Are You Hooked on Dulcimers?

by Linda Ratcliff

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
– Unknown

Proverbs 23:7 says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” So what do you think about the most? What’s close to your heart?  For many of you – it’s all about your dulcimer and dulcimer music, dulcimer events, dulcimer friends, dulcimer accessories. Here’s a little test to check your dulci-meter.

You might be hooked on dulcimers if …

• When you get in the car, you pop in a dulcimer CD.
• You have a 10” 3-ring binder full of tabs for your favorite tunes.
• Before you step out the door, you have pick up your dulcimer and play a minute or two.
• You get cranky if you can’t find time to play your dulcimer.
• When friends come over, they have to listen to you play your dulcimer.
• If your spouse says, “Let’s take a trip,” you google “Dulcimer Festivals.”
• Every time you go to a dulcimer festival, you buy more dulcimer books, accessories, and CDs.
• The majority of (all?) your FB friends are people who play the dulcimer and you follow all the dulcimer groups.
• If you play hammered dulcimer, you have 25 sets of hammers.
• You’ve watched every single YouTube video with a dulcimer in it.
• You own a mountain dulcimer, a chromatic dulcimer, a dulci-bro, a bass dulcimer, a courting dulcimer … you get the idea.