Dulcimer

Joining a club is a great way to improve your dulcimer playing ability and to make new friends. We compiled a list of several active dulcimer clubs in the Midwest.
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Joining a club is a great way to improve your dulcimer playing ability and to make new friends. We compiled a list of several active dulcimer clubs in the West.
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There are a number of benefits to plywood use in hammered dulcimers, but the most notable benefit is that of the cost. Plywood comes in a sheet form and is ready to use there and then
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Itt’s important to know how the weather can impact on your hammered dulcimer. The cold, on the whole, won’t cause so much damage to your dulcimer; however, the moisture and humidity in the air can absolutely cause damage!
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How many famous dulcimer players do you know? Some are professors, played with Bob Dylan, run active Youtube channels and more!
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The vast majority of electric dulcimers are variants of the Appalachian dulcimer, which is the generic model mentioned when one talks of dulcimers. However, some electric versions of the hammered dulcimer are also available.
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The resonator dulcimer is a unique variant of the Appalachian dulcimer. The dulcimer is a string instrument that is a member of the Zither family and it is primarily recognizable by its large shape, simple design, and fretted strings.
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The banjo dulcimer is a modified variant of the standard Appalachian dulcimer and has unique audio characteristics which help to give the instrument its unique acoustics.
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A stick dulcimer is one of the easiest string instruments. With only three strings, it’s very simple, making it the ideal instrument for beginners.
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The tuning you use with your dulcimer can change a lot about how you play it and what you can play on it. The tonality changes and the feel is different, different songs suggest themselves, and you have to learn a whole new set of scales and chords!
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We’ve compiled a list of free dulcimer Celtic tabs and Celtic dulcimer sheet music. Let us know if we’re missing a Celtic dulcimer tab you’d like!
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The hammered dulcimer is referred to as ‘hammered’ in reference to the small mallets (referred to as hammers) that players use to strike the dulcimer strings.
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