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Hughes hourglass kit
A few months ago my brother gave me a walnut dulcimer kit from the Hughes Dulcimer Company. Yesterday a friend cut out the scroll pieces for me,...
@TheresaSC started 3 years ago - replies: 8
Length of commercial straps
I am in the process of weaving a strap for my first mountain dulcimer. It will have a 26" VSL. I was hoping someone here could measure the...
@TheresaSC started 3 years ago - replies: 16
Custom fret templates
One of the things I do for other makers of fretted stringed instruments is build precision fret templates to any specified scale length. I've...
@Dwain Wilder started 3 years ago - replies: 0
1 3/8 fretboard string spacing
A friend requested a dulcimer fretboard that is 1 3/8" wide. I usually build with 1 1/2" wide and the strong 1/2" apart. On a three string...
@Matt Berg started 3 years ago - replies: 5
Recommended settings for mic and/or video editing software?
Am registered for the Bing Futch "The Mountain Dulcimer: PLUGGED-IN" June 4 QDF Zoom class, which is for Level 2 players. It will be a demo of...
@Lisa C started 3 years ago - replies: 12
A "Little Guy" dulcimer
Here's a prototype of my "Little Guy" dulcimer, with a 22" VSL and DAA tuning. It's made of black walnut with a buckeye top. It's shown next to...
@John C. Knopf started 3 years ago - replies: 2
Tuning issue (including breaking a string)
Hi all, I recently got an old dulcimer and have had a ton of fun learning to play it. However, sometimes when I tune back up to DAD from CGC I hear...
@Canadian Dulcimer Boy started 3 years ago - replies: 3
Psychedelic dulcimer: White Rabbit
It's been way too long since I posted a new video. Here's one. I was teaching a rock dulcimer class recently, talking about music from...
@Sam Edelston started 3 years ago - replies: 4
Beginner Tab
What book of tab are y’all using for drone style playing?
@Suzette started 3 years ago - replies: 9
Fixing old dulcimer
New to the forum! I was just given a mountain dulcimer by Samzie Adams, made in 1972. A friend pulled it out of a junk pile on the floor of his...
@Suzette started 3 years ago - replies: 16