New Year, New Skill

[5kgLifter]

Every year, I choose to learn one new skill, it might be a language or something as simple as juggling and many times the skill remains, if not fully to some small degree, and it's all good especially if it ends up being transferable...this year, aside from learning to play a mountain dulcimer, my new chosen skill is to learn to play the following tune on one of these:

Dueling Banjos on dulcimer. - YouTube

Dueling Banjos on dulcimer. - YouTube

So, does anyone else do something similar?

[BendtheBar]

What's the cost to get a functional instrument? Meaning on that actually stays in tune...

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

What's the cost to get a functional instrument? Meaning on that actually stays in tune...

Mine cost £101 (p&p inc.), it really depends, from what I gather, bearing in mind I'm new to it, on geared tuning pegs as opposed to other styles of pegs which can slip. In the USA, it may well be cheaper, and there are cardboard versions for newbies which are definitely cheaper than wooden ones.

[lowcarbguy]

Never done this or something similar. Sounds like fun though. I should do the new year new skill thing.

[EliteDreams]

That is an awesome sound.We shall require a video once you do the same

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by EliteDreams

That is an awesome sound.We shall require a video once you do the same

Hahaha, I think it may take me a good year to learn...I also need to sort a capo, the syste, I tried didn't work due to the spaces under the fretboard not being placed under the 4th fret I'll work it though, in the meantime Xmas tunes.

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by lowcarbguy

Never done this or something similar. Sounds like fun though. I should do the new year new skill thing.

It's really fascinating to learn something new even if only at a basic level.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by 5kgLifter

Mine cost £101 (p&p inc.), it really depends, from what I gather, bearing in mind I'm new to it, on geared tuning pegs as opposed to other styles of pegs which can slip. In the USA, it may well be cheaper, and there are cardboard versions for newbies which are definitely cheaper than wooden ones.

That I did not know

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

That I did not know

With the cardboard version, you can also take the fretboard off and make yourself a new box area, from wood or whatever and just transfer the fretboard over; so, once you have the cardboard version, if that's what you go for, you can still use the fretboard to make another dulcimer should the cardboard deteriorate at some stage or get damaged, but from what I hear, they're sturdy instruments.

[roundbus]

I am all for learning something new. I think that it sounds like a wonderful idea.