I love playing lap dulcimer, banjo, epinette, pennywhistle, Cretan Lyra, bones, limberjacks....mostly play old-time tunes, minstrel era tunes, and medieval tunes..
Love my fiddling husband, contra dancing, and playing with our cats. And my honeybees. :)
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My Blog on playing traditional style Noter/Drone style mountain dulcimer, including over 30 FREE noter style TABS and video instructions:
Strumelia's Noter Drone dulcimer BLOG
I also run a site for selling music-themed t-shirts: Harmonia'sBigB t-shirts
And a site for penny whistle players: https://pennywhistleclub.com/
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AllA choir focused on Alzheimer patients
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Lucy M. Long's brief history of the mountain dulcimer
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The end coming for Finale...
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Suggestions please for buying a first dulcimer
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Hello, I am brand new to this forum and I am actually only looking to sell my ___Dulcimer. I am currently located in Western NC and would love for it to go to someone who will appreciate and enjoy it. That’s why I’m posting here. If I’m posting in the wrong place please forgive me but I wanted to at least get the word out.
Thank you
Hi Ryan! Welcome to FOTMD.
Members are permitted to place an ad to sell a dulcimer here, but only in our For Sale forum, here:
https://fotmd.com/forums/forum/for-saleinstruments-music-items-cds-wanted-to-buy
You must include a photo and also a PRICE.
Please go to the For Sale forum and please read the posting rules for selling there before you create your selling thread.
Thank you!
Hello, I am brand new to this forum and I am actually only looking to sell my ___Dulcimer. I am currently located in Western NC and would love for it to go to someone who will appreciate and enjoy it. That’s why I’m posting here. If I’m posting in the wrong place please forgive me but I wanted to at least get the word out.
Thank you
Strumelia, you run a tight ship here! Thanks for all your help.
Correct... if you were not logged in, you'd not be able to post anything on this site.
You might find help in how to post new discussions (and how to do other things) here:
https://fotmd.com/forums/forum/site-questions-how-do-i
I have been communicating with you so I can assume I am logged in. I didn't log in this AM. I don't recall ever logging out. I just "x" out of the site. Looks like I am always logged in as you suggested.
Good point. Makes sense. I noticed some of the responses I made were previous notes from a few years back. I wasn't sure if my comments would go into the forum page or not. You answered my question. I guess I am experimenting different avenues. So I should just go on forum which would begin a new thread for anyone interested in the subject?
I will try that too. I just posted some comments from other members. I'll see if I get a response from them. If no response in a few days I will log in again and see if that makes a difference.
Thanks, you have been a great help
I understand about the loops. However, whoever put these strings on, twisted the loops until there were no more loops. As though they would never have to be changed...I'm taking my violin to a luthier next week and I think I'm just going to take this dulcimer and maybe he has some tool that can get them off. Hope so.
Yes, the gecko is a watercolor I did a few years back. The painting is intended as a 3-D optical illusion, as everything you see in the picture is painted - including the artist’s hand and brush and even the low-tact tape around the borders of the paper. Attached is a photo of the “model” for the painting. Glad you enjoyed it!
You're very welcome, Strumelia. Wish it could have been more and I wish I had been more aware of the need sooner. I'm a little embarrassed I was so oblivious. Will plan for support more regularly in future. Thank you for all you do.
Maddie
Hi Strumelia!
Thank you for your response. I will just have to try to improve my version I think!
Simon
Thank you for your response on how to get feedback. I clicked on the link you provided, I do not see a "new post" button/link. Please tell me where I click to create a new post. Thank you again!
Hi there your Most High Moderator!
I did sell the Hughes style I had for sale....Could you please drop the listing for me? I did make a "donation" of $5 via paypal....but the e-mail I use there is different than my FOTMD account. It probably came across as mannaacres@frontiernet.net.
Thanks for doing all that you do,
Shalom,
john
Thank you so much. I found the link and I was able to find the article. This is a great site and I look forward to more interaction.



















