Group Discussions
Tips on playing fast
I’m learning Whiskey Before Breakfast to play with my family. My dad expects to play in “fiddle speed” which seems to be around 150 bpm. Being...
@traildad started 4 years ago - replies: 15
Solid Body Bass Dulcimer
We are back in Covid lock down in Auckland, New Zealand and building the above gave me a project to tackle. Built from a kauri floor joist,...
@Hobbyhorse started 4 years ago - replies: 5
Building the Celtic Strum
The strum stick, or stick dulcimer, is the kissing cousin of the mountain dulcimer. I have been thinking of building one for some time. I...
@tukanu started 4 years ago - replies: 14
My Frisian Hummel
Hello everybody, when I visited my parents (they live in East Frisia near the town of Norden) some weeks ago I bought an eight-stringed frisian...
@jost started 4 years ago - replies: 6
3D Printing Dulcimers
The following is the latest blog posting from my website for anyone interested in 3D Printing a dulcimer. It can be done and the...
@Bob Stephens started 4 years ago - replies: 11
Who makes the widest fretboards? 1.5" or wider?!
Hi everyone! Thanks for adding me to FOTMD. You could say I have very fat fingers when fretting, and improving technique and finger strength will...
@gail-a started 4 years ago - replies: 8
Just Finished No. 1
Hello friends! I just finished my first mountain dulcimer, made completely from scratch. I used a remnant of a curly maple gunstock blank (one...
@glp1958 started 4 years ago - replies: 11
Building the Virginia Hogfiddle Kit Videos
I don't make the Kits anymore but I wanted to share the Videos I made for the customers who bought the Kits. These are long, drawn out, boring...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 4 years ago - replies: 3
Building Dulcimers Cheap
Hey all, when I first started building dulcimers it was a very inexpensive process. Tied on fishing line frets, eyehole screws for tuners, anything...
@Nate started 4 years ago - replies: 5
Bridge Placement for Proper Intonation
Hello, this is always something I've had to relearn on every single dulcimer I build, through trial and error. I'd love for it to be put in...
@Nate started 4 years ago - replies: 2