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@john-c-knopf • 6 minutes ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Bob Thomason dulcimer player and maker :

"Beautiful workmanship and sound! So nice."

@dulcimerbob • an hour ago • comments: 1

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Bob Thomason dulcimer player and maker

@kittiwake1 • an hour ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @kittiwake1:

"Hi everyone, I have a question regarding restoration of a vintage dulcimer, but can't figure out precisely where to post it within this website. So, here..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @msteg3:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Msteg3. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your questions. You might try searching this site for things that interest you. We..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Thanks for the story Peter. I enjoyed it. You never know where dulcimer might appear. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@dusty • 5 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pete-babechuk: Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market

@strumelia • 8 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Pete, i just love that story! "

@robin-thompson • 8 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pete-babechuk: Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market

@shopdad • 10 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Hey Pete I know the feeling. For many years the only thing I could play was the radio. Being at a Ham Radio event I suppose there are a few people like me...."

@pete-babechuk • 19 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Just wanted to share this 'cuz I thought it was funny. So I went to the Monroe Michigan Ham Radio Club Hamfest a couple months ago. It's a swap and shop..."

@richard-streib • 22 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @msteg3:

"Welcome Msteg3 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad that you joined this active forum. There is a lot of knowledge represented here and a wide array of..."

@robin-thompson • yesterday • 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 • yesterday • 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 • 2 days 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 2 days ago • 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

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

@butch-ross • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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..."

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