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Hello all in the CBNation!   Okay, admittedly I am a noob, with all that the term entails. I tried to learn guitar as a kid and never got much beyond remembering how to do a G chord or picking a song or two by ear. This past year I stumbled upon the strumstick/mountain walk-about dulcimer/whatever you wanna call it and I like the diatonic scale-ease-of-play type thing. My wife & kids mess wit…