Perhaps we could ALL stop off at the Folk Legacy web site and ask Carolyn and Sandy to reissue Howie Mitchel's book and record on the Plucked/Appalachian Dulcimer, and Hammered Dulcimer as well, on book and CD. The Appalachian Dulcimer combination not only discussed the building of one of these instruments but several styles of playing from the strum and noting style popularized by Jean Richie, to chording the instrument like any other necked, stringed, instrument and playing double thumbing and other styles of finger picking. He also discusses and demonstrates on his instruments the various modes or modal playing in the dulcimer by retuning slightly, and starting your scale on a diferent note. Most of these modal tunings are further illustrated by the same tune done in each mode, as well as other tunes done in a mode that he feels most suits it.

Dave