by Linda Ratcliff Traditional Noter Style Many mountain dulcimer players play their instruments by pressing the fatty pads of their fingertips down on the strings to create the different notes. But there is another option. The traditional, old-time way of playing a mountain dulcimer is to use a noter. Your noter can be anything from the […]
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Benefits and Limitations of Different Tunings on Mountain Dulcimer? Part 1
by Steve Eulberg So how does one choose between the benefits and the limitations of different tunings when playing mountain dulcimer? To me the most important factors in this decision are: 1) What kind of dulcimer do I have? Is it “traditional” (with no extra frets like 6-1/2 or 1-1/2)? 2) What kind […]