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@robin-thompson
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @daveinnj: For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass
Liked a forum discussions item created by @daveinnj: For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass
@lee-ann
• 7 hours ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Created a new forum topic "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"Preferably walnut/redwood. I know I can buy one new but thought I'd check to see if anyone was selling. Thanks!"
@strumelia
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
@daveinnj
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":
Created a new forum topic "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":
"All original Walter Martin Sunhearth AD-4, Lorraine Lee model. Serial number 968, dated 31 August 1990. Bear Meadow's dulcimer website has info on Walter..."
@studentofrhythm
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted new YouTube video(s):
Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
"Welcome to FOTMD, PearGirl. It's good to have you aboard. FOTMD isn't a good resource. It is an excellent resource for everything mountain dulcimer related...."
@ken-longfield
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Wally, thanks for the link on Pennsylvania Dutch - German - American and American English Dialects. I noted the mention of C. Richard Beam's The..."
@richard-streib
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
"Glad to have you join, Jay Roberto. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer from a fellow North Carolinian. Its great that you have built your own..."
@wally-venable
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"While the term Pennsylvania Dutch (from Deutsch or German) is primarily used to describe the Amish today, the term has broader traditional meaning. It..."
@shopdad
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I have family scattered around the mountains in North Carolina. We often visited the area known as Little Switzerland. this is a small town on the Blue..."
@robert-l-porter-jr
• 4 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on South Wind with Cara Bo:
Posted a new Comment on South Wind with Cara Bo:
"SOUNDED GEEAT TO ME, AND GLAD THAT YOU DID THIS ONE. "
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I guess that depends on how you define "Pennsylvania Dutch." As I understand it from a sociological point of view, Pennsylvania Dutch applied to people of..."
@salt-springs
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"You can use a product called Natures Miracle that you can find in lots of places like Tractor Supply, Walmart or a pet store of some sort. Spray that case..."
@richard-streib
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"Great suggestions about sun and air for deodorizing the dulcimer. One thing on the soft case--perhaps a dry cleaning establishment may have some way to get..."
@davisjames
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Yep,most of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.Some are from other religious groupings,most notably "Dunkerds" of various persuasions.I recall passing through..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Jay. It's good to have you aboard. Congratulations on building a dulcimer. It can be a fun and frustrating project. Show us a few photos if..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"DavisJames:
I wonder why zither like instruments are unknown in Canada...Perhaps the Appalachians provided the perfect environment for the development of..."
@davisjames
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Very interesting dialogue,I enjoyed everyone's comments.That said,I've been a guitar/ fiddle player for years and never delved into the instruments' origins,..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Razyn's article is well worth reading. He has excellent photographs of the instrument, but the most interesting part is the narrative. It is an excellent..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"I like John's idea of putting the dulcimer outside in the sun. Perhaps an hour or two each day it is nice out until the odor dissipates, As for the case, I'd..."
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"If there was 'lots of dog hair in the case', then obviously a dog was using it as a bed for a while. This is not due to the instrument and case merely being..."
@john-c-knopf
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"Congratulations, Aditi! You have some nice instruments there.
As for deodorizing, I'd suggest exposing them to sunshine as much as possible-- wind and sun..."
@lee-ann
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @lee-ann:
Posted a new Comment on @lee-ann:
"Thank you for the warm welcome! I've been away from the dulcimer community for quite awhile so I've spent the past few days reacquainting myself. I was..."
@aditi
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Created a new forum topic "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"Hi FOTMD! I recently drove up to Connecticut to acquire a well-loved and well-played McSpadden—all cherry wood as far as I can tell, M12CC, Nov 1999, George..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Thank you for popping in and bringing us all up to date, Razyn! Such a fascinating tale concerning the inspirations from your old dulcimers and your own..."
@razyn
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Since you mentioned them -- my antique dulcimer collection (that I laid out on a table in the Pry Barn at an Antietam Early Banjo Gathering) has spent most..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I triple agree! I have gone to several 'early banjo' gatherings far from me, and even I often would skip out on a few historical presentations in favor of..."
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Aura Lee:
Posted a new Comment on Aura Lee:
"Elvis turned this into a great pop song,"Love me tender",I got great mileage out of it when I used to be playing senior citizens' homes.. and loved it myself!"
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Dusty, I think you make a very good point about festivals and clubs. My experience is that people go to and get together to play music. They aren't..."