A longtime favorite instruction manual by one the instrument's best-known players. Designed for anyone just learning to play the mountain (Appalachian) dulcimer, but equally useful for intermediate players. Covers: holding the dulcimer, tuning, mixolydian and ionian modes, aeolian and dorian modes, utilizing the extra (6 1/2) fret, fingerpicking, tunings, more. Includes lots of tunes to learn and play. Completely re-edited, this second edition features more songs and new photos. Note/tab. 78 pp