50+ Tips Hints and Helps Mountain Dulcimer

[@BanjoLemonade]

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[@twoscompanyfolkduowroxham]

Banjo lemonade

[@manuelarichter586]

Thank you very much for this lesson. I began august 22 to learn dulcimer. My english will be better. You are so diligent. Every day news. I got a lot to learn from you . Tuning,strumming change the strings. You are wonderful . Dulcimer playing makes me happy. 2 languages.❤

[@BanjoLemonade]

You can do it!

[@garyheath9243]

Amen on your remark about the beauty of hymns!!! Yes, Yes, yes, hymns are very beautiful on the dulcimer!! Plus some of the old hymns have a lot of repeats (in pattern) helping to learn them faster!! Here is an idea, if the nursing homes ever open to the public again (after COVID) the residents will be overjoyed to hear hymns on the dulcimer!! That is one of my personal goals to play there as a part of my church's nursing home ministry. All Believers in Jesus should set that as a goal!!!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Yes indeed!

[@gwengiammalvo3492]

I'm very new beginner . I love your teaching methods. Thank you for sharing your talent with me and so many others . May God continue to bless you. Many Thanks😊🎶

[@SarahHill-u1o]

Hey, I really enjoyed your tutorial. I am just beginning with a dulcimer - and you said that lots of "older people" pick up a dulcimer. I am 80! So not too much time left to learn! But thanks for all your tips, and I am going to follow some of your other tutorials. By the way, I am in England, and have two beautiful Appalachian dulcimers made in North Carolina.

[@BanjoLemonade]

hello and welcome

[@johannajoline]

You seem such a likable person, everytime I see you on my KZbin recommendation I have to smile. Thank you so much! I started dulcimer and your Videos really help me! Greetings from Germany!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Wow, thank you!

[@lotrelotre4689]

Merci , a plus !

[@lorriew8627]

Watched this again...so much good in here..... Thankx sister.God Bless you..🙏

[@1boortzfan]

This was a really, really great video. People that are good at a professional level put in many years of boring practice doing scale after scale. The best thing to do is to keep it fun. It's hard to believe you didn't start till you were 33, you only look to be 25 now. I guess peaceful music is good for the soul. God bless.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@walteryoung2025]

I love all of your tips. I don't use a noter very often, but I've found I like the sound the turkey feather gives it.

[@PatriziaPrudenzi]

Thanks for your tips! I already got a merlin and now I ordered a dulcimer and watch every day your channel. It's amazing ❤️

[@hillylynn1]

Thank you for the info for making a strap. I will give it a try.

[@garyheath9243]

Great tip on wrist rests, Tom Irving sells one too

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thanks Gary, put his website here in the comments if you want.

[@sandyfarlee5840]

Thank you so very much for doing this! I learned so much from you on this first video & you solved problems for me. I feel better about learning dulcimer now after this & I can't wait to learn some hyms as I truly have a heart for worship! I feel your love coming through & I send some back your way. I love that you are a fellow believer too! I am going to take all your advice & make a place for my instruments. God bless you!!

[@BanjoLemonade]

That’s great, God bless you!

[@ruthullery8120]

Love this. I can't read a lik of music & when I saw the dulcimer it was love. I know 0, but now I've learned so much in 1 video. Many thanks & Blessings to you

[@ruthullery2182]

I have a dumb question in regard to tuning & I have the Snark. I'm afraid to turn to much so I don't break the strings, but I don't know which tuner goes to which string? Thanks & Blessings to all

[@BanjoLemonade]

beginning of this video I tune up and you can hear it and see it on the tuner kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3rRY4SuiL9oj68

[@laureenhusband2294]

I loved this....so many great points that i havent seen anywhere else...im swithching from guitar knowledge but havent played guitar in a very long time....thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@BanjoLemonade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carolemayer8151]

Thanks

[@heiscalling]

Thank you This was very helpful. I love your positive attitude.

[@mikebadilla6970]

Thank you so much.and yes Jesus does love me and you and the hole wide world

[@Alicewonders828]

Very nice! Thank you!

[@freidapenzer292]

I want to buy good dulcimer where are you from I went 4 strings mountain dulcimer

[@metocvideo]

I have a question, I was given a hand-made mountain dulcimer, which is lovely, made in 1975. Noting is difficult because the strings are quite high above the fretboard. I have lowered the action by lowering the bridge, but I have to reduce it a lot more before I can fret a note with little pressure. Is this normal?

[@BanjoLemonade]

Sometimes you will see really high action and I guess maybe the builder was not a player. Yes don’t be afraid to lower the action as needed. I’ve even had to lower some at the nut as well. Just take it slow and you should be able to fret the note without it getting sharp. Have fun!

[@garyheath9243]

Great tips by the way, Joe Collins (jcdulcimer.com) also recommends 3 strings instead of 4, he thinks it makes chording a bit easier too.

[@dcorrette]

I am a beginner on the dulcimer. I am in a dulcimer group. My instructor says I'm doing really good . I have a long way to go. I'm trying to learn the chords . I'm trying to find an easy way with my fingers to do the chords with . Will you please help me. asks Judy Corrette in Wildwood, Fl

[@BanjoLemonade]

Here is a video I did on finger positions - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHWxZn-MZs6dgac Check out my website - I have hundreds of lessons and helps there for you. banjolemonade.com/join

[@angelacherrington208]

If you remove onr of the 2 melody strings, would you replace the single one with a dlightly different gauge string?

[@BanjoLemonade]

I use Folkcraft strings - thicker guage

[@Harshtruthwomen]

Learning how to play the dulciner so I can make beautiful songs for God and chant his holy names🕉❤

[@hildahickey6964]

I have had my mountain dulcimer for a few years and just piddled with it, but I now have a desire to play it. I was working at the time I bought it, but I am now retired and have more time to spend with it. I also have a ukulele and bought a strap yesterday that looks a lot like the one you are using in this video. I looked it up on the internet and it said the strap is interchangeable with the uke and the mountain dulcimer. My dulcimer does not have any strap buttons and I don't want to take the chance of causing damage by drilling a hole to insert the button in. I wonder if there is something I could do to use the strap. I am a hefty lady and my stomach gets in the way, so I definitely need some way to hold the dulcimer on my lap safely. Sorry for the lengthy message.

[@BanjoLemonade]

Hi, yes you can make loops around it with scraps of t-shirt. Here’s a video that may help you - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaqnZnmAqqp4jbM

[@katherinenobles5034]

My dulcimer is pretty old, so I didn't want to put those buttons on myself. I took it to a luthier. No problem. (I sent it back to the folks who made it)

[@UATU.]

Thank you, this is very helpful. I just got my first dulcimer and tackling string change and lowering the action per your videos. Do you know of any blind or visually impaired players that have tips on accessibility? Hope you feel better soon!

[@BanjoLemonade]

Thank you! Sorry, don’t know any blind players. But I’ve heard of lots of musicians who play by ear and feel alone.

[@asbmp]

what should I do if I'm always losing my picks. I've heard that you can also make your own picks from old credit cards.

[@BanjoLemonade]

yes you can

[@NanneeB]

Wonderful video as usual! Hymns, yes!! Could some of the simple choruses work instead of nursery rhymes for ear training? So glad you are feeling better and pray that is true for your family. Blessings ❤️🙏🏼

[@BanjoLemonade]

Yes that would work indeed. Especially if you really know the hymn. Love that idea!

[@manuelarichter586]

Sorry , I mean in august 23 I learn dulcimer 😅

[@938quilt]

My essential is to never lean over the dulcimer when tuning. If a string snaps it’s like a weed eater gone wild 🙄😢 at best like being snapped by a rubber band and worst is being cut