Dear fellow dulcimer enthusiasts, My name is Jan (or Janie-O) and I have a beautiful hammered dulcimer - I wish I could play it. Is there anyone in the...
Hi This would be my first post so... My name is Rainier and I am from The Netherlands. It is hard to find something about dulcimers overhere but...I managed to...
My name is Tony...and I recently purchased my first Hammer Dulcimer...found a great deal on eBay for a Russell Cook Master Work's 12/11...and have been...
Go to www.everythingdulcimer.com and click on discussion groups. Then go to the hammered dulcimer section. Someone posted a link to tuning schedules for the...
At 19:07 14/07/05 +0000, you wrote: Hi Rainier. I have a yang qin a bit larger than yours (mine is a model 402) made by the same company. I attach a picture...
I like it when I get directions from a computer program that says, "hit any key". I printed it out and stuck it on my HD. The biggest dulcimer festival in the...
Hi, I just joined this list, and I was just wondering how hard the hammered dulcimer is to play? I am considering buying one. Not sure yet. :) Thanks. Jelina...
Good question! I guess like any other instrument it depends on how much time you want to put into it. It also helps if you like Irish/old timey/bluegrass or...
I found that the HD is not difficult to play at all...like all instruments, it does take practice and a love for the instrument (or you'll lose interest fast,...
I've tried guitar, autoharp, piano, mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer, and I'd have to say of those, hammered dulcimer is easiest. And then of course...
Hello, everyone. I am new and want to learn to play the hammered dulcimer. I don't have one yet and am trying to decide what to buy. What do you do if you...
Hi, Rick, Thanks for the encouragement! Well, I got outbid on that dulcimer on ebay, but a friend of mine has one he can rebuild for me and a psaltery to go...
1988 Dusty Strings D10 12/11 in essentially new condition. Includes soft padded case, hammers, short and long playing pegs, folding stand, tuning wrench....
Dear Phoebe While I am new to this list, I am not new to Hammer Dulcimers (now playing about 14 years). If you love the instrument and want to be able to grow...
Unfortunately for HD's the entry price is pretty steep even for something like a Thum Wren or Meadowlark ($300 US). You can go up to $1500.00 US for the good...
Phoebe, You ask some excellent questions, but I'm afraid you won't get much response here. It's a very quiet list. I suggest you go to the dulcimer holy...
I have been playing hammered dulcimer for about 20 years. Originally with an old dusty string d10 i think it is that i used to place on top of a pump organ and...
Dear Friends, Santoor is the name of an instrument categorized as hammered dulcimer. A good friend of mine informed me about an Iraqi who tries to keep Iraqi...
I heartily recommend that you come join us over at www.everythingdulcimer.com (click on "discussion groups" on the left of the screen). The people there would...
Thanks to all who replied and sent emails. I spoke with somebody at http://www.songofthewood.com/ to learn more since they carry hammer dulcimers by several...
Thanks Rick! I have done so , but have to admit have never really liked that type of discussion board ... -- Kraig Grady North American Embassy of Anaphoria...
Hi Phoebe, I absolutely love my Masterworks 15/16 Russell Cook edition. I looked and listened very carefully before I bought it and checked out many different...
Dear members, with permission by Mr.Tinoush Bahrami ( www.tinoushbahrami.com ) I forward his posting below which he has originally published in the radif art &...
Hello all I have an Indian Santoor and im trying to catch some information on it I'm not sure what a standard tuning is, or if there is some common tunings ? ...
Hi Barak, I wrote a "Beginner's Guide to Santoor" a while back when I still had my Indian santoor. It took a long time to put all the pieces together, and I ...
You're not likely to get an anwer here. Pose your question to www.everythingdulcimer.com Click on "discussion groups" on the frames on the left. Rick in MD ...
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