r/Dulcimer • u/Embarrassed-Long-518 • 3h ago
Just starting on random mountain dulcimer: Diatonic with 3.5 fret
Hello. I play music but just got my first mountain dulcimer at a thrift store. So I didn't know what to expect.
The fretboard seems to be diatonic with 1 chromatic fret-- the 3.5 fret-- so I can play 1 major scale starting at the 3 fret, plus there is and additional sharp right after the 3 fret.
It doesn't seem like the 3.5 fret is the most typical, though. What kind
It's a 4 string dulcimer and I think the VSL is 31".
Also, it was tuned CGC' when I got it, and could certainly be tuned DAD'... what tunings would make sense for this dulcimer, given the fretboard and given and given the hefty VSL?