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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 307598, member: 55&quot;]Usually; some folks have a special stand so they can play it standing - or sitting - and the sound projects a bit better than if it is on your lap.&nbsp; In the video above you see Neal Walter&#039;s stand, which allows him to switch quickly to banjo or autoharp.&nbsp;&nbsp; Neal&#039;s dulcimer, a very nice one, also has an unusual secondary bottom plate which amplifies the sound and projects it toward an audience.</p><p>Several notable dulcimer players have used other positions; Richard Farina played his sideways, with a strap, like a guitar, in public performances, though he played it in the traditional lap position at other times. John Jacob Niles played instruments he had made himself, sometimes from modified lutes or cellos; sometimes on his lap, but often in an upright position as in AJ&#039;s posted illustration.</p><p>(The quill shown is a traditional substitute for the pick used by some players).</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard Farina was a talented and innovative dulcimer player, songwriter and novelist, who died way too young, at 29; Mimi Farina was a singer, songwriter, and social activist; a sister of Joan Baez, which was often quite apparent in her vocals; she also died too young, at 56.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]WdxMG1N5Zgw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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