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Playing at Infusion Center

All types of infusion centers have patients who are joyful, sad, depressed, hurting, wondering why, angry and the list goes on and on. Music can be...
@Homer Ross started 3 years ago - replies: 1

Chord Resource and new tuning.

Here is an amazing chord generator for those playing 4 equidistant strings and looking for chord fingerings. It does not work for less than 4...
@Skip started 3 years ago - replies: 0

Molly Andrews playing & singing "Now is the Cool of the Day"

Also, the mountain dulcimer looks as though it may have been made by Keith Young. 
@Robin Thompson started 3 years ago - replies: 0

Restoring a Dulcimer

Hi, Everybody! I’m restoring this old dulcimer and have a question. Why would the frets not go all the way across the fret board? Does the bass...
@Molly McCurdy started 3 years ago - replies: 5

Thoughts on tonewoods?

Just finishing my first and considering a second for family members. I make furniture so have a good stock of woods around (but I'm in UK so what...
@DouglasCoates started 3 years ago - replies: 19

Shoes and Stockings

Here’s a fun noter/drone version of Shoes and Stockings! Hope you enjoy…thanks for listening…
@Kendra Ward started 3 years ago - replies: 0

Benefit

Remember, tomorrow is the benefit for Hindman at the WV Folklife Center at Fairmont State Univ. Starts at 2. We’ll hopefully have a great time for...
@Rob N Lackey started 3 years ago - replies: 1

First time build

(Have pics of my build but can't see how/where to upload)Half way through my first dulcimer, and found this forum whilst researching sound holes....
@DouglasCoates started 3 years ago - replies: 8

Old dulcimer tuning dissatisfaction

I've explained this before and got blank stares so... Get bridge properly set for octave at 7th fret. In DAA for example. If your melody string...
@Randy Adams started 3 years ago - replies: 5

From Ionian to Mixolydian

I'm trying out Mixolydian (going from CGG to CGC).  However, this of course causes a flat note at the 6th fret.  I don't have a 6+ fret.  I know...
@RoyB started 3 years ago - replies: 20