The Mountain Dulcimer: How to Make It and Play It

An instructional recording for the basic construction and performance of the Appalachian lap dulcimer, a strummed and plucked zither common in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States. Originally released on the Folk-Legacy label, it is presented by frequent Folk-Legacy contributor Howie Mitchell. Included with this recording is a detailed booklet containing text and diagrams.

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101	Introduction: Demonstration of the Dulciless Finger Exercise Howie Mitchell	05:28
102	Tuning the Dulcimer: The Phenomenon of “Beating” Howie Mitchell	05:36
103	Tuning by Harmonics: The “Classical” Style of Playing (Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, Study in Counterpoint) Howie Mitchell	07:56
104	The “Bagpipe” Tuning and the Quill Technique (Macpherson’s Lament, Flop-Eared Mule) Howie Mitchell	06:13
105	The “Finger Style” of Playing (In the Good Old Colony Days) Howie Mitchell	04:01
106	Six Modal Tunings for the Traditional Dulcimer Howie Mitchell	06:11
107	The "Double-Thumbing" Technique (If He's Gone, Let Him Go, Buckdancer's Choice) Howie Mitchell	06:08
108	The “Three-Pairs-of-Strings” Dulcimer (Frankie and Johnny, Two Sisters) Howie Mitchell	04:05
109	The Double Dulcimer (The Ash Grove, Lady, Come And See, Babylon Is Fallen) Howie Mitchell	07:47
110	The Double Psaltery (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) Howie Mitchell	02:25

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