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@john-c-knopf
• 11 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
"Sometimes it's possible to bend the string sideways from the first fret, if there's enough slack to the string.
Kind of a blues guitar-type method. It takes..."
@john-c-knopf
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "anchor pin pulled out ":
Posted a response to "anchor pin pulled out ":
"MJ, the owner could buy a longer screw of the same type and put the string end (ball) through that. It seems like an unusual design to have to unscrew the..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer by JR":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer by JR":
"It might be from Dulcimers By JR, 10068 Stonecreek Rd., Newcomerstown, OH 43832"
@john-c-knopf
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Beth, have you contacted Robin Clark there in Wales? He's quite the knowledgeable dulcimist."
@john-c-knopf
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer? ":
Posted a response to "Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer? ":
"I have not heard of Mr Johnson, but I would go by the VSL (distance between the inside of nut and inside of bridge) to make a determination, at least to..."
@john-c-knopf
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"It's t'other way around, Ken! VA at the top, KY at the bottom. That Ed Thomas sure is a beauty!"
@john-c-knopf
• one month ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on History of Women Players:
Posted a new Comment on History of Women Players:
"I for one knew a female trombone player in high school. Her name was (and presumably still is) Joanne, and she could play that thing! We both played the..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Favorite Dulcimer books and/or good books for beginners?:
Posted a new Comment on Favorite Dulcimer books and/or good books for beginners?:
"That book is a favorite of mine! Such interesting stories about folks worldwide who enjoy building and playing dulcimers."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Crack in the soundboard, by the sound hole":
Posted a response to "Crack in the soundboard, by the sound hole":
"Marg, as a builder I am aware of such things. If I make a dulcimer with intricate soundholes, I'll glue some tiny wood pieces under overhangs, at right..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers I have built:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers I have built:
"Very nice work, Alan! You've built some beautiful instruments.
BTW, has it been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, Minnesota?"
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on @lynn-peachey:
Posted a new Comment on @lynn-peachey:
"Lynn, owning four dulcimers is.... a GOOD START!
My dulcimer-building buddies and I could load your house up with them, if you so chose. We call that..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Cherry Galax Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "New Cherry Galax Dulcimer":
"Thankee kindly, friends! The new owner is one of our members here. Hope she loves it!"