Group Discussions
"Roasted" soft curly maple for dulcimers?
has anyone tried the "roasted "curly soft maple for a dulcimer? Also, I just finished one made of walnut with a catalpa top, nice grain and sound!
@Bill Robison started 7 years ago - replies: 5
How to Flatpick from guitar books?
I have some guitar books with chord names (but no dulcimer tabs). I'm using them by matching the chord name on the dulcimer that is listed for the...
@kateharp started 7 years ago - replies: 6
Help - Barre with pinky?
Thanks to suggestions in this group, I am learning from Faster, Cleaner, Better by Aaron O'Rourke. The exercises are really helpful! But I'm...
@kddurbin started 7 years ago - replies: 2
What key am I playing in?
Hello all! My music theory...um...leaves what to be desired, so please forgive the ignorance I am putting on display here! So, I have two...
@Rachael started 7 years ago - replies: 3
Number 173 finished
Black Walnut is perhaps my favorite wood, a little curl makes it really special.
@WildMeadow started 7 years ago - replies: 3
Relationship of strings to one another
Greetings., all. My dulcimer currently has .011, .011, .013, and .024 strings. The strings work well together for a sweet sound, but I would like...
@tutaine started 7 years ago - replies: 14
Stroke victims use music to help them regain speech
I loved this! SO inspiring: https://www.today.com/video/how-1-stroke-survivor-used-music-to-find-his-voice-1439877699802
@Strumelia started 7 years ago - replies: 1
Is Re-Fretting Possible Without Damage?
Looking down my dulcimers (my third one) fretboard I find a slight warp going downward not side to side. My measurement indicates a rough depth...
@Paparazzi started 7 years ago - replies: 16
Trip to the lumber yard
Headed down to the local sawmill, Lumber Logs LLC, a small sawmill in St Louis that saws logs harvested from trees that are removed from local...
@WildMeadow started 7 years ago - replies: 6
Dulcimer Build Workshops
I've searched around on the web a bit and can't find many (if any) dulcimer building workshops. I've found a lot of kits and they seem fairly...
@Tanstaafl started 7 years ago - replies: 5