Mountain Dulcimer: Learning Materials

Subject: mountain dulcimer - getting ready to purchase..questions
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 17:34:49 -0400

Greetings,

Greetings Suz,

I enjoyed reading your FAQ about Mountain Dulcimers, and have been a frequent visitor to your website this summer. I am pretty well ready to order the FSH-W, f-soundhole, plush lined case, electronic tuner, a few sets of strings for stock, and learning material such as a video.

Questions
- do you accept orders (VISA) from Canada and ship to Canada (Toronto, Ontario).

Yes...not a problem...we ship to Canada all the time...

- do you have learning videos for the mountain dulcimer?

Yes...we have many to choose from:
Videos for Dulcimer Order Code Retail FOTW Price Further Description

Learn to Play Mountain Dulcimer 94385VX-MB $39.95 $33.96 90 Minutes VHS Mark Biggs
Learn the Mountain Dulcimer 94964VX-MB $29.95 $25.46 60 Minutes VHS Dennis Lee
Dynamic Dulcimer 95143VX-MB $30.00 $25.50 55 Minutes VHS Mark Nelson
You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer 94304VX-MB $29.95 $25.46 95 Mintues VHS Madeline MacNeil
Accompaniment Styles & Techniques for Mt Dulcimer 95083VX-MB $29.95 $25.46 60 Minutes VHS Dennis Lee
Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer 95146VX-MB $30.00 $25.50 55 Minutes VHS Mark Nelson

- I am considering for my own visual appreciation the upgrade option of Mother of Pearl position dots. Question - would other options such as perma-tension pegs (rosewood buttons) and optional soundboard (cedar) be decorative or functional upgrades.

If purchasing a higher end dulcimer, such as the Folkcraft, it wouldn't be necessary to change out the tuners..I would recommend going with the standard tuners that come with Folkcraft...and, the Cedar will soften the tone somewhat...only, dulcimers already have a somewhat soft tone...my favorite wood for a top is Cherry....you might check out our video samplers to hear the differences...

Hope this helps, Mickey

Please explain these 2 options a bit so I can determine if I will include them.
Thanks
Suz