Group Discussions

How should I tune?

"I'm confused as to what tuning I should use , everyone uses different it seems , any ideas what tuning is best for a new player , thanks ? "
@markprewett28 started 3 years ago - replies: 26

New player question: finger instead of a noter?

Hello , as a new player I have A question. Do all noter drone players use a noter or can a finger be used to slide across the strings ?  Thanks :)
@markprewett28 started 3 years ago - replies: 21

New player :)

Hello,  I'm mark and I'm 33 from the uk. I have just ordered my first dulicmer, I'm exited to learn to play it. I'm interested in the...
@markprewett28 started 3 years ago - replies: 7

Fingerpicking - Spinning Song (classical piano piece)

I recently arranged Albert Ellmenreich's "Spinning Song" (which many people played in childhood piano lessons) for 3-string chromatic dulcimer....
@Sam Edelston started 3 years ago - replies: 2

Term definitions please: chromatic & diatonic

I do not understand what diatonic vs chromatic means.  I would also like to understand and know the purpose of a capo.  I've googled and still...
@Buckskinbelle started 3 years ago - replies: 15

Early 1900s Dulcimer Player from Oneida, Kentucky

Jeremiah Burns aka Jerry Mier Burns aka Jerry M. Burns (1872-1938)  https://heritagedulcimers.wordpress.com/the-burns-of-oneida-kentucky/
@David Bennett started 3 years ago - replies: 0

T - 6

This is my sixth teardrop dulcimer. The shape comes from plans by Scott Antes and the peg head from a Popular Woodworking article. Many years ago...
@Ken Longfield started 3 years ago - replies: 12

youtube tv episode on Edd Presnell...

I got the following note from Andy Johnston today: "In the 1970s I did the original Country Traveler TV series. We traveled the U.S. doing...
@Strumelia started 3 years ago - replies: 3

String gauge for finger picking

What  string gauges do you normally start with for an instrument that is finger picked?   It will be a 26 or 27" vsl and probably be made of black...
@Bill Robison started 3 years ago - replies: 6

Building the stick banjo...what is the correct name?

I'm waiting for some part before I can finish this stick banjo. It has a 21" scale for GDG tuning. Walnut rim, mahogany neck, and torrefied spruce...
@tukanu started 3 years ago - replies: 12