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Unusual dulcimer bridge

I was gifted with the very old traditional dulcimer. it has  a very unusual bridge on it I've never seen one like it. The bass string is a little...
@Glenda Hubbard started 7 years ago - replies: 10

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Hank Williams cover on McSpadden Mountain dulcimer D-A-D 1+ fret.  A little impromptu instr break in the middle I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
@Janene Millen started 7 years ago - replies: 1

Early Virginia tunings?

With having interest in the early Virginia dulcimers I've seen a lot of 4 equal distance strings on dulcimers much earlier than the galax...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 7 years ago - replies: 3

If you are going to any festivals this summer.....

So. At Underneath the Stars festival near Barnsley this weekend I met instrument maker Colin Kendall, who had a stall there. He is venturing into...
@Foggers started 7 years ago - replies: 0

Anyone like playing a chromatic with noter & drone style?

I'm just curious as to whether there's anyone out there who likes playing noter style on a chromatic, and for what reason they might do that.
@Strumelia started 7 years ago - replies: 1

Clarification needed on playing 4 equidistant strings

I've been asked to help a beginner get started on dulcimer and discovered she has 4 eq strings.  I read the threads related to this and Heidi...
@dulcinina started 7 years ago - replies: 6

Frets on noter/drone dulcimer

Are the frets different on a noter/ drone dulcimer than the frets on a dulcimer intended to be played using chords?
@Don Grundy started 7 years ago - replies: 8

Aromatic Cedar Dulcimer

Recently finished this aromatic cedar dulcimer.  African Blackwood was laminated on top of the fretboard and headstock. It will be donated to a...
@Kusani started 7 years ago - replies: 5

Making dulcimer end blocks

Hello, I am about to make the end blocks for my dulcimer. The two end block designs I have seen are those with slots cut into them to fit the...
@haleymuse started 7 years ago - replies: 10

Some gimmicks that might be helpful for beginners

In giving a workshop for beginners I found three gimmicks that I would like to mention.                              I: For the dulcimers that...
@John W. McKinstry started 7 years ago - replies: 3