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Tutorial on sustain in your music

Have had several inquiries about how to get the slower songs to have moresustain instead of being choppy. This will be applicable to all styles of...
@Linda Jo brockinton started 13 years ago - replies: 17

Need Help With Top Plates

New builderhaving much frustration trying to true my plates for the top. I made a shooting board, clamped my sitka spruce and began with a block...
@Jimmy Lamar started 13 years ago - replies: 6

Bless this House

I love the song "Bless This House".It is so perfect for the dulcimer!Per Wikipedia, it was first published in 1927.Where can I find if it is public...
@Cindy Stammich started 13 years ago - replies: 9

Not a Mountain Dulcimer

A few folks here at FOTMD know that I was working on a hammered dulcimer and wanted to see pictures of the finished product. It is a gift for my...
@Ken Longfield started 13 years ago - replies: 9

String view from INSIDE the soundhole!

Too bad my dulcimer doesn't have a sound hole below my strings, or I'd definitely try this!...
@Ed Gaunt started 13 years ago - replies: 1

Walter Miller - Earliest 4 string Equidistant Chord/melody Player?

I have just received the DVD 'The West Virginia Hills - A Tribute to the Dulcimer'. One of the players featured in the film in Walter Miller who...
@Robin Clark started 13 years ago - replies: 3

"The road to Lisdoonvarna"

Hi all, I am trying to learn "The Road to Lisdoonvarna" using a stick dulcimer. Keep in mind I am a beginner and need some help to make it easy. I...
@Bradford Jennings started 13 years ago - replies: 6

On the Willows - from Godspell

Hi all,I am a beginner dulcimer player - (picked it up October last year, but haven't done a lot) - one of the reasons I haven't done as much as...
@Ruth Lawrence started 13 years ago - replies: 10

Lessons - how are you learning?

I have set up lessons with a local instructor, Joseph Shelton, here in Greensboro, NC. I am looking forward to working with him and begin next...
@Gail Webber started 13 years ago - replies: 7

Bonnie Blue Flag

This is a Confederate tune written by Harry Macarthy. It has the same melody as The Homespun Dress. Does anyone know which came first? Below are...
@Patty from Virginia started 13 years ago - replies: 6