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Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer is the most active and extensive online site for Appalachian Mountain Dulcimers and players on the internet today. Welcome!
Join Groups and Forum discussions that interest you, connect with new music friends, share photos, music clips, and videos, explore resources for buying instruments, music, and learning materials. Ask your beginner questions and learn to play your favorite tunes! All who love the Appalachian dulcimer are welcome here no matter what your style, skill level, or musical tastes. Fear not!...beginner players are especially encouraged. Become a member of Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer (FOTMD) community -it's easy, friendly, and FREE!
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Latest Activity
@bluejooge • 19 minutes ago
Posted a response to
"Blue Lion 6-string bass dulcimer for sale"
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2 of 2 videos: this dulcimer being played Blue Lion base dulcimer 2
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@patty-from-virginia • 2 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
"Glad you posted this here. You did a great job on this. It's one of my favorites. It's also my one of my mom's favorites. Thank you!!!"
@bluejooge • 3 hours ago
Posted a response to
"Blue Lion 6-string bass dulcimer for sale"
"1 of 2 videos: this dulcimer being playedhttps://youtu.be/KqI
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@mary-macgowan • 3 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on ""Just Like Before" - an original":
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Christine Shoemaker: Aww...thank you so much, Mary! I'm just a bit over an hour north-east of Flat Rock. Wow - it couldn't have been easy to leave TC...."
@salt-springs • 3 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
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Christine.....awe shucks.......forgive me for waxing philosophical......
Anyone can play a musical instrument of some sort with varying degree's of..."
@jim-fawcett • 7 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Noter style for hymn accompaniment":
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I you are tuned to DAA you can use a false nut under the first fret of the bass string and you'll have it tuned to EAA, which is A that you want.
Here's a..."
@gordon-hardy • 9 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
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Cynthia Wigington: Very nice Gordon, and a bit tough to sing too. I haven't been playing this one because it's annoying in DAd - I never thought of playing..."
@christine-shoemaker • 9 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
"Aww...thank you very much Terry!!! Outdoor acoustics...well, that and a Fishman amp. I find the sound on my McSpadden baritone lacking in presence..."
@christine-shoemaker • 9 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
"I don't know about the "gift" Salt-Springs, but what I do know is that the dulcimer speaks to my heart and the conversation tends to spill out when I am..."
@christine-shoemaker • 9 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
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That is so kind of you Jeff, Marg, and Steven - thank you so much!!!
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@cynthia-wigington • 10 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
"Very nice Gordon, and a bit tough to sing too. I haven't been playing this one because it's annoying in DAd - I never thought of playing it noter/drone, so..."
@ken-hulme • 11 hours ago
Posted a response to
"I hear a whine when taking finger off strings"
"Give me a call and we'll get together. That way I can both see and hear what's going on and help you fix it."
@hoosierinfl • 12 hours ago
Posted a response to
"I hear a whine when taking finger off strings"
"Both do not have a zero fret. The nut looks correct. The action passes the nickel and dime tests. I am fretting in the correct locations.
The..."
@robin-thompson • 12 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Noter style for hymn accompaniment":
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As Bob wrote, Eaa works nicely for the key of A. (It is a quick re-tune from either Daa or Dad.)
If you happen to be playing an instrument in a unison..."
@phil-myers • 12 hours ago
Posted a response to
"Strings for Modern Mountain Dulcimer"
"I use .012, .014, .024 on my Modern Mountain dulcimer. Here's a good place to order..."
@bob-reinsel • 13 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Noter style for hymn accompaniment":
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Jill Geary: So if you want to play fiddle tunes in A (noter/drone), do you tune to Aee? (Down to the A and up to the ee?). And can this work on a 28"..."
@james-phillips • 13 hours ago
Posted a response to
"Strings for Modern Mountain Dulcimer"
"Or, if you have your old strings, just take it to a local music store and have them measure the gauges of strings used. That way you get the exact..."
@bob-reinsel • 13 hours ago
Posted a response to
"Strings for Modern Mountain Dulcimer"
"William, you can order pre-packaged string sets from several different makers. Martin and D'Addario make dulcimer specific sets which are..."
@terry-wilson • 14 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
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Christine, that was awesome. Totally out there.
Your song may be the best sounds I have ever heard, from a mountain dulcimer. Seriously.
Whats..."
@joan-janowich • 16 hours ago
Posted a response to
"Blue Lion 6-string bass dulcimer for sale"
"That might help. "
@jan-potts • 19 hours ago
Posted a response to
"DPN ad in old 1984 Whole Earth "CoEvolution" magazine"
"I Googled her...lives in Michigan and is a dance caller and a freelance writer...among other things! She would probably get kick out of being the..."
@jill-geary • 20 hours ago
Posted a new Comment on "Noter style for hymn accompaniment":
"So if you want to play fiddle tunes in A (noter/drone), do you tune to Aee? (Down to the A and up to the ee?). And can this work on a 28" scale?"
@ken-hulme • yesterday
Posted a response to
"I hear a whine when taking finger off strings"
"If the strings are sitting properly in the nut and bridge notches, look at where you are fretting. You can get a sort of whine if you are not..."
@ken-hulme • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Strings for Modern Mountain Dulcimer"
"There's nothing really magic about a MMD. Strings are strings as we say. Since you know the VSL, and know what tuning you want, you can use the..."
@gordon-hardy • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
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Terry Wilson: That was nice Gordon. I actually played this song for my senior group this week. I didn't even attempt to sing it. I can't pretend to have..."
@marg • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
"Beautiful, wonderful way to start the morning"
@gordon-hardy • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
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Patty from Virginia: Oh, this is great! You did a fantastic job. This is one of my and my mom's favorite hymns.
Thanks Patty, it's one of my favorites..."
@jan-potts • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Strings for Modern Mountain Dulcimer"
"I suggest you go on the site and click on Contact Us to bring up the names of a couple people who distribute these dulcimers. I know John Hawk and..."
@patty-from-virginia • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
"Oh, this is great! You did a fantastic job. This is one of my and my mom's favorite hymns."
@terry-wilson • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Blessed Assurance":
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That was nice Gordon.
I actually played this song for my senior group this week. I didn't even attempt to sing it. I can't pretend to have your voice...."
@robin-thompson • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "1995 Glenn "Monkey Face" poplar":
"Way cool, Dan! Those Holly inlays are pretty sweet. "
@terry-wilson • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Tinwhistle / penny whistles"
"Lisa, that was incredible. I don't know quite what I expected, but you exceeded my expectations.
You have come so far so quickly. Impressive...."
@matt-berg • yesterday
Posted a response to
"I hear a whine when taking finger off strings"
"Do you know if your dulcimer has a zero fret or a nut? If it has a nut, I would check to see if the nut is properly adjusted."
@salt-springs • yesterday
Posted a new Comment on "Piper In The Mist - an original":
"Glorious! CS, you have the "Gift".........."
@bluejooge • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Blue Lion 6-string bass dulcimer for sale"
" Munford TN. I see you are in Fla. I can attempt to send you a sound file "
@robert-schuler • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Tinwhistle / penny whistles"
"The nice thing about the whistle is that you can spend under $20 for a Generation and it will perform just as well as the $200 whistles.... Robert"
@joan-janowich • yesterday
Posted a response to
"Blue Lion 6-string bass dulcimer for sale"
"Where are you located? I would like to strum dulcimer"
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