I just purchased a Yang Qin on eBay and am trying to find sources for learning how to play it: string correlations (ABCDEFG...), music (Celtic, not Chinese),...
Hi Victoria. I play my yang qin in a Celtic session and also Chinese with a Cantonese group, so I can assure you it will do both. It is a little harder to...
Hi, Paul! Thank you for your quick response! I've had a terrible time finding anything. To answer your questions: Yes, I'm in Kentucky, USA - I guess...
Viktorija, these links might help in your search. Let me know if you need strings when you get your instrument, I've got a bunch from China.......Joe...
So far, my hammer dulcimer has been staying in my room at home. It is not hard to carry it short distances but I have places that I will have the chance to...
I have a beach cart called a "Wonder Wheeler Deluxe". Carries just about everything, including my big Dusty Strings D550. Google "Wonder Wheeler" and you'll...
For Japanese text please see bottom of this e-mail and the attachment. You are invited to the following concert of original santur music by composer and...
I'm fairly new to the local Irish session and I don't want to draw too much attention to myself. Pretty hard to do with a HD in tow, but whatever. I was...
Perhaps you might warm up the car first, to bring it to 65-70F. Then, as long as the HD is in the passenger compartment, the only exposure to cold will be...
Amanda, It'll be hard to get an answer because hammered dulcimers are all different. Some builder's instruments stay in tune and others need to tuned...
... different. Some builders' ... especially in Michigan, you'll ... before others. This is quite true in my own experience as well. My impression is that...
I have a small, home made double strung 19 course HD with plywood top (6mm) and base (12mm) just for sessions - it can be loud and bright if I want it to be...
I am learning the hard way that hammered dulcimers are very delicate and require special care. I had mine in a vinyl case most of the winter until a couple of...
Keep in mind that there are others who have a lot more knowledge than I do on this list, but I don't think you did lasting damage. Just tune them. RobR...
first off, DON"T PANIC!!! It may be that it just needs tuning. Most dulcimer players will tune frequently. If yours is holding the same notes for two weeks...
Thanks Rob and James. It actually doesn't hold the same notes for 2 weeks, it's just that this is the first time it has gone a whole note flat. I'm lucky if it...
Amy, Try to keep the hd away from a direct source of heat. When the unit went flat you did the right thing,by retunning.. Heat pulls the humidity out of the...
... delicate and require special care. I had mine in a vinyl case most of the winter until a couple of weeks ago when I took it back out and started playing...
For all the reasons everyone else has given a dulcimer changes with every change in the weather. Unless there are obvious physical problems (cracking or...
Just to bring the advice back to the original question: If you know your instrument is stable tune it at home, find a way to keep it reasonably warm in transit...
There is a huge crack running horizontally across the back of my hammered dulcimer. It must have happened a couple of days ago, because the instrument went...
Call the manufacturer tomorrow. If you bought it new then he should repair it. If it's newly made he didn't condition the wood completely. Dulcimer maker...
Thank you for that reassurance. I'm stunned by this. Is it possible to properly repair a cracked instrument or can it only be replaced? I don't want to have...
Amanda, Don't let the fear of shipping costs scare you off. If you have the box it came in, you can undoubtedly ship it by UPS for $15-$25. That's not bad....
Sad to have the problem, but if the builder is good s/he can repair or replace. Depending on the crack a repair could be just fine. I've seen instruments with...
Hello All. I am interested in building and learning how to play the hammered dulcimer. I have copies of the plans from harpkit.com but was wondering if...
For Japanese text please see bottom of this e-mail and the attachment. You are invited to the following concert of original santur music by composer and...
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