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DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

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This group is opened to everyone that builds, plays or just likes the sound of a dulcimer. Both the strum and lap types, it`s all in the fretting.

Members: 387
Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022

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making my first dulcimer/strumstick/ kind of thing,

Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Mar 30, 2022. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Any dulcitar and strumstick festivals, gatherings or events.

Started by the Padma Dec 4, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Miniature dulci-tar for young child

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by James Conder Jan 14, 2018. 11 Replies 0 Likes

Mountain dulcimer phaser type sound?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by QGolden Sep 15, 2016. 17 Replies 0 Likes

Need sources to buy dulcimer soundboard wood

Started by Dano Schultz. Last reply by Dano Schultz Sep 10, 2016. 5 Replies 1 Like

New to all of this.

Started by Kirk Bolas. Last reply by Gordon Cooper Aug 2, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Newest Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson Jul 19, 2016. 0 Replies 2 Likes

"Evolving" dulcimer fret patterns?

Started by Habanera Hal. Last reply by Greg Thompson Jul 7, 2016. 12 Replies 1 Like

Completed my first strummer/Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by Paul Craig Sep 7, 2015. 6 Replies 3 Likes

playing question

Started by Truth Instruments. Last reply by Truth Instruments Aug 30, 2015. 6 Replies 1 Like

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Comment by Old Lowe on April 13, 2009 at 1:15pm: Here's a few of my dulcimers.

Comment by David Fultz on April 13, 2009 at 1:04pm: I'm in! ... love the sound of a dulcimer!

Comment by Ted Crocker on April 13, 2009 at 12:59pm

Comment by bairfoot cajun on April 13, 2009 at 12:56pm: delta that set is absolutely stylish,said it before and i,ll say it here, you are a leanardo di vinci of cigarbox instruments. and cigarbox amps.

Comment by Delta Blues Classics - JStoltz on April 13, 2009 at 12:37pm: Thanks for the invite randy. Do dulcimer fretted cbg's count? Here's one I built.

Comment by bairfoot cajun on April 13, 2009 at 12:31pm: thanks randy, the dulcimer has gotten my attention and i dont know very much about them yet, but i want to build one so this is an oppurtunity to learn what i need to know to be able to build one.thanks again fer the invite.

Comment by Ted Crocker on April 13, 2009 at 12:21pm: You guys have gotten me interested in building one.

Comment by Old Lowe on April 13, 2009 at 12:17pm: HEY!!!

Comment by surffrogg on April 13, 2009 at 12:15pm: haven't built a dulci yet but when i do i will post here

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Discussion Forum

making my first dulcimer/strumstick/ kind of thing,

Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Mar 30, 2022. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Any dulcitar and strumstick festivals, gatherings or events.

Started by the Padma Dec 4, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Miniature dulci-tar for young child

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by James Conder Jan 14, 2018. 11 Replies 0 Likes

Mountain dulcimer phaser type sound?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by QGolden Sep 15, 2016. 17 Replies 0 Likes

Need sources to buy dulcimer soundboard wood

Started by Dano Schultz. Last reply by Dano Schultz Sep 10, 2016. 5 Replies 1 Like

New to all of this.

Started by Kirk Bolas. Last reply by Gordon Cooper Aug 2, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Newest Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson Jul 19, 2016. 0 Replies 2 Likes

"Evolving" dulcimer fret patterns?

Started by Habanera Hal. Last reply by Greg Thompson Jul 7, 2016. 12 Replies 1 Like

Completed my first strummer/Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by Paul Craig Sep 7, 2015. 6 Replies 3 Likes

playing question

Started by Truth Instruments. Last reply by Truth Instruments Aug 30, 2015. 6 Replies 1 Like

Strum stick

Started by Bobby Fields. Last reply by Seth Tabberer Aug 21, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Dulcimer Documentation Project, Anyone Interested?

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by QGolden May 15, 2015. 4 Replies 1 Like

newbie help

Started by stav. Last reply by Ellwood T. Bear Apr 6, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Mountain Dulcimer Necks

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart Apr 1, 2015. 10 Replies 0 Likes

What about a blues-cimer?

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Brown Water Jerry (Rice) Nov 10, 2014. 21 Replies 0 Likes

Why the Mountain Dulcimer's drone sounds better than a Stick Dulcimer's

Started by Rand Moore. Last reply by wormil Sep 4, 2014. 16 Replies 0 Likes

Fret Spacing - standard and not

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Jesse Halter Jul 1, 2014. 57 Replies 6 Likes

Dulci scale length

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart Nov 24, 2013. 9 Replies 1 Like

my first strummer

Started by Bad Wolf. Last reply by Battmann Aug 31, 2013. 6 Replies 3 Likes

just finished this little stick strummer

Started by jeff burgoyne. Last reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted Jun 17, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes

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