Excellent product and timely shipping!
It is important to me to know the songs I am learning to play. I play by the frets and these are easy to read. I will enjoy learning songs from this book.
I bought this book to use in a class with Melanie, it has been very easy to use with a good step-by-step walkthrough. Very helpful.
One string in each group was to.big. wanted to tune TO DAAA, could not tune the 3rd string to an A. Otherwise everything was fine, instrument sounds good. JB
Good quality,sounds great
I'm glad that I chose this strap for my full-size hourglass dulcimer. The durable leather tabs have enough flex to fit over the strap buttons while still holding my instrument securely. With its slim 1" nylon webbing, this strap doesn't feel odd or bulky when I'm playing. The quick-release clips (on both sides) lock securely and are super-convenient.
The second Saturday clinic with Larry Conger was the second one I have attended this year and it didn't disappoint! What a fun jam, and Larry gave a terrific workshop. I brought a "newbie" to the dulcimer world with me, and she agrees with me; It's a wonderful experience. So worth the time, effort and cost. Thank you Folkcraft for having great instructors/entertainers and hosting a great venue! I wish I could attend them all!
Great book. Has some great hymns
The red Herdim is my all around favorite/go to pick. It is a perfect balance of the yellow (thinnest) and the blue(thickest) picks. The red nylon picks are great for flat picking and strumming. I really recommend this pick!
Great protective case and perfect size for my soprano dulcimer.
My Folkcraft dulcimer not only sounds absolutely beautiful but is also just gorgeous to behold. I’m not a great player as yet, though I will say that I’ve never heard “Oh Susanna” sound quite so amazing in my entire life. I am 100% thrilled with it and look forward to getting better and better with this exquisite instrument on my lap.
I love these . Now I have all ten dulcimers hung up on my music room wall.
Been using these for YEARS. Loop ends take less space at the string anchors, slip on easily and cost a bit less, too. Quality is GREAT. Excellent choice of string gauges and available for 4 and 6 string, baritone and bass. Highly recommended!
High quality wire are so important for your instruments to get the right sound. I am in music industries for more than 45 years and know the importance of good quality sound that you can get, if we buy from Folkcraft.
This book offers a nice selection of beginning tunes. The tablature is helpful in learning where on the strings to place the fingers. What I found lacking were suggestions of which fingers to use when forming chords. For this, students of this instrument will need to search on YouTube where there are a number of instructors to help with this.
I used these strings for my first instrument design, a tambura-style "monochord" on solid mahogany board. So I don't have anything to compare them against, but having said that, I am very happy with their sound - exactly what I was looking for. The fact that they come in a set of 12 with a loop-end turned out to be very convenient. Their length was only slightly longer than what I actually needed so that was perfect as well. Rather than buying a bulk spool and cutting strings from this and attempting to make loop-ends myself, this set of strings looks far more consistent and professional. That makes it worth it that they are slightly more pricey per unit. Also, upon delivery I took them out of their package and hung them on their loop-ends on nails in the wall (organized by the different dimensions I bought) which makes it very convenient to store, access and use the strings.
I used these strings for my first instrument design, a tambura-style "monochord" on solid mahogany board. So I don't have anything to compare them against, but having said that, I am very happy with their sound - exactly what I was looking for. The fact that they come in a set of 12 with a loop-end turned out to be very convenient. Their length was only slightly longer than what I actually needed so that was perfect as well. Rather than buying a bulk spool and cutting strings from this and attempting to make loop-ends myself, this set of strings looks far more consistent and professional. That makes it worth it that they are slightly more pricey per unit. Also, upon delivery I took them out of their package and hung them on their loop-ends on nails in the wall (organized by the different dimensions I bought) which makes it very convenient to store, access and use the strings.
I like this book for the selection of songs and ease of play. It’s a great addition to my library of books and great for those who want to step away from traditional music for a minute. I definitely recommended.
This book is wonderful, has a great variety of songs, easy to read and understand. I believe everyone will enjoy this book. Thank you so much and I love it.
I recently found an old Dulcimer tucked in a corner of a local antique shop. Thought I could work on it and turn it into a nice, working instrument. It was missing some frets and had a homemade lucite bridge and nut. The strings were corroded and unusable. Folkcraft had everything I needed to restore the Dulcimer. I purchased fret wire, a package of pre-slotted nuts/bridges and new strings. The items are of excellent quality and shipping was very fast. This is my first restoration project and it’s coming along well. Now that I’ve found Folkcraft and its extensive inventory of parts I’m sure I’ll be doing more restoration or new build projects in the future.
This book is way over priced for what it provides
Happy to get my dulcimer strings but I wish you could package the sets with less/ no plastic…..is that possible?
I ordered different gauge Brass wires, quality of wires were very good and they shipped next day. Thank You!