So glad you joined, Sylvia R. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. I see Kenl has suggested string sizes for your Sunhearth Dulcimer. Best wishes as you explore and learn playing in DAA. Continue to ask questions as you have them. We are here to support each other.
Welcome to FOTMD, Sylvia. It's always a pleasure to welcome another Pennsylvanian to our little corner of the mountain dulcimer world. This is a good place to have your questions answered. On my Sunhearth which I keep in DAA tuning, I use 0.020 or 0.022 nickel wound for the D string. I use 0.012 for the A strings which is probably a little light. 0.014 would probably be better. The VSL of my Sunhearth is 27.625 inches (27 5/8"). I hope that helps and look forward to your participation here.
So glad you joined, Sylvia R. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. I see Kenl has suggested string sizes for your Sunhearth Dulcimer. Best wishes as you explore and learn playing in DAA. Continue to ask questions as you have them. We are here to support each other.
Welcome to FOTMD, Sylvia. It's always a pleasure to welcome another Pennsylvanian to our little corner of the mountain dulcimer world. This is a good place to have your questions answered. On my Sunhearth which I keep in DAA tuning, I use 0.020 or 0.022 nickel wound for the D string. I use 0.012 for the A strings which is probably a little light. 0.014 would probably be better. The VSL of my Sunhearth is 27.625 inches (27 5/8"). I hope that helps and look forward to your participation here.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."