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DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?
How often do you retune your dulcimer from DAA to DAD---back and forth?
@Don Grundy started 7 years ago - replies: 29
Question on tab notation
What does 1+ mean on a tab? I know the 6+ fret, but don't understand 1+. I have it on the last measure of You're a Grand Old Flag.
@Pluckette started 7 years ago - replies: 3
Stringing Mystery on Vintage Dulcimer
Hi! Not sure where to post this, but as I am new to dulcimers in general, I thought I'd start here. I recently purchased a vintage dulcimer from...
@Laurel K Scott started 7 years ago - replies: 24
"Un" tuning?
Dumb question here ... I've heard various opinions as to whether an instrument's strings should be slackened when the instrument is put away, or...
@Laurel K Scott started 7 years ago - replies: 21
Tuner/Tuning Question
Another newbie question! :)So I sat down tonight and tuned my vintage 3-string DAA for the first time using both my Snark tuner and the Harpkit...
@Laurel K Scott started 7 years ago - replies: 5
Dana's Beginner videos to learn simple songs in chord style
Gray Cat Ole Joe Clark Sugar Hill (I am tuned to CGC here) Wild wood flower I'm not a teacher by any means but I made these to teach a...
@Dana R. McCall started 12 years ago - replies: 45
Inexpensive items to help beginners?
For young players whose feet don't reach the floor I have made lap supports out of brown-colored foam board. The supports are 71/2" by 20". I get...
@John W. McKinstry started 8 years ago - replies: 5
Illustrated guide: How to Change Your Strings
Joe Collins' excellent guide shows step-by-step how to change the strings on their dulcimer, using clear photographs. I would think any newbie...
@Jan Potts started 10 years ago - replies: 1
Hooray!!! I just purchased my first Dulcimer.
I just purchased my first Mountain Dulcimer. It was second hand and came with nothing other than a case. I now need to find a source for the...
@Maggie Arnold started 11 years ago - replies: 13
Repeating a song.
When repeating a song how long should the pause be between the end of the song and the beginning of the repeat? Also how many times can you...
@Sam Searls started 8 years ago - replies: 5
Substitute for a turkey quill?
Hi everyone. Recently on Fotmd videos i watched John Henry play Pretty Betty Martin using a turkey quill. I liked this unique old-fashioned sound...
@John W. McKinstry started 8 years ago - replies: 3
Stopping the Stupid Look. Basics for Jam?
My techie sons tell me that ELI5 means "Explain it like I'm Five years old" and I need some dulcimer help at that level. I recently went to a...
@Ellen Rice started 8 years ago - replies: 4
Where to start? 5-String Paul Pyle Mountain Dulcimer
I've had this dulcimer for over 13 years. I've tinkered around with strumming and chording. I have not accomplished much, but that is because I...
@LoadedCamera started 8 years ago - replies: 8
Rediscovering Ionian while in D A d' tuning
I have just rediscovered that you can play Ionian tunes while in the D A d' tuning by using the middle string. You can harmonize with the bass...
@John W. McKinstry started 8 years ago - replies: 2
Traveling with a dulcimer
Has anyone taken their dulcimer with them when they go visit family, ie via airlines? If so, how do you do it? It is kind of long to be hand...
@Peggy M started 8 years ago - replies: 9
Dulcimer Tuning- DAA to DAd?
Hi everyone. I have two dulcimers. One is tuned to DAD and the other one is tuned to DAA. My question is can I re-tune the DAA to DAD so that...
@Cat Brown started 8 years ago - replies: 4
Dan Doty dulcimer question
I am new to learning the dulcimer. I had bought one years ago in 1981 or so and I don't even remember where or how I got it. It is a Dan Doty...
@Peggy M started 8 years ago - replies: 6
A place for my pick!
I pass this tip on to others who like myself have had a problem losing their picks. Recently I attached a plastic-pick holder to the side of my...
@John W. McKinstry started 9 years ago - replies: 13
Your beginner progress this week- I'm working on...
Hey newbies and dulcimer beginners- Post here to tell us about something you have been working on or learning this week! There is nothing too...
@Strumelia started 13 years ago - replies: 3