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@jill-geary
• an hour ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
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
• 2 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
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
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":
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
• 7 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
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
• 10 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
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
• 10 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
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
• yesterday
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• yesterday
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:
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
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire
@wally-venable
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Cuckoo's Nest.:
Posted a new Comment on Cuckoo's Nest.:
"Hearkening back to my days in trad-rock bands in the 70's."
@katahdin
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @carol-h:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
"Right, especially if you're gonna pour cake batter into them."
@sandbar17
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello friends, Does anyone know much about John D. Tignor dulcimers??":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 518
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
"Thank you for the welcome! I'm happy to be here"
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @carol-h:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:
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..."