Quick Start Guide

You're here. Now what? The short lessons below will get you started on the right foot.

Over the years, people just like you have written articles, shared videos, and discussed just about any dulcimer topic you can imagine. Everything Dulcimer combines all this with over 30 years of Dulcimer Players News stories. This is a great and growing resource that's free for all of us.

Whether you're just starting out, ready to build an instrument, or a seasoned performer, someone here has probably walked the same road. If there's something you want to know and can't find, just ask.

Click the lesson topics below for an illustrated, step-by-step guide. Join in the fun!

Lesson	Description
Logging In	You can view everything on Everything Dulcimer as a guest, but creating content on Everything Dulcimer requires you be logged in. We'll tell you how to do it, and what to do if you're having trouble.
Dulcimer Life	This is the you corner of Everything Dulcimer. You can share as much or as little about yourself as you wish and enjoy the support and encouragement of seeing where others are headed in their dulcimer adventures. We'll get you started by showing you how to add details and a photo.
Discussion Forum Your First Post	This is where we all come to question and answer on a variety of mostly dulcimer related topics. There's three beginner sections, classifieds, instrument-specific sections for hard-hitting questions about building, playing, and much more. We'll show you how to fill out your profile, add your photo, and as a final step with the forums, we'll show you how to post an introduction message to one of the beginner areas.
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