Mountain dulcimer lesson on Tunings

[@lorriew8627]

Thankx Mandy..love retuning. . There's so much out there to try..fun stuff..❤

[@BanjoLemonade]

Amen to that. There is! There’s even a chromatic tuning you can use, but that’s for later 😃

[@johnvermeersch3597]

What string gages and end type are most commonly used. Loop.. ball?

[@BanjoLemonade]

That depends on the back end of the dulcimer really. I use both loop or ball (whatever is available to me). Gauges - I love the Folkcraft strings because they are heavier gauges than most dulcimer strings. They are .11 .13. 24 - I have a link to them down in the description of this video.

[@johnvermeersch3597]

@@BanjoLemonade thanks. Just popped the high D . It got nervous when I grabbed an Emory board to round off the sharp edges on the saddle. Popped before I even touched it...

[@lisacharles4740]

What is the tuning for the key of b and b flat. Please and thank you

[@BanjoLemonade]

EBE capo 4, down a half step for Bflat

[@lisacharles4740]

@@BanjoLemonade awesome thank you. You are such a blessing and I have learned so much from you. I love playing in church for my Jesus.

[@BanjoLemonade]

@@lisacharles4740 - awesome!

[@abbeywintersmusic]

Do you think it's safe to tune that DGD tuning up two half steps to EAE? I don't have a capo but I don't want to break a string with too much tension

[@BanjoLemonade]

Yep, probably fine, but don’t go any higher. I’ve tuned DAE before, and EBB also - so it should be fine.