FAQ's 6-String Dulcimer

Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 14:23:19 -0400
Subject: Tuning a six string dulcimer

A friend of mine has built a six-string dulcimer from a kit and would
like to know how to tune it. Thanks!

Greetings,

There are a variety of tunings available for dulcimer...on a six-string, it's common to tune all paired off strings in unison...

A common tuning would be:

DD AA AA

The D strings would be the furthest from the player...the low strings...this D would be one whole step above middle C.

The middle pair would be AA...

and what would be considered the melody strings, those closest to the player, would also be tuned in a unison A...

Hope this helps...Mickey