Sorry to say I have been doing more playing with it than really learning how to play it (lap harp). The lap dulcimore is my favorite. I think I heard it at a concert in Cody Wyo. in the 40s. Didn't see one again until 12 years ago. I've been hooked ever since. We have alot of them around here ( southeast Iowa)) but few players. Some people bring them home from Branson Mo but they never learn to tune them and give up trying to learn to play them.