Videos

Learn Losing My Religion, It's always a crowd-pleaser and it's a great one to teach you on Seagull Merlin. In these three minutes, I'll teach you the chord structure for the entire song.

Seagull Merlin D vs G M4 Models - Compare Seagull Merlin Dulcimers. We have plenty of options, including the D (standard) and G ("education") models, EQ model (pickup), gig bags, straps, strings, and tuners.

Cover of Jason Isbell's "Speed Trap Town" played on the Cello and Seagull Merlin M4 stick dulcimer (spruce top).

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!