Playing and Loving the 6 String Dulcimer
If you've been looking for a way to add some serious depth to your folk music, picking up a 6 string dulcimer might be the best move you make this year. It's one of those instruments that looks familiar at first glance—especially if you've played a standard three or four-string mountain dulcimer—but once you give it a strum, you realize it's a completely different animal. There is a richness there that you just can't get with fewer strings, and it opens up a whole new world of texture for solo players and group jam sessions alike. ...