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@strumelia • 59 minutes ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: A Bed of Marigolds

@redmando • 2 hours ago

@redmando is now following @alex-lubet

@olddog75 • 6 hours ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Sheffield Fair

@robin-thompson • 6 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @wally-venable: Gardner Dulcimers - Grafton, Ohio

@wally-venable • 7 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Gardner Dulcimers - Grafton, Ohio":

"My wife, Norma, happily bought two dulcimers from Don Gardner, and others here in Morgantown have also done so through his website. He customized each..."

@robin-thompson • 7 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on A Bed of Marigolds :

"@dusty I had no idea marigolds are really good for chickens yet it makes sense. We don't have chickens yet one of our nieces (who lives right by us) does...."

@nate • 11 hours ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Id never accuse you of being sloppy, Wally, and I'm sorry if I gave that impression. You've provided me a ton of useful information over time and Im grateful..."

@dusty • 16 hours ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Sheffield Fair:

"Charming tune, Mark."

@canard • 16 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":

"Strumelia: Well there are a lot of discussions in the "Care and Maintenance Group" on this site, including some threads on rescuing and repairing old..."

@dusty • 16 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on A Bed of Marigolds :

"Ken is right. "Haunting" indeed. I just learned that marigolds are really good for chickens. They contain all sorts of nutrients and help produce eggs with..."

@robin-thompson • 17 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on A Bed of Marigolds :

"Many thanks for listening and for the nice comment, Ken L! And it's neat you thought of your very own bed of marigolds. "

@wally-venable • 20 hours ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"I don't want you to get the impression that I'm only interested in "sloppy folk music." I have sung in the chorus of several amateur opera performances and..."

@ken-longfield • 23 hours ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Or there is a story that Ralph Lee Smith told. When an old timer was asked how he tuned his dulcimer, he replied "I just tune it to a good note." A good note..."

@wally-venable • yesterday • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Bim, Bim, Bong! And Bim is whatever I say it is !!! Ritchie Family dulcimer tuning instructions, as per Great-Grandmother Jean. It follows in the tradition..."

@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on A Bed of Marigolds :

"That's a beautifully haunting melody. As I listed I thought of the bed of marigolds by our back porch. Thanks for sharing the tune. Ken "The dulcimer sings a..."

@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: A Bed of Marigolds

@robin-thompson • yesterday • comments: 4
Created a new Audio File:
A Bed of Marigolds

@mark-gilston • yesterday • comments: 1

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Sheffield Fair

@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: Japanese folk song for DAD Dulcimer

@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Japanese folk song for DAD Dulcimer:

"Very pretty! Congrats on your book."

@dusty • yesterday • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: Japanese folk song for DAD Dulcimer

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: Japanese folk song for DAD Dulcimer

@john-c-knopf • yesterday • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Wally wrote: "I'm not an adherent to the micro-adjustment school of dulcimers. I deal with folk instruments. (And too often with folks who can't tell when..."

@nate • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"That makes sense, Wally. Most of the time, Im guessing it only takes a little bit of adjusting to get it sounding good. It sounds like youre saying its..."

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Nate said: Personally, I use a zero fret and spacer, so the height of my nut isn't adjustable. Correct. That is what McSpadden and some other builders use...."

@nate • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Strumelia: String action is simply the clearance distance measured between the bottom of the string and the top of the fret, so I wouldnt think it would..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"String action is simply the clearance distance measured between the bottom of the string and the top of the fret, so I wouldnt think it would matter what..."

@nate • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"I use jumbo frets, so a dime never works for me either. It seems to work well for mandolin size fretwire, though, which I've noticed a lot of dulcimers..."

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:

"Ah, Yes. We often avoid the question asked, but provide great advice on a related topic. I'm guilty here, too. Joe asked How to lower the action on a..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":

"I wonder if in the vein of “animal adoption/rescue,” there is a “dulcimer adoption/rescue” forum here for legacy instruments that are likely to become wall..."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @kellie-g:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Kellie G. It is good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring this site. It is a great introduction to the world of mountain dulcimers. You..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @kellie-g:

"Welcome Kellie G to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. We are glad to have you. There is a lot of information here. Best wishes finding and purchasing your..."

@canard • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":

"Thank you for the video and the book titles, Wally. What a treat! When did you meet his wife? - Madeleine"

@wally-venable • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":

"Paul Pyle is certainly part of dulcimer history, if only for his dulcimer books. How to Tune and Play the Dulcimer (1973). To Build a Dulcimer: A..."

@john-c-knopf • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":

"No forum or group like that here, that I know of. I think it's up to individuals to rescue such dulcimers."

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