I'd like to mention that the boys over at
TTAD- The Traditional Appalachian Dulcimore
accept me as one of their own and I so appreciate it. I've posted some sketchy stuff there nary a word about this or that ain't the real thing or not.
Edited to change not to nary. I couldn't help it. : )
https://youtu.be/Ja9muThRASc?si=L8hi3ycSm_YUJY3S
I had a somewhat short romance with a chromofone and enjoyed the buzz.
I listened Alex. Not easy listening! But you're right your playing is a good reason not to buy a chromofone you got it all right there.
If a few people would post a audio or video of themselves playing a chromaphone that might be a reason not to buy a chtomadic : )
Hey now Dusty, the Nate fanclub may be small, but it has a quality few members. xD
I'm a member! Quality debatable. : )
FB has numerous dulcimer groups w/multiple posts per day.
The online dulcimer get togethers have provided an opportunity for pro dulcimer players to pocket some jingle.
Biz is booming!
Extry good story John.
Should this ban on creative thought also apply to song titles? Shouldn't the song titles posted here at fotmd give some idea of what the lyrics may be?
You an me gots esp er something Robin. : ) jinx!
Edited to show Ben Seymour he shows view of cantilevered fingerboard look quick!
Nate I had a Keith Young dulcimer had a cantilevered fingerboard maybe 3-4" before end block was a bitch to change strings brads were on under side between fingerboard and the top.
Beautiful tone and big bass. No conclusions here though.
Construction industry has examples of installed tension for strength and resistance.
Hey Nate. So what if one of the two speakers received a signal a portion of a second slower than the other? Perhaps a better analogy for two melody strings?
Ah but Lisa a good old time banjo picker playing a just right old time banjo in that good shaving a dead man tuning...transcends the mortal world...and I know you know that ❤️
Definite revelations fretless instruments provide.
Another knowledge and skill accumulated on the quest for the perhaps unobtainable Noter Jedi, uh, hood : )
Good ? Nate.
I've gone thru several stages of sour note acceptance - always trending toward more tolerance, with the dulcimer and my head. Here's where I'm at now. 5ths and unisons have to be lined up as sweet as possible. That's it.
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Steve Siefert has played this with Nashville Orchestra.
Never heard it put that way or thought about it that way Nate you're right on the money.
Glad you checked in Jeannie. Remember you had a couple rough times. Hope you find the inspiration to play some tunes.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all!
https://youtu.be/miOxoTF4dKQ?si=Ed0MMkNJs_3BSk1
@foggers I think of this time of year.
I have had same issue same message for month or so. Something changed.
Only time I've joined a group is when it's necessary to read a post.
You ain't the only one Kendra I don't get it either a lot of the time.
Not looking for suggestions/explanations.
You ain't getting counted! : )
We old we proud we dulcimer players we bad we nationwide.
Thanks for putting this here Nate.
I left out in the vid that I surely appreciate the tone/timber of the bigs they are something special.
I've seen this quote from Jean Ritchie before and have always wanted to see the context. I choose to believe she meant you lose a little something if frets are added to the diatonic fret pattern.
Never met her she appears to be a kind and gentle person who would not summarily dismiss a person or a dulcimer.
When this quote is used as some kind of proof that Jean Ritchie thinks a couple frets disqualifies a dulcimer in a black and white manner .....no I don't believe it.
And a video or two Robin. The vid 'carving the scroll' is worth the price of admission.
Ok I'll say it out loud. Dulcimers built by Dwain Wilder have far surpassed the level of craft and are in the realm of art.
Those Sunhearth dulcimer are top quality instruments. Have real good rep
Real life Lisa! : ) Yeah the chorus does say 'befriend ' someone huh?
This is a good resolution John not too hard to keep. : )
If I may? In my hometown Lincoln NE we almost invariably: hold the door for the next person even if they're 15' away, and they'll thank you for it. Let you merge lanes at rush hr. Put grocery cart in corral or back inside.
These small everyday kindnesses set the stage for a more general teamwork atmosphere and make for a better place to live.
Wooden friction pegs get polished slick and hard. Unpolish the pegs and the holes by scratching/roughing with sand paper. Don't sand any wood off! I forget what grit I've used but 80 or 100 may be good to start. If you are industrious and patient and work with finesse you can refurbish the pegs.
Every noter player has already mastered the skill of playing do mi, sliding the noter by, and not sounding, re.
Don't be leery of what you already know.
My wife had a Bougainvillea houseplant and set it outside in the summer. It did well and I took a casual interest in it and we would talk about it occasionally.
I was in Mexico with friends and we would walk to breakfast. The first day I noticed a Bougainvillea plant climbing a fence beside the road. A few blocks long.
The second day someone said look at that beautiful plant on the fence wonder what kind it is?
Nobody spoke up so I said "it's a Bougainvillea".
I felt so knowledgeable!.
Nice, Randy. I could sit and listen to you play all day. Might need a break for pizza though.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."
Ok.... I don't know nothing about nothing except for this. I made a dulcimer and set the frets by gosh and by golly. Strived for pure 5ths and octaves and 6ths, etc. like whatever I knew sounded good. I tune it DAA, DAd, mostly DGC. Every time I change tunings or change pitch much I have to move the bridge back or forth so things are right. Usually have to compromise on the 1st fret and here and there. I get over it! I jiggle it until I get it to where I can live with it. I can set an equal temperament by ear on a piano but I'm not as particular with the dulcimer as I used to be... and that's a good thing to be free of.
You have always explained things so well Robin.
