I was just wondering how things were going for anyone who was trying out the alternate chromatic tuning scheme for standard (non-chromatic) dulcimer. As there...
Hehe well I played with that tuning for a while, even ordered replacement strings. However based on audio mixing issues at the church, and the fact that...
I thought for a while I'd been kicked off this newsgroup! Good to hear from somebody out there. Heck, I'm just having the time of my life with what I've got...
Sorry for being a pest but I did that church thing, for about a month. I tuned my J&K up a half note so I could play in E flat and G flat for Lenten services....
"jrathbun" wrote:
> I thought for a while I'd been kicked off this newsgroup! I'd wondered if the group had gone dead, myself. Nice to see that one small...
... myself ... a lot better. All I can say in my situation is 1. ELECTRONIC DRUMS 2. ELEC KEYBOARD 3. CEILING Mounted Speakers, and 4. Only 1 monitor speaker...
Yeah, the 1/2 step piano HD is based on the hackbrett tuning. It actually has 3 bridges. 2 bass bridges on either side of the treble. The treble bridge starts...
... actually has 3 bridges. 2 bass bridges on either side of the treble. The treble bridge starts at G3. The markers are like a piano (2 black, 3 black). Ah....
... So how are you doing with it? I tried a chromatic Hackbrett once and found that it was..... interesting. Occasional awkward reaches but definite patterns...
Wondering if anyone has plans or detailed photos of the Persian santoor available? I would enjoy making one and have access to some good quality walnut at the...
The DoveSong Foundation in cooperation with the Nassehpoor Family of Tehran is pleased to provide all peoples of the world with this page of important and rare...
Santoor, Persian hammered dulcimer, also spelled santour and santur, is one of the most important musical instruments of Persia (Iran). Its antiquity goes back...
Hi-i-i-i everyone! ^_^ I've just joined this group! I've been a mountain dulcimer player for a couple years. I've just inherited an old neglected Hammer ...
I had the chance to rescue a HD six or seven years ago. A friend bought an 11/12 Round at a garage sale and didn't know how to tune it. It had sat in the...
Thanks, Jim, for all your ideas and tips on HD restoration. I went to a guitar shop, where a guy used a micrometer caliper to measure the existing strings on...
... C'mon down to the big festival at Winfield the third weekend in September. http://www.wvfest.com/ There are many pockets of hammered dulcimers at the...
... If that is an older Round, you may not have it tuned correctly. Part of the sound was the tuning, and as I recall (it has been MANY years) it was tuned to...
Hi all, For anyone within driving distance of central Michigan........ Just a quick note to let everyone know that the 2003 UnFest is coming up fast. The...
Hello. I'm considering trying hand to the hammer dulcimer. No need to go into the varioius things which have piqued my interest for this. Already very...
... Like most other hobbies, I think the best advice is get the best instrument you can comfortably afford. If you buy a single bridge instrument and decide...
Yes I would have to agree with the other reply. The standard answer is that the smallest instrument one should get is the basic 12/11. The exception to this...
Hi everyone, I agree that you will miss the bass notes with a single bridged instrument. I have just purchased my 4th dulcimer (and I think probably my last)....
Hello folks, I'm heading to Florida for a family reunion at the end of June. I'll be flying into Orlando, then driving to Daytona beach. Does anyone know if...
hello everybody I've been lurking for a while, lot of kind and helping people on this list so I would ask you all for help: after hearing and seeing some...
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