

How Not to Buy a Dulcimer
Denny and I sat in the studio of David McKinney in Batesville, Arkansas settling in on her new “Modern Mountain Dulcimer”. In truth, the...


It Starts with a Tree
Perhaps it starts on a cold winter day and a tree is harvested. I say "harvested" because there are trees that are simply "cut down" and...

How to Fix a Broken Mountain Dulcimer
Did you know that one cannot sit on a mountain dulcimer without breaking it? The reader might be surprised of the number of mountain...
Tool Du Jour
The last article I wrote about tools I had a problem with "cyanoacrylate" glue trying to take over. So I decided to give "CA" glue some...