⏱️How long does it take to tune a hammered dulcimer? In this video, we find out! You may also ask, “Why does the dulcimer need to be tuned?” The answer is because with use, time, and/or humidity, the amount of tension in the strings will change, causing them to make different notes. 🥴This means we have to use a tuner (which identifies the notes) and a tuning wrench to crank the tuning pins, adjusting the strings to their correct tension/note. A tuning diagram comes with your hammered dulcimer s

Howard W. Mitchell - The Hammered Dulcimer - How To Make It And Play It

👨‍🏫Learn to play hammered dulcimer without reading music! In Part 4️⃣, Chris and Niki play “Heart ❤️and Soul🌬️.” Chris is using the chord patterns we have learned in the previous videos of this series to play the ‘50s progression learned in Part 3️⃣. By playing these patterns within various “boxes” 📦on the dulcimer, you can see how easy it is to play harmony! We hope you followed along with us 😄 Keep an eye 👁️ out for future videos; we are going to start learning how to sound out melodies!

Ted Yoder and the hammered dulcimer.