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Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Plagiarism first dulcimer:
"Good luck with this project, @jack-m. I have a gorgeous nylon-string dulcimer made by Bob.  The "floating" fretboard is brilliant, I think. David Beede also..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
"That's really nice playing, Jamie.  Sensitive rendition of the melody.  And yes, the approach is reminiscent of Robin & Mark.  I think this tune has..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Thanks for your comments, Robin & Strumelia.  I am playing a cherry/redwood dulcimer by Terry McCafferty tuned CGc. You can learn a bit about the song,..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 5
Created a new Audio File:
Myfanwy
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Ken Longfield: Could you get a full chord by using four equidistant strings and tuning of them to F#?   Yes, you could. You don't even need a fourth..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Ken Longfield: I've never played a New Harmony dulcimer, but they have an excellent reputation. I heard that they are back in California, is that true?..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Yes. You are correct.  An open tuning is one in which the unfretted strings contain the notes of a chord. For the dulcimer, though, we cheat. We call DAA or..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: A Skift of Snow
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Child ballads playlist on Smithsonian/Folkways":
"A lot of dulcimer players have a natural interest in and fondness for the Child ballads, the narrative songs collected and categorized by Francis James..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 26
Posted a new Comment on In the Shaking Mist:
"Thanks, for listening, @Homer-Ross.  As I mention, it is not really a Shaker tune, but something I made up after listening to a 3-CD collection of Shaker tunes."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • one month ago • comments: 26
Posted a new Comment on In the Shaking Mist:
"Thank you so much, @Robin-Thompson.  I appreciate your listening to this old tune."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to " the bridge “saddle” ":
"The benefit of a floating bridge for the player is to be able to fine tune the intonation.  As you switch between heavier and lighter strings, for example,..."
 
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