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Past issues of Dulcimer Players News are not sold through the website at this time. To find a specific issue or article, use the DPN Archives, which are hosted for free on the Internet Archive at archive.org. You can reach the archive through the "Archives" menu on dpnews.com or by visiting dpnews.com/archives, which lists links to individual issues. If the issue or article you want isn't in the archive, contact the staff at [email protected] to ask about it.
What Is Available and What Isn't
The site's July Update is explicit on this point: "Back issues are not for sale at this time." So there is no shopping cart or order form for old print copies. The archive is the intended route for reading back content, and it is free to access.
| Route | What you get | Cost / access |
|---|---|---|
| DPN Archives on archive.org | Digitized past issues, linked individually | Free access via the Internet Archive |
| dpnews.com/archives or the "Archives" menu | Index of links to individual issues | Free |
| [email protected] | Help locating a particular issue or article | Contact by email |
| Back issues for sale | Not offered at this time | Not available |
Using the DPN Archives
The archive was originally digitized by former editor Dan Landrum and is now hosted by the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library that provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public.
To use it:
- Go to dpnews.com/archives, or click "Archives" in the site menu.
- Find the issue you want in the list of individual issue links.
- Open the link, which takes you to that issue on archive.org.
- Read or search the issue there using the Internet Archive's viewer.
The expected result is direct access to the digitized issue. A common snag is that a specific article may be hard to locate inside a full issue; in that case, note the issue and article title and email [email protected].
If You Need a Specific Article
The site suggests checking the DPN Archives first, then reaching out to [email protected] if the item isn't there. When you write, include the issue date and the article title or author so staff can check whether a copy is available. The site does not describe any fee for this, and it also does not promise that every request can be filled, so treat the reply as the answer on availability.
Related Access Notes
- Current subscriptions: New subscriptions begin with the latest issue while supplies last, and lapsed subscriptions restart with the latest issue if the lapse happened before the mailing list went to the printers. This matters if you are looking for a recent issue rather than an old one.
- Digital edition: A digital version of the magazine is in development. The site says the print edition is not going anywhere and that the digital version is intended to be more than a PDF replica, but no release date is given. Until it launches, the archive is the reliable way to read past content.
- Order and address questions: Contact Vicki, the editorial assistant, at [email protected] for order status, subscription questions, or address updates.