlisle Bouterse started 14 years ago - replies: 3

Took a drill to my Hondo 2

the buffalo secret tuners were killing me ....so I had a set of old black japanese strat tuners ....had to drill slowly to fit them in ....so my...
@RavenMadd Garcia started 14 years ago - replies: 2

How Much Pressure is required to strum? (Sylvia asks)

(New FOTMD member Sylvia Moore has asked us all the following question...I hope some of our wonderful members here will give her some helpful...
@Strumelia started 14 years ago - replies: 23

DAd

I am learning a new song, I can't help falling in Love With You (Elvis). I have the tab. The tuning is shown as DAdMy question is when I am tuning...
@Terry Wilson started 14 years ago - replies: 10

Phyllis Gaskins New Book Is Out

A couple of months ago, I pre-ordered a copy of Phyllis Gaskins' new book "Galax Dulcimer: A Job of Journey Work". I received the book in the mail...
@Banjimer started 14 years ago - replies: 5

New Dulcimer...now I really have some extra frets!

Just received my Modern Mountain Dulcimer made by David McKinney in Arkansas. (My first dulcimer is McSpadden with 6+ and 13+) I have played a few...
@Cheryl Johnson started 14 years ago - replies: 5

Setting for Chromatic Tuner

I am trying to tune my dulcimer with an electronic tuner. When I turn the tuneron, the default setting is 440. Is that the correct setting for...
@Michael Willey started 14 years ago - replies: 7