Videos

There are a few common questions that get asked about Seagull Merlin so I thought what better way to answer them all be the string professionals and our partners based out of Nashville.

Learn how to play "Hark the Herald" on a Seagull Merlin dulcimer guitar in time for Christmas!

Learn how to play "Drive My Car" a song by the Beatles, on your Seagull Merlin Stick Dulcimer Guitar or Strumstick Today!

Learn another rock standard: "Creep" by Radiohead (1993)

See it on both Seagull Merlin and a pickin' stick / Strumstick.

"Highwayman" by the Highwaymen (1985), played by Jesse Isley.
Jesse had only been playing the Seagull Merlin dulcimer guitar for ~30minutes at the time of this recording

This is fingerpicking pattern is common enough, but the meter you might use it on (3/4,or just general triplet feel), is far less common than quarter time (4/4). 

Cello & Stick Dulcimer on "House of the Rising Sun."

Improve your Stick Dulcimer technique by learning how to 3-Finger Roll, a style of Fingerpicking. This technique works on all types of Stick Dulcimer Guitars. Check out the video and improve your technique!

Looking to perfect the tone of your "G" Seagull Merlin Dulcimer Guitar? Check out my video where I show you how to fix this issue on the Seagull Merlin Stick Dulcimer WITHOUT restringing the instrument!

Learn how to play "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran on the Seagull Merlin Stick Dulcimer Guitar! Watch the video and enjoy!

Time to add to your technique repertoire. "2-Finger Claw" is a pretty easy one that will make a straightforward strumming pattern into a more interesting version.

If you're going to have an instrument, you've got to practice it!  With the help of our friend Dave Rahman, in Tampa, we cooked up a fun way to pra...