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@robin-thompson • 10 minutes ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Play Music on the Porch Day 2026":

"Welcome to mountain dulcimer play, @kittiwake1! It's neat you're coming up with your own tunes. I enjoy making up the tunes my husband and I play--..."

@kittiwake1 • 44 minutes ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Play Music on the Porch Day 2026":

"Very nice! By the way, do any of you enjoy making up your own tunes? I'm just a beginner on the mountain dulcimer, but I find myself strumming various..."

@ken-longfield • 20 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @tupelo-honey:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Tupelo Honey. It's good to have you aboard. Do you have a mountain dulcimer and are you playing it. Have fun exploring this site. You can..."

@richard-streib • yesterday • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @tupelo-honey:

"Welcome Tupelo Honey to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined.This is a very active community of dulcimer afficianados. We are here to support..."

@richard-streib • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"Robin Thompson: I don't know whether it's a Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not. These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."

@robin-thompson • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"While I'm at it, here's a link for the 2026 Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming:..."

@robin-thompson • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"@john-c-knopf Correct, the dulcimer in the video is not a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. I only mentioned the Troublesome Creek dulcimers to let Strumelia know..."

@john-c-knopf • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"The dulcimer in the video is NOT a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. It has a guitar-style head, whereas the Troublesome Creek dulcimers have the short scroll..."

@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"Robin, I didn't know that. Do the Troub.Creek dulcimers that Don lately plays have double backs? (sometimes called Galax backs) I'm curious as to why he..."

@robin-thompson • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"I don't know whether it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not in the video. These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."

@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:

"Welcome to FOTMD, DGPickard. It's good to have you aboard. What do you consider unique and interesting? Solidarity Forever is something you don't hear on the..."

@richard-streib • 2 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:

"Welcome DG Pickard to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer So good to have you on board. There is a lot of information here. Look around and see how much. We are..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"That's cool Robin! I think that dulcimer has a double back... maybe it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer, like Don Pedi usually plays?"

@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"A cool clip of fiddle & mountain dulcimer from Clifftop this year:..."

@butch-ross • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Solid body electric dulcimer":

"I once had a student who bought a chromatic dulcimer and wanted me to teach her how to transition from a diatonic instrument. So the first thing I did was..."

@tonyg • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"Thanks for all your responses. I try to play what I'd consider traditional style......no chords or extra frets, mostly bagpipe tuning. However I do use a..."

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

""... corset stays.. " Typically whale bone between say 1700 and 1900."

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"One might imagine Viennese, or other urban European musicians, using scraps of ivory from the shops of harpsichord builders on their zithers. Google sez:..."

@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"I play with leather picks all the time. I don't buy these-- they are leather tabs cut off worn dungarees. So, I imagine folks might've just used whatever..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"I'm guessing you mean "before plastic/nylon dulcimer picks" were invented. Picks of many kinds have been used to play zitter family instruments for over a..."

@tonyg • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":

"Besides turkey feathers and bare fingers, was there anything else folks might have used to play the dulcimer back before picks were invented?"

@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Number 6_25 Jinny sound clip:

"Does that ever sound good.It sparkles laugh."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"What John said! Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@john-c-knopf • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"I'm sure you'll do FINE, Jer! It's not like rocket surgery or anything..."

@jerhenning • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"Ken Longfield: Strings to get are determined by the tuning you want to use and the vibrating string length (VSL). To determine the VSL measure from the fret..."

@dusty • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @strumelia: FOTMD one year anniversary on July 29th, 2010 !

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "FOTMD one year anniversary on July 29th, 2010 !":

"Still waiting for that party! Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"Strings to get are determined by the tuning you want to use and the vibrating string length (VSL). To determine the VSL measure from the fret board side of..."

@homer-ross • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Savior, Redeemer of My Soul

@jerhenning • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"Ken Longfield: What style of playing are you planning to start with? These dulcimers are most suitable for noter or finger dancing style and playing in a 1 -..."

@jerhenning • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"Richard Streib: Regarding Nostrings4 image. You can see the elongated holes where the string anchors once were indicating that string tension may have pulled..."

@jerhenning • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"John C. Knopf: All of these strings may be old or rusty. If they aren't new, consider replacing them with the same types. Yeah I was wondering about..."

@jerhenning • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"Matt Berg: Is it physically possible to remove three strings, of course. Will you end up with a payable instrument, maybe. My thought is to leave all the..."

@john-c-knopf • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"All of these strings may be old or rusty. If they aren't new, consider replacing them with the same types."

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":

"What style of playing are you planning to start with? These dulcimers are most suitable for noter or finger dancing style and playing in a 1 - 5 - 5 tuning..."

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