Group Discussions

Vertical vs Horizontal Quill?

I have heard it said a few times that holding a quill vertically, like a pen, is an older style than holding it horizontally, like a whisk. To me,...
@Nate started 2 years ago - replies: 4

false bottoms = added mass?

Hey folks  I've been thinking lately about false bottoms. Mainly about how possum boards deliberately suspend a dulcimer from the headstock and...
@Nate started 2 years ago - replies: 26

newbie tuning question

I am so new to the noter style and the dulcimer the wrapper is still on, I was trying to work out “the water is wide”. I tuned in CGG, only because...
@Rickyt started 2 years ago - replies: 4

Kentucky Waltz (Bill Monroe cover)

Bill Monroe is rightly known as the father of bluegrass, but he also wrote a number of excellent tunes.  Here is my 3-stringed attempt at...
@Dusty Turtle started 2 years ago - replies: 0

Drone style playing

I’ve recently been getting into drone style playing in both bagpipe and galax tuning……(though not with a noter, more finger dancing)….and I’m...
@oldtimer48 started 2 years ago - replies: 5

Noter or finger dancing or both

I’m about six months into my dulcimer journey. Every time I practice, I try to play both noter and finger dancing styles. But should I focus on...
@tonileewj started 2 years ago - replies: 16

Just getting started

So, prior to dulcimer I made a bunch of diatonic canjos and was able to pick up some basics on them which are generally transferred to dulcimer....
@Absinthe started 2 years ago - replies: 6

how to add extra beats in a crooked tune

I am creating tab for a crooked tune by the Québécois accordion player Réjean Lizotte.  The tune is basically in 4/4 time, but there are 2 extra...
@Dusty Turtle started 2 years ago - replies: 4

Canyon Lake Preston Pluckers

If you live in the Canyon Lake, TX area or are just passing through, join us for a slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 am to...
@msdeebee started 2 years ago - replies: 0

Question on DAA Tab

I have owned dulcimers for years, but am still basically a beginner because I don't make myself sit down and practice.  I'm trying to change all...
@Michael Willey started 2 years ago - replies: 10