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video- Folk Legacy 1975

@Robin Thompson started 6 years ago - replies: 5

Wood Identification Question

Hi everyone,  so I read about and have gotten into the whole re-use/re-purpose wood thing.  And the dulcimer I'm building will be constructed...
@JCM started 6 years ago - replies: 9

(another) Berea Traditional Gathering Video - 2019

In addition to our time in Berea, this video includes the side trip my friend & I took to the dulcimer museum in Hindman, KY, some other...
@Ballad Gal started 6 years ago - replies: 15

First build completed

Just finished my first dulcimer.  Many thanks to Ken H for his tutelage.  Walnut body with maple fretboard and scroll.    
@Tanstaafl started 6 years ago - replies: 7

Pick Thickness

Hi All! I have been playing for almost a year now, not as frequently as I like, and every time I see the subject of pick thickness come up in...
@tallytune started 6 years ago - replies: 12

Kerfing

I'm wondering if, when building the box of a dulcimer, if kerfing is really necessary.  Do the builders here use kerfing?
@Bill S started 6 years ago - replies: 5

Dulcimer makers with longer VSLs

Hi, All,      Out of curiosity, what makers still produce dulcimers with VSLs of 27" and up?  I know of Bear Meadow, Ron Ewing, and McSpadden....
@Garret started 6 years ago - replies: 13

How many frets are really useful?

I have twenty frets on my old McSpadden, and so many in the upper scale are never used.  Is it really necessary to place that many frets on a...
@Bill S started 6 years ago - replies: 19

Melodies while strumming

Hello all.  Anyone have some tips for how to play melodies while strumming?  (It's for an instrumental break to a strummed song...)
@Rachael started 6 years ago - replies: 9

Kentucky Music Week June 23-28 2019

Hey just wanted to see if anyone is going to the Kentucky Music Week 2019? My wife and I will be there from the 21st to the 30th. We'll be staying...
@DulcimerBill started 6 years ago - replies: 0