Timeline Entry
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
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..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
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,..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
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..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
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,..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
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
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
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
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
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
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
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
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on 1.5 fret:
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
• yesterday
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
Posted a new Comment on @deb94:
"Welcome to FOTMD Deb94. Here is a link to a discussion on Russ Green:..."
@shanonmilan
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Frame Drums":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
"Reduced to $950. "
@richard-streib
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @helen:
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-N-All Spring Fling -(WV):
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-N-All Spring Fling -(WV):
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Did you purchase one of these dulcimers in the 1970s?":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@davisjames
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Benjamin Bowmaneer
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Benjamin Bowmaneer
@richard-streib
• 3 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Cicada symphony.":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"Has anyone seen tab for Bonnie Bessie Logan, as recorded by Dougie Maclean?"
@davisjames
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Still More Mother Goose
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Still More Mother Goose
@davisjames
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.