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Flying with your dulcimer can be a challenging proposition. Some people who
fl y with their hammered dulcimers a great deal have custom fl ight cases made, but
we've found these to be quite expensive and very heavy. One resource is the Colo-
rado Case Company at 800-340-0809 or on the web at www.coloradocase.com.
ey make a sturdy and lightweight rigid foam case that works well.
You may fi nd that the easiest way to protect your dulcimer for the occasional
air trip is to pack it up as though you were going to ship it via UPS, and check it
with your other luggage.
in its case, with a few inches of extra padding all around. Use soft foam or starch
packing beans, and pack it snugly so the instrument can't shift around. For a smaller
dulcimer, sometimes a left-over guitar shipping box from your local music store will
work. For larger instruments, you may need to fi nd a box at a packing service. If
your dulcimer was shipped to you, and if you have room, it can be a good idea to
keep the box it came in.
Our instruments carry a fi ve-year warranty to the original purchaser. Be sure
to send in the warranty card to register your purchase. If we don't have that on fi le,
you may need to provide proof of purchase for warranty service. If you have any
warranty questions, please contact the store where you bought your instrument if
possible.
ey may be able to help you assess whether the problem is covered under
warranty, and/or whether it might be repaired locally, thereby avoiding shipping
costs and minimizing the time you spend without your instrument. If you need to
return your instrument to us for evaluation and repair, call us fi rst for approval (if
your dealer hasn't already done so). Package your instrument as described in the
previous section and ship it pre-paid and insured. Enclose a description of the prob-
lem and any circumstances that may be linked to the problem (e.g. falls, accidents,
weather conditions, etc.). If you did not send in your warranty card to register your
purchase, you must also enclose a copy of your purchase receipt.
Scales, Bridges, and Tuning Schemes
A knowledge of the dulcimer's tuning scheme and of major scales, as well as
a general understanding of treble bridge placement, will be of great help in the
playing (and tuning!) of your instrument.
fi fth-interval tuning. If you have a piano dulcimer (our model PD40), some of this
information will not be relevant, and some will need to be adapted to your instru-
ment.
Quite simply, a major scale is any series of eight notes which sound like the fa-
miliar "Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do." Such a series has a special relationship between
all the notes in the scale.
on any note, and as long as the intervals between the notes are maintained, it will
still sound like "Do Re Mi...."
"root" or "tonic," and names the key you are playing in.
is entails fi nding a box big enough to fi t the dulcimer
Warranty Repair
is section applies to the traditional
Scales
e important concept is that a major scale can begin
e note on which a major scale begins is called the
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