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Strumelia's Traditional noter player's instructional Blog
If you're just starting out and want to play in traditional noter style (playing the melody on the melody string only using a little stick, with...
@Strumelia started 7 years ago - replies: 1
Strumelia's Noter Drone beginner's Blog -free tabs, videos
If you're just starting out and want to play in traditional noter style (playing the melody on the melody string only using a little stick, with...
@Strumelia started 7 years ago - replies: 6
Finger Positioning
Are there any general principles, best practices, or guidelines for moving around the fretboard? An example of what I am talking about: over the...
@ptsgp started 8 years ago - replies: 7
Middle-eastern mode?
Hello, all! Is there a tuning or capo-ing that would put the dulcimer into a middle-eastern scale of any sort?
@Rachael started 8 years ago - replies: 5
The history of modal playing.
From what I understand, Dulcimers from the first half of the 20th century and earlier, tended to be in just intonation. I have learnt in the last...
@Greg started 8 years ago - replies: 15
Chromatic dulcimer: David Bowie's "Space Oddity"
I bought a new reverb pedal recently, and messing around with it, this song kept sounding great with it. Classic by David Bowie, "Space Oddity,"...
@Sam Edelston started 8 years ago - replies: 0
Panhandle area
Hi, Is there anybody from the Panhandle area (Amarillo)? I'm originally from there, but have since moved overseas. I'll be in the Amarillo area...
@texaswind started 8 years ago - replies: 0
BEWARE of internet ad sites of "the BEST dulcimers" to buy.
It has recently come to my attention that A**zon has started paying money to promotional sites that are basically ADs for some of the really...
@Strumelia started 8 years ago - replies: 36
Scallop Fretboard Sound effects
I’m now aware they are not called arches but scallops. Thanks you Strumelia Ken: Please forgive my ignorance for the use of the term (fret bar)...
@Paparazzi started 8 years ago - replies: 23
DAA to DAd
I've been playing the MD since early June. I bought the DAd (sorry if I write those cases wrong) kind. I am happy playing it. After buying it,...
@texaswind started 8 years ago - replies: 13