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Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
04/13/21 01:32:08PM
1,461 posts

The Positive Thread...


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We found a few morels today.  So, we'll sauté them and have them over pasta for lunch.  :)

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
04/09/21 08:06:44AM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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Cases numbers here in OHio are heading in the wrong direction. shakeNo   It is heartbreaking and disheartening.   

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
04/07/21 06:13:40PM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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@venni I hope you can get help with your worsening covid symptoms!  Take care.

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
04/07/21 04:29:50PM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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Yay, @lisavb!  

My first Moderna shot was a piece of cake.  About 12 hours after my second shot, my immune system kicked in hard.  It's good to know my immune system is working well.  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
04/02/21 12:47:19PM
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Lego Microtonal Guitar


General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

I learned of this several months ago and thought it was pretty cool, Dusty.  Thanks for the post!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/31/21 08:11:17AM
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The Positive Thread...


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It is chilly & wet here in my little corner of SE Ohio US this morning.  The guitar player in the house and I get our second vaccines on Saturday-- yay!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/30/21 02:07:02PM
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The Positive Thread...


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It's a beautiful day here in SE Ohio US.  I've spent a little time outdoors working a bit.  So good to be out and feel the sunshine and hear the birds!  

Sending all good wishes to y'all!


updated by @robin-thompson: 03/30/21 02:22:17PM
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/29/21 03:46:33PM
1,461 posts

Show Us Your Pets!


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I'm glad Elvis had good final months, @mary-z-cox !  Enjoy Charley!  Pets are family.  <3

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/27/21 08:50:00AM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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@james-phillips Like you, I'm no fan of injections either yet barely felt mine-- yay!  Other than tending to a medical emergency in a relative's apartment nearly a year ago, I have been in no one else's home in over a year.  Even after my second injection has kicked-in (a couple weeks after the injection itself), I will still take appropriate precautions.  So glad you got through the brick walls and got your first vaccine!    

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/26/21 06:18:33PM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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@ken-longfield I hope you are doing well after your second vaccine and side effects are minimal for you!   

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/26/21 10:32:46AM
1,461 posts

How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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Ken, be safe on your drive!  Hope all goes well with your vaccine! 

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/26/21 08:06:58AM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?


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Venni, truly, I hope you recover and feel better soon!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/25/21 09:49:17PM
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McSpadden v. Folkcraft?


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@lisavb There's always the bathroom as a practice room.  Or, maybe not-- the acoustics are really good in lots of bathrooms. dulcimer1  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/24/21 07:08:07PM
1,461 posts

McSpadden v. Folkcraft?


Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

Oh, @lisavb, she needs you just a few minutes before bedtime, at least.  :)

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/23/21 10:37:39AM
1,461 posts

Show us your sound holes!


General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Wow, @rojo!  That back is stunningly beautiful!  So cool.

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/23/21 10:32:34AM
1,461 posts

McSpadden v. Folkcraft?


Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

@lisavB Yay!  I am happy you love your McSpadden and understand having a mountain dulcimer which you feel is just the right fit in every way.  Enjoy!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/20/21 10:08:25AM
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What Are You Working On?


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I can't help with song lyrics about bees & blues yet do know I love honey. sun

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/16/21 03:13:33PM
1,461 posts

FOTMD needs your support


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Yup, I'm in! 

Thanks for all you do, Strumelia!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/14/21 01:43:46PM
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Here's my problem...


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Your instrument is gorgeous and there is nothing wrong with it-- the fretting pattern is a pure diatonic pattern.  Tune the dulcimer this way:  the string farthest away from you (on the bass side) to D and the middle string and melody strings to the A above the bass string.  Then, begin playing the major scale at fret 3 on the melody string.   


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Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/14/21 01:21:10PM
1,461 posts

Introduce Yourself!


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@derik-palmer Welcome to FOTMD!  Many of us here well past sell-by date and more than a few have experience with other instruments.  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/13/21 10:38:35AM
1,461 posts

Newspaper Article


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What a great project!  Thanks for the posting, Ken-- so good to see!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/10/21 04:31:09PM
1,461 posts

This Tennessee Music Box is headed for Colorado


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Doggone cool, John!  The new owner is in for lots of fun playing this beauty!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/10/21 09:02:08AM
1,461 posts

The Positive Thread...


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I wish you safe travels, @venni!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
03/03/21 05:46:45PM
1,461 posts

The Positive Thread...


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Ken, I am happy to see your good news! 

If PA is anything like OH, the thing which makes a person eligible for helping someone move is owning a pickup truck.  It must be different where Dusty lives (than where I live).  :)

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/24/21 08:38:38PM
1,461 posts



Vinni, you can join the group for beginners-- there is a lot of information there.  Here is a link: 

https://fotmd.com/strumelia/group/1/beginner-players

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/24/21 04:37:40PM
1,461 posts

John Frazier dulcimer


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Kevin, I am not familiar with the maker.  Perhaps, over time, you will be able to learn more about Mr. Frazier and his instruments.

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/23/21 11:02:24AM
1,461 posts

basic music advice from Chick Corea


General mountain dulcimer or music discussions


I think the basics of what Chick Corea had to say about music applies to porch players, too, in many ways.  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/23/21 08:35:28AM
1,461 posts

The Positive Thread...


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@venni Please post a photo of your mountain dulcimer!  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/21/21 01:59:38PM
1,461 posts

Richard Troughear MD made during service in Vietnam


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Many members who were on Bruce Ford's EverythingDulcimer forum will remember Richard Troughear's sound experiments with mountain dulcimer.  The following is a link to a photo and information about the first mountain dulcimer Mr. Troughear built while in military service in Vietnam.  (Thanks to Anne Bowman, who shared the link on Facebook!)   

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1222216?fbclid=IwAR1062Kw0VpnJY8WUohey7WrZC7K_U44hKVZSWvS1_8BqF8Oc94_k8thn6c


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Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/19/21 07:35:32PM
1,461 posts

Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?


General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Here in Ohio, one festival which was fairly large with well-known players traveling to teach there folded before pandemic hit.  The people who organized the festival-- a monumental job-- decided to do so no longer.  The folks on the committee were all in the over-50 age category.  

Also before pandemic hit, another fest which used to be well-attended scaled way back and, I think, the reasons had to do with all the folks doing the work were older people.  

Relatively speaking, the population of the mountain dulcimer world is an older population.  There are great young people in the mountain dulcimer world yet the bulk of the population of players of which I am aware is a decidedly older population.    

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/19/21 11:08:36AM
1,461 posts

Texas-bound J. E. Thomas replica dulcimore


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Wow, @steven-berger, lucky you!  John fashions those upside down hearts just right and I know it'll sound great.  

Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
02/18/21 03:02:03PM
1,461 posts

Steeleye Span & John Pearse 1970


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