Mark Gilston playing an unusual crooked West Virginia version of an old time favorite on a small mountain dulcimer built by Ron Ewing. http://markgilston.com/
Thanks. The smaller dulcimer makes for easier chord stretches and note reaches, but it doesn't affect fingering speed, and it actually makes precise fingering more difficult because there's less room for error. I prefer it for 'A' tunes rather than using a capo on the full dulcimer.
Sweet! Where'd you find that one, Mark?
dread66mon 2 years ago
Thanks, I learned it from Howard Rains, who plays fiddle with me whenever we can find the time. He got it from Jimmy Triplett.
TradmanTX 2 years ago
Good as always. Does a smaller dulcimer make fast fingering easier?
GiullarediDio 2 years ago
Thanks. The smaller dulcimer makes for easier chord stretches and note reaches, but it doesn't affect fingering speed, and it actually makes precise fingering more difficult because there's less room for error. I prefer it for 'A' tunes rather than using a capo on the full dulcimer.
TradmanTX 2 years ago