Group Discussions
Hemingway's Whiskey
We are called Seldom The Same, both for our rotating cast of players and our tendency to not play anything quite the same way twice. Lead singer...
@Tom McDonald started 9 years ago - replies: 0
String noise
I have a Ron Ewing Dulcimette that I am working on a special project with. Unfortunately, the middle string has a "tinny" or "twangy" noise -but...
@Cindy Stammich started 9 years ago - replies: 0
Tonewood
Having a hard time finding wood for builds. I've been out of the loop for a while, and just catching up. I'm planning several builds this spring...
@James Swayne started 9 years ago - replies: 9
I am SO in over my head!!!
I am used to playing melody, but lately I'm interested in some songs that don't sound very good playing the melody~I think chords would be much...
@hugssandi started 9 years ago - replies: 44
no longer a beginner?
How do you know when you are no longer a beginner? What left-hand or right-hand techniques define an advanced beginner or intermediate player?...
@Dusty Turtle started 9 years ago - replies: 16
A New "Old" Project
Back maybe 20 to 25 years ago, my sister was wandering through a yard sale in Silver Spring, MD. She came across a partially assembled mountain...
@Ken Longfield started 9 years ago - replies: 2
White walnut with sapele stripe
I'm working on a new instrument. I've never worked with white walnut, and I love the smell! These are the steps as to how I carve the peghead....
@Mark Runge started 9 years ago - replies: 9
Gardner Winter Music Fest - full set
Thank you, Jim Fawcett, for recording my set last Saturday. Y'all may not feel as kindly toward him after you listen to it. LOL Rob N Lackey...
@Rob N Lackey started 9 years ago - replies: 0
Tuning Peg Choices
I am interested in using Banjo (or viola) Style Tuning Pegs on my new dulcimer builds and I am wondering if these Grover pegs would work well...
@Bob started 9 years ago - replies: 7
PA German Zitter
Here are some photos of PA German zitter reproduction I'm making. There is one photo of the original zitter which is in the collection of the...
@Ken Longfield started 9 years ago - replies: 17