Group Discussions

Jill Geary

Thomas vs Prichard vs Galax


Hi all. After bugging Robin Clark to death with email questions - MANY of them - I decided I would bring some of my questions to the group too....
@Jill Geary started 8 years ago - replies: 21
shawn wright

DAA vs ADA


I'm was a trumpet player years ago and know nothing about stringed instruments, but my son is learning to play.  While watching him strum I see...
@shawn wright started 9 years ago - replies: 11
D. chitwood

And Speaking About Quills....


In light of the peacock feather post, I'd like to ask yall for advice. I'm a first-person interpreter at a history center. It's perpetually 1864...
@D. chitwood started 9 years ago - replies: 13
Jill Geary

String gauge change for CGG?


I've revisited some of Jean Ritchie's material, including tuning CGG. For a lot of the songs this tuning fits my vocal range better. If I stay in...
@Jill Geary started 8 years ago - replies: 13
Kusani

Unique Noters? Please share yours.....


I am a beginner; in my first week of ever playing a dulcimer or any stringed instrument. In my reading I was interested in the variety of noters...
@Kusani started 8 years ago - replies: 59
David Bennett

Wish List: Mtn Dulcimer iPhone App


I've got a hammered dulcimer app on my iPhone that works pretty well but I really wish someone would build an app for the mountain dulcimer. It...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 4
David Bennett

Vintage Tennessee Tech Dulcimers


Here's my latest dulcimentary: https://athensdulcimerclub.wordpress.com/dulcimentaries/dulcimentary-articles/tennessee-tech-dulcimers/
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 4
James Phillips

beginner tuning question


I have a question, and I am sure this could be a controversial one, but thought that I would throw this out there:If you were going to instruct...
@James Phillips started 9 years ago - replies: 12
David Bennett

No reviews of The Story of the Dulcimer 2nd Ed.,


I noticed there are not any book reviews of Ralph Lee Smith’s new book, The Story of the Dulcimer 2nd Ed., on Amazon.com. It might be a good idea...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 5
Strumelia

Show us your favorite noter!


Tell us about your favorite noter here, and show us pictures! We want to know why you love it.
@Strumelia started 13 years ago - replies: 21
David Bennett

oldest recorded mountain dulcimer songs


What is the oldest recorded mountain dulcimer song that anyone knows about? I know the Library of Congress has a lot but they can be hard to wade...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 5
Tony Karl

Playing Stand?


Hello all, have any of you folks had any experience with a playing stand. The stands i have seen online seem to double as a sheet music holder....
@Tony Karl started 8 years ago - replies: 1
David Bennett

The Lomax Kentucky Recordings


I've been on a quest to locate and compile old mountain dulcimer recording. Here's a few from the 1930s and 40s you can listen to:...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 7
David Bennett

Effie and Addina Wilson


Bio http://lomaxky.omeka.net/exhibits/show/artistprofiles/wilson Has good photo of Effie with a zither, scheitholt or whatever you'd like to call...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 2
David Bennett

A "Little" Mountain Dulcimer Music


I don't know how "old style" this is but I did use a noter! I didn't think a quill would quite work. "Sheepy and the Goat" I learned from Don...
@David Bennett started 8 years ago - replies: 8
Robin Thompson

review of Bill Graves's cd Sugar in the Coffee


Bill Graves's cd  Sugar in the Coffee   is one of my very favorite recordings with old-time mountain dulcimer.  Scroll down this page to see a...
@Robin Thompson started 9 years ago - replies: 6
Robin Thompson

Is there one person


who influences your music, inspires what you play and how you play it?  Over the past few years, my guitar-playing husband, Mark, has inspired me....
@Robin Thompson started 8 years ago - replies: 13
Dan H

Prichard or Thomas Dulcimer


  Greetings. It's time to order a noter specific dulcimer, but I’m having trouble deciding between the Thomas and Prichard reproductions.  I’d...
@Dan H started 8 years ago - replies: 16
Steve Battarbee

Cerys Matthews Appalachian Journey


  Last weekend saw the Country 2 Country Festival take place here in the UK Some fantastic live performances from Chris Stapleton, Miranda...
@Steve Battarbee started 8 years ago - replies: 4
Jill Geary

Looking for an "interesting" looking noter


Hi everyone, I've done a wee bit of noter playing - and would like to add that back into my playing. Where can I find an interesting looking noter?...
@Jill Geary started 9 years ago - replies: 7
 
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