Group Discussions
Dad/DAA duet
After watching a couple of introductory recorder videos using f/c tuned recorders, same fingering, at the same time, I thought a duet played with...
@Skip started 3 years ago - replies: 3
suggestions for pick ups
Any advice on installing a pick up on a new dulcimer??
@Don started 3 years ago - replies: 22
Jean with Gene Bluestein, 1986
A young music friend pointed me to this: https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sfc/id/56581
@Robin Thompson started 3 years ago - replies: 4
Number and Size of Sound Holes
The standard dulcimer has four sound holes. As some of you know, I experiment with many different configurations. If any of you have tried...
@Matt Berg started 3 years ago - replies: 6
Tuning tip
You will need a tuner that displays frequency. There are a number of them for cellphones online if needed. When tightening, the approximate...
@Skip started 3 years ago - replies: 0
Straw Plectrum and Feather Quill Plectrum
Goose quill and broomstraw plectrums.
@Sue MacKenzie - ADK Friends started 3 years ago - replies: 6
Tunings for several of Jeans Songs
Hello everybody, I have a hard time to determine the tunings Jean used. I try to replicate her sound. The main challenge is to play fast and good...
@jost started 3 years ago - replies: 7
Martin MacKenzie 1965 Box Dulcimer
My father-in-law, Martin MacKenzie, Schenectady, NY, built wooden dulcimers. He experimented with finding sounds, placing a fretboard on various...
@Sue MacKenzie - ADK Friends started 3 years ago - replies: 14
Should a beginner buy this 6-string dulcimer/epinette?
Hello all ! I am brand new to the world of dulcimers, and would love to pick your brains if you have a minute. I'm considering buying this...
@Aska started 4 years ago - replies: 11
Latest build: Electric dulcimer with hum bucker pickup
Just finished my first electric dulcimer. I had some extra parts and thought "Why not"? It is a 23 inch scale with 1+, 8+, 6+, and 13+ frets. I...
@Shelton started 4 years ago - replies: 2