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Thread #34443   Message #464999
Posted By: Chicken Charlie
17-May-01 - 04:41 PM
Thread Name: Your favourite tunes on lap dulcimer
Subject: RE: Your favourite tunes on lap dulcimer
Your basic all-purpose Japanese folk tune is "Sakura" (cherry-blossoms) which I think would sound good. Oh--here's a weird related item. A samisen (originated in Okinawa, which mainstream Japanese think of as their hillbilly country) can be tuned in several ways, but one is DAD, which is the way I learned to tune my KY d.

This leads me to think that the Weldgeist, which I always envision as a LARGE rock dove without too much sense, is brooding over the world, thinking D .. A .. D ..... D .. A .. D. People on high mountains have better reception than lowlanders, who have more interference from microwaves, AM radio, TV, etc., and do not pick up on the vibes. They find themselves uncontrollably driven to make three-stringed instruments tuned in this manner. And here you thought you left all the weird stuff on the other thread.

CC