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Jill Geary
@jill-geary • an hour ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
"I found one from another personal source.. I never know how to delete a post - so Lisa, can you delete for me?"
Jill Geary
@jill-geary • 2 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
"GreatLakes73: Hi, if you're still looking for a well-loved Warren May dulcimer, I have a 2006 all cherry hourdrop with no "extra" frets (so no 6.5). It's in..."
GreatLakes73
@greatlakes73 • 4 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
"Hi, if you're still looking for a well-loved Warren May dulcimer, I have a 2006 all cherry hourdrop with no "extra" frets (so no 6.5). It's in lovely shape...."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 7 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"I would add my 2 cents' worth about the melodies!With ballads sung without accompaniment,they had to be memorable,durable because they were passed down..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 10 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"I missed this entire thread when we were away camping in the Northwoods of Pennsylvania. In addition to Jean Ritchies books, English Folk Songs of the..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 10 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"Those very old Anglo ballads came from a time generations before Jean Ritchie, when there was no instant source of news in rural areas... no newspaper..."
Jack M
@jack-m • yesterday • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Ken Longfield: Here a couple photos of the dulcimer I mentioned below. It is based on the dulcimers made by Charles N. Prichard in Huntington, WV. All the..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:
"I'm admiring your technique.Hammer ons and pull offs I think.I find most Irish and Canadian tunes(jigs,reels) very difficult to play with each note being..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire
Alex_Lubet
@alex-lubet • yesterday • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:
"Beautiful."
Dan
@dan • 2 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"@Nate, yes."
olddog75
@olddog75 • 2 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Cuckoo's Nest.
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"John Knopf said "One thing I've noticed is how many of these songs dealt with disasters, death, sickness, loss of dear ones, etc." Isn't that what a lot of..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Cuckoo's Nest.:
"Hearkening back to my days in trad-rock bands in the 70's."
Katahdin
@katahdin • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"In the spring term of 1968 I took a poetry class and while studying ballads we spent a week using a dulcimer set up in traditional, non-chromatic tunings..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:
"It seems to me you're using pull offs and hammer ons sometimes,rather than trying to play each note wih a separate stroke of the pick.Whatever it is,it..."
Nate
@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Dan: Think of it this way...it is not the fret board on the Scheitholt itself that makes the difference but the fact you are looking at a box "zitter". The..."
Jack M
@jack-m • 3 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"I was wondering about flat sawn maple or butternut for the top.  I can' find either of those in quartersawn  Today I drove a couple hours east to Amish..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @carol-h:
"Glad you joined Carol H. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. I wish you the best on your dulcimer journey. Please let us know if you have questions...."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Right, especially if you're gonna pour cake batter into them."
sandbar17
@sandbar17 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello friends, Does anyone know much about John D. Tignor dulcimers??":
"My neighbor gave me a John D Tignor dulcimer. It's a five string. Does anyone know how that would have been tuned? "
Nate
@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Strumelia: Ken Longfield: Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and..."
Nate
@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Ken Longfield: Read my article when it comes out in DPN. If it isn't the November issue I can email you a copy of it. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song."..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Ken Longfield: Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and sometimes a little water..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Here a couple photos of the dulcimer I mentioned below. It is based on the dulcimers made by Charles N. Prichard in Huntington, WV. All the wood is plain or..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Jack, I've used plain sawn when quarter sawn isn't available. When you use it on sides you need to aware of the grain as some grain patterns will split..."
Jack M
@jack-m • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"found this video which shows braces in a Kurt Simerman dulcimer being built Kurt Simerman: Dulcimer Maker It doesn't show enough to determine exact..."
Jack M
@jack-m • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Sorry, I find this particular venue hard to follow at times.   Titebond would be a lot easier!  John C. Knopf: Jack, this is John, not Nate. I've built..."
Jack M
@jack-m • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Returned from my wood hunting trip.  Managed to find about 12' of 8/4 X 6 quarter sawn walnut that is quite beautiful albeit pricey.  The search for a..."
Carol H
@carol-h • 4 days ago • comments: 518
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
"Thank you for the welcome! I'm happy to be here"
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @carol-h:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Carol. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring this site. Let us know if you have any questions. I look forward to your..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and sometimes a little water to separate..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Nate:I wonder if germans have similar conversations about how modern scheitholts should be classified, the way we do about dulcimers.   In Germany there..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Nate, the label for the photo on the Wikipedia page is wrong. What it shows is a hummel or PA German zitter. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
John C. Knopf
@john-c-knopf • 4 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Jack, this is John, not Nate. I've built 150+ dulcimers and dulcimores, and I favor good ol' Titebond II for my builds.  It can be loosened with heat if..."
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