Timeline Entry

Ben Barr Jr
@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 4 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
"Hi Ottertail, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the..."
Ben Barr Jr
@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 4 hours ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
"Hi Gayle, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
Ben Barr Jr
@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 4 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
"Hi Dreamsongs, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the..."
Ben Barr Jr
@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 4 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
"Hi Helen, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
Ben Barr Jr
@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 4 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
"Hi Deb, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 8 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
"You can see that @John-C-Knopf and @Phil-Myers are responding differently to your question.  One explains how to bend the melody string to get the lowered..."
Phil Myers
@phil-myers • 15 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
"The 6 fret in Dad on the bass string is the same note as a 1 1/2 on the middle string. I used to use it before I had a 1 1/2"
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 22 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
"Welcome Deb94 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad Kenl was able to refer you to a link. Glad you joined. This is a wonderful place to learn all about..."
John C. Knopf
@john-c-knopf • 22 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
"Sometimes it's possible to bend the string sideways from the first fret, if there's enough slack to the string. Kind of a blues guitar-type method.  It takes..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
"Welcome to FOTMD Deb94. Here is a link to a discussion on Russ Green:..."
jazzc
@jazzc • yesterday • comments: 3
Created a new Group discussion "1.5 fret":
"Is there a way to play a song with a 1.5 in it without a 1.5 fret?"
shanonmilan
@shanonmilan • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Frame Drums":
"Scott Callow: I asked my kids to get me a bodhran kit from McNeela's for Xmas because the up / down tipper motion is very similar to strumming and I thought..."
Dave shattuck
@dave-shattuck • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
"Reduced to $950. "
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 2 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
"Welcome Helen to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer from a fellow North Carolinian. So good to have you join. I encourage you to pick up the dulcimer once..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
"Patricia, as per your wish, I'll lock this discussion."
Patricia Delich
@patricia-delich • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
"Thanks Ken and Jerry. I actually already got what I needed a week ago, but thanks for sharing! I'd like to close (or delete) this discussion, but it seems..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
"I didn't buy any dulcimers in the 1970s but made my own. I do have many catalogs and price lists but not sure of the dates. There may be one or two from the..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
"Welcome to FOTMD Helen. It's good to have you aboard. I'm glad that you considering playing the mountain dulcimer. Let us know if have any questions or if we..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-N-All Spring Fling -(WV):
"Glad you folks got together. I toyed with going down, but having just returned home from NJ I couldn't get away again that quickly. Ken "The dulcimer sings a..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-N-All Spring Fling -(WV):
"A good jam with a wide variety of instruments. Lap and hammered dulcimers, fiddles, autoharps, guitars, banjos and spoons. Mostly in the key of D, but the..."
Jerry Posner
@jerry-posner • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
"I did buy a Musical Traditions dulcimer from Hank Levin in 1970 or so.  The price might have been $125.  I also bought a no-name dulcimer around that year..."
Phil Myers
@phil-myers • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Benjamin Bowmaneer
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
"Welcome Dreamsongs to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. There is a lot of information here. Join in the discussions. And ask questions as..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
"Welcome Gayle to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a great community of people who love the mountain dulcimer. Sounds like you..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
"Glad you joined Ottertail. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great community of folks who love the mountain dulcimer. Look around. Join..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
"Thanks for joining Dbarr15. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great place to learn all about the mountain dulcimer. If you have..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
"Welcome Jon6958 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Let us know if you have questions. We will do our best to find you an answer."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Cicada symphony.":
"@davisjames , if the cicadas are singing in the note of E, then they should harmonize nicely in a 'fifth' interval with the key of A.  (Think of how fiddles..."
Randy Adams
@randy-adams • 4 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"Jennifer, you might get a better a response if you post this as a separate inquiry rather than in the discussion where few people will see it. I have not..."
Jennifer L Gonzalez
@jennifer-l-gonzalez • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"Has anyone seen tab for Bonnie Bessie Logan, as recorded by Dougie Maclean?"
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Still More Mother Goose
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
"Re the clogging...as a fiddle player it's automatic but I soon learned when playing the dulcimer it bounces the instrument up and down too much for me to..."
Phil Myers
@phil-myers • 4 days ago • comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
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