Thanks John, "You Can Teach Yourself Hammer Dulcimer" is the one I'm currently working on. I'll check out the "Ultimate". Plus I think I'm going to buy both of...
I don't play any reels or Celtic, but enjoy almost any kind of music, especially music I enjoyed listening to in the past which is mainly popular music from...
... They could be too short for the note. That can be an issue on some dulcimers, especially smaller ones. If you calculate the optimum length for each note,...
Hi all, I am having a very frustrating problem. Am I the only one who doesn't know how to properly use a tuner or could there be something wrong with my...
sometimes tuning it with a piano or keyboard near (or another dulcimer) gives you a reference to the actual note. ... -- Die dulci fruimini. Have a nice day....
Hi Amy, The very first time I had to tune the dulcimer I was very intimidated by it since I was learning to play all on my own. After reading all the manuals,...
After initially tuning the instrument, you should retune it several days later as it will probably at least be partially out of tune, or at least some of the...
It is very difficult to tell from here exactly what might be the issue but I can think of a few things you might want to check: 1) Are you sure you are tuning...
... In addition to everything else that has been said, there are two other possibilities. First, tuners are fickle things. Some tuners can show you several...
Paul, I'm not sure you said what you wanted to say. You said: "But the more likely issue is that your bridges are not set correctly. Check the interval...
Hi, Amy. Just a thought.... be sure your tuner is calibrated to 440 (you should see this in the display window). If the tuner is set for a different tuning ...
Hi, Amy. All of the advice you have received is very good. Another simple thing to check that may have made you tune so "out of tune" is that you want to make...
If your tuner is miscalibrated, the dulcimer would still sound good by itself after it was tuned. You'd only notice the difference when you tried to play with...
... What I said was correct but possibly a bit confusing. Let me expand a bit..... If the bridge is in the CORRECT position but either side is not at the...
I'm not sure what kind of "out of tune" you mean, but if the instrument sounds like it's in tune with itself but not with the rest of the world, check and make...
Yeah, I've gotten that before. Could be your bridges are have been bumped to weird intervals, could be you're actually getting green lights for sharps and...
... . I wonder whether she means that the dulcimer sounds internally inconsistent, not that the entire instrument is uniformly sharp or flat, as would be the...
Two comments I think are accurate: 1) Conrad is probably correct that tuning around a circle of fifths might help a very out of tune instrument settle down...
Thanks everyone. At this point I am going to guess that it's the tuner. I've had trouble with tuners before, just not this one. I am going to work on getting...
I tried to remember your suggestions as I went to try again. Yes, the tuner is set to 440. I am now noticing that the notes on the left side of the treble...
... It is definitely something you can try yourself if you are adventurous. Generally you need to move the bridge(s) a very small mount. Depending on your...
... I have heard all sorts of opinions on how to tune...... in fifths, in thirds, in octaves, from each end, etc. In my experience, it doesn't make much, if...
concert in Tokyo on the occasion of Shuretsu Miyashita's 100th anniversary Kokuritsu Gekijo National Theatre (Small) on Nov. 1 (SUN), 2009 - 12:30 to 19:30 ...
correction to the recent announcement of november 1 concert: the event on nov. 1 will start at 12:30 (doors will open at 12:00 noon). the section of program...
Thanks Paul. How do I 'tap' the bridge? Never done this before. Now this is strange. It doesn't sound as bad now as it did the other day, and I haven't done...
Its rare the bridges on a HD get out of position but it does happen. The Bass bridge position isnt crittle but it should be within at least an 8th of where...
... Well, basically you want to tap it to move it a very small amount in the direction of the flatter note of the fifth interval. Tap it with anything that...
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