Group Discussions
Noter drone play list for nursing home?
Hi kids! I'm working on a playlist of tunes to play for a nursing home - must be noter drone almost exclusively (because I like it! and because my...
@Jill Geary started 6 years ago - replies: 23
Homemade recording project - tunes played with a noter
My guitar-playing husband, Mark, and I put together a homemade recording project for cd and would be happy to send a copy to those interested in...
@Robin Thompson started 6 years ago - replies: 11
Dulcerinian Law
Hello ya'll,This is too funny and too good not to pass it on here.I had this thought: >"Just a thought . . . . as card carrying Dulcerinians,...
@Kendra Ward started 15 years ago - replies: 44
Unison and Bagpipe Tunings
You may find these two tunings more useful for your "no 6+ fret" instrument than DAA or DAd; I certainly do. Bagpipe Tuning (nominally Ccc or Ddd,...
@Ken Hulme started 6 years ago - replies: 5
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one who has the problem of hitting the frets with the noter when sliding from fret to fret? Sometimes it doesn't happen, and at...
@Steven Berger started 12 years ago - replies: 45
hand turned noters
A couple of years ago, I came across a site selling really beautiful hand-turned noters and bought one. I'd like to give some out for Christmas...
@Jim Soltis started 7 years ago - replies: 13
(another) Berea Traditional Gathering Video - 2019
In addition to our time in Berea, this video includes the side trip my friend & I took to the dulcimer museum in Hindman, KY, some other...
@Ballad Gal started 6 years ago - replies: 15
Need pointers for playing witha quill
Lately I’ve been concentrating on playing with a noter and quill. The noter I have down especially as that’s how I played using my ring finger...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 41
just vs. equal temperament
I haven't tried to analyze in my head too much, but if a dulcimer is in just temperament would it only work well with the melody strings tuned to...
@tssfulk started 7 years ago - replies: 24
Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering!! 2019
A great time was had by all at the first annual Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering, May 16th-19th!!! Over 30 people interested in learning...
@Ken Hulme started 6 years ago - replies: 10
Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering 2019.
I didn't know where the best place would be to post this. So if you need to move this I completely understand. I'm just going to share the link...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 6 years ago - replies: 49
Using a collar stay as a plectrum
Lately, I've been using a collar stay some for strumming. It's a light and fast plectrum. Anybody else using a collar stay with which to strum?
@Robin Thompson started 7 years ago - replies: 8
String Harmonics
Hey everyone! I just got a new (used) dulcimer which is going to be my main DAA noter & drone instrument. While playing it, I kept hearing...
@tssfulk started 6 years ago - replies: 1
Unwanted Extra Fret
Can an unwanted 6 1/2 fret simply be removed? If so, what's the best way to remove it?
@Ballad Gal started 6 years ago - replies: 5
West Virginia Hills - A W Jeffreys Dulcimer
I was looking for a tune to learn on a sunny Sunday morning here in Wales and remembered the film West Virginia Hills about dulcimer players in...
@Robin Clark started 11 years ago - replies: 16
Advise on making plectrum/strummer from a piece of hickory
I bought two thin sheets of hickory advertised as "book marks". They are suppose to be 1/16th or thinner. My thoughts when I bought them was to...
@David Bennett started 6 years ago - replies: 5
Special Tabs for Noter-Drone Tunes?
Seems like most tabs today show chords. Noter-drone only uses the melody string. Are there tabs, or some other form of notation, that just shows...
@GaryFSmith started 6 years ago - replies: 6
modal tuning for John Jacob Niles ballad
I finally found a tuning that works for Lass From The Low Countree, which is Aeolian in the key of C (CGBb). Just curious--does anyone else...
@Ballad Gal started 6 years ago - replies: 1
Where can I buy a quill?
My lovely dulcimer came with two large fender picks. They work well, but i've been wanting to try playing with a quill. Most birds around here, as...
@hoodoo started 6 years ago - replies: 7