Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival
I just got back from Glen Rose, it was a blast. Seriously folks, if ya'll are in the area and have never been try and come next year. We already have Don Pedi, Atwater and Donnelly, Harmony, No Strings...
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Does it have to be old-timey?I fingerpick my dulcimer. Sometimes I play with three evenly spaced strings, sometimes four. Sometimes I strum with a pick in my right hand.But my first love is lute music,...
View ArticleAmerican Music Awards
I just flipped on the TV and caught Cyndi Lauper playing a Mountain Dulcimer and singing Time After Time. It was thrilling.
View ArticleMy Dear Daddy Loves Me...
Hello all...My Dad just sent me some burned cd's of some very old albums he'd unburied from his collection. I'd only asked for one of them so getting all three of these was glorious!If you haven't...
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hi.i have been playing mountain dulcimer for alomost 2 days now.i love it!i've played ukulele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, and various other things, but i am new to the dulcmer.i just though i'd say...
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hello everone! im new both to this comm. and to the dulcimer. im looking into buying one, but i have a few questions. i dont want anything fancy, but i also dont want some junk thats impossible to...
View Articlebirthday!
i got my applecreek dulcimer tonight. its so pretty and it sounds lovely!!! im on lesson 4 in my books (haha) but it's pretty easy so far...
View ArticleI finally got a Mountain Dulcimer
A Black Mountain instrument. All walnut with a spruce top. 4 string, D A DD tuned right now. And I am having a blast! I'm having a bit of trouble overcoming 30 years of guitar influence (treble further...
View ArticleNew RI folk festival
Yes, everyone has heard of the Newport folk festival, but there is a new, smaller one this year, assembled by Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly. I just heard about it now (I'm in NY). It seems...
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Question....
This may seem like a tacky question to enthusiasts - BUT - what is the actual model/type of dulcimer pictured here.I have always been a woodwind player and have never been interested much in...
View ArticleA topic for discussion: Buying a dulcimer
I'd like to make this a memorified post so that new folks joining the community can find it easily.Some of us have dulcimers that were gifts from friends or family, or heirlooms. Others have bought...
View ArticleHammered Dulcimer buying guide
So, for the hammered players out there:What features are important in a hammered dulcimer? How many strings/sets? What kinds of pegs?How does a hammered player evaluate the sound of the instrument?...
View ArticleLeft-hand positioning/chording technique
I got my first dulcimer in 1979, so I've been around the fretboard for a while, and mostly I fingerpick. Sometimes I play with three equidistant strings, sometimes with four equidistant strings-- it...
View ArticleHammer-ons and pull-offs
The other thing I do-- because my ring finger is always on the fretboard even though I may be fingering the melody string with my thumb, this allows me to do hammer-ons and pull-offs for cool effects....
View ArticleFingerpicking with the right hand
And now that the hard stuff is explained for the left hand, what about the right?There are two hand positions for fingerpicking a dulcimer, and it seems that one falls into using either one or the...
View ArticleHi Everyone...
Kind of quiet here, but I just have to beam a bit. I just received my first dulcimer, having been 'converted' by a friend of mine. She very graciously made it possible for me to receive my beauty.But...
View ArticleDulcimer Strings
Hi! I realize there haven't been any posts here in some time, but I'm hoping someone may be hanging around to answer a potentially silly question for me:are dulcimers strung exclusively with dulcimer...
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Hello dulcimer! I joined some months back when given a Wal-Mart dulcimer for Father's Day(I know, I know, but it's good for a start!). Actually I already had an old Hughes dulcimer in the basement from...
View ArticleRobert Force's website
I found a wealth of information this week at Robert Force's website. Force is a dulcimer player and teacher, who has posted several excellent essays on learning to play, as well as podcasts of his...
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sheet music?
Hello dulcimer I posted a question a few months back and got some great answers; Thank-you! Now, of course, I have another question. What is a good source of printed music? I know about "Everything...
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