What a coincidence! I just received the Appalachian Dulcimer that I ordered and it is lovely - a cherry teardrop with hummingbird cutouts. I concur that Scottish songs (any pipe tune) will come out wonderfully on the dulcimer. The first song I managed to pick out was "53rd Highlander's Farewell to Sicily" and the next was "Willie Moore". Also "Old Joe Clark" and I'm working on "Annie Laurie", "Loch Lomond" etc. I just love the sound. You might want to check out this site http://www.everythingdulcimer.com . They have lots of free tablature, articles, etc. Also I recommend Jean Richie's Dulcimer Book, which is what I'm using. She teaches the traditional style of playing melody and drones with a noter. I also got a Dulcimer Chord Book (from Amazon.com, I think, and it was only around $5.00 which gives you lots of chords if you want to play that way.) I find it difficult to get used to the position of holding the dulcimer in your lap and pressing down on the strings from above, as opposed to the way you would hold a guitar, but I'm slowly getting used to it. Good luck with your dulcimer! Keep in touch and let us know how you are progressing!