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My wife, Norma has been playing and acquiring dulcimers for about ten years. I make musical instruments as a creative activity, and play DAA Noter Drone, ukulele, U-Bass and concert and hand percussion.

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@wally-venable • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"John Knopf said "One thing I've noticed is how many of these songs dealt with disasters, death, sickness, loss of dear ones, etc." Isn't that what a lot of..."

@wally-venable • 6 days ago • comments: 39
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"From your questions, it appears that you are not an experienced luthier. The instrument you have shown us is one requiring a very high skill level. Few of us..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Wedge shaped floating bridge":

"Excellent suggestion, Ken. Warren's phone number is on his website..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Wedge shaped floating bridge":

"I would think the bass string might have been set higher to avoid the string buzzing on some of the middle frets. There were no standard "dulcimer string"..."

@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jewish Music":

"My primary interest in "Jewish Music" is to be inclusive in performances during holiday periods like Christmas/Chanukah and Easter/Passover. I have a number..."

@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jewish Music":

"The request was for "Jewish worship songs." A lot of the common "Jewish songs" are holiday or folk tunes. If you are looking for TABs for music for temple or..."

@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Good dulcimer for busking?":

"I think the loudest acoustic dulcimer I have is my Tennessee Music Box (TMB). It is home-built, and I described it in the thread..."

@wally-venable • 4 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"Before the Civil War, things were rather different, but by the time of Ed Thomas .... It is far too easy to write off the cultural connections of "folks..."

@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"You will occasionally encounter DAA TABs which have 6 1/2 fret notes. Don't avoid an instrument just because it has one."

@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Knopf Dulcimers website!":

"Your website is informative, not just a sales piece. I like the inclusion of the videos of most of your varieties letting viewers hear them."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"I never saw Gainer, although I became aware of his presence on campus soon after I arrived here in 1964. He played an important part in Mountaineer Week..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"Morgantown and West Virginia University (WVU) are only abut 15 miles from Fairmont. Dr. Patrick W. Gainer was associated with WVU from the early 1920s..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"Fairmont is part of North Central West Virginia. We haven't had anyone who has developed a distinctive style or produced a large number of high quality..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Anyone have experience with a Black Mountain dulcimer?":

"You should consider taking your current instrument to the shop and playing both side by side. The important thing is which one suits your ear better."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":

"If a bridge is simply too high, you can lower it by taking it out and sanding or filing the bottom a bit. Do it a little at a time and tune and play it after..."

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Liquid Electrical Tape

Posted: Saturday November 25 2023, 9:30 PM
By: @John C. Knopf

Looking for a Small Dulcimer

Posted: Wednesday October 26 2022, 11:06 AM
By: @Tom McShane

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01/15/22 11:49:34AM @strumelia:

Wally, thank you SO much for your very thoughtful donation to FOTMD! It is deeply appreciated. sun -Strumelia

11/25/19 02:27:14PM @wally-venable:

The photo shows my first dulcimer project and my third.

The design of the first was based on a cardboard body instrument Norma borrowed for her first dulcimer class.

The third is an octave dulcimer tuned DAA, but an octave above the usual set of notes. It is short enough to fit in an airline carry-on bag.

Both have fingerboards made from 1x2 lumber, with most of the body constructed from 1/8" and 3/32" birch plywood.

02/19/19 08:26:15PM @richard-streib:

Welcome Wallyvenable to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Sounds like a great event you will be attending. Best wishes on your musical journey.

02/18/19 02:08:20PM @wally-venable:

I'll be at the Gardner Winter Music Fest this Saturday. http://www.gwmf.org

I'm playing with the DAA Strummers and OLLI Orchestra.

The GWMF has a lot of room for mountain dulcimer player or wanna be's. We enjoyed it last year. You can't beat the registration fee - FREE if you bring an instrument.

02/18/19 05:43:39AM @benjamin-w-barr-jr:

Hi Wally, 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, and to meet some good people.

Ben

02/17/19 08:54:20PM @jim-fawcett:

Hey Wally, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us.

02/17/19 07:37:53PM @ken-longfield:

Welcome to FOTMD, Wally Venable. It is good to have you aboard. Look for West Virginia players under Groups and join that group.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."