Group Discussions

Do you have a favorite?

I'm curious to know if some people here have a particular dulcimer ancestor personal 'favorite'- and why they might like them more than the other...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 14

Am I too old to learn to play dulcimer?

I thought this would be an interesting discussion in the beginners' group.I just wrote a blog post about this question, and here are my thoughts on...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 32

Fans of bagpipe tuning?

Any other fans of bagpipe tuning out there? On my dulcimers that have a 6.5 fret, it is an especially versatile tuning. (How nice it is to play in...
@Robin Thompson started 17 years ago - replies: 17

My New Noters

This last weekend thanks to Harpmaker (Dave) I now have a few custom noters to play with... the bottom ones is Walnutthe next up is Cherryand the...
@Rod Westerfield started 17 years ago - replies: 6

New (well to me) Dulcimer

Ok here are a couple pictures I found on line, from when it was made.... It is a Prussia Valley Extended Range made by Gary Sager... it has 5...
@Rod Westerfield started 17 years ago - replies: 6

1764 Moravian Zitters or Not?

For those of you that may not be following the history discussions on ED, Razyn and I have been discussing some newly published research by Lanie...
@Banjimer started 17 years ago - replies: 16

Finishes

I thought it would be interesting to discuss the various finishes and finishing methods various dulcimer makers are using.I primarily use a variety...
@Doug Berch started 17 years ago - replies: 16

Impenitent traditionalism

I probably shouldn't do this...I've felt several almost completely unrelated tweaks about this, lately, off two forums (this one and ED). Most of...
@razyn started 17 years ago - replies: 34

Carolinas and the Mountain Dulcimer

Of course, we from the Carolinas want to believe that it was our ancestors who invented the mountain dulcimer and most imagine that it looked...
@Sally Pena started 17 years ago - replies: 3

Renaissance Music

I was a last-minute attendee at Cullowhee, took the place of our instructor who had became ill. Because I wanted to have different afternoon...
@Sally Pena started 17 years ago - replies: 6