four string equidistant set-up
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
I don't know the source....might help a bit?
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General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
Hanging some dulcimers as a wall display
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
I think Homer would be proud....And I didn't know congradtulations were in order too! Well done my good fellow!
Hanging some dulcimers as a wall display
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
Just throwing in my 2 cents of cynicism...{meant with goodwill and humor]
The absolute best display you can find for an extra dulcimer, is on the lap of a youngster that wants to play.
Un-played old dulcimers, regardless of maker or quality of craftsmanship are just dusty pieces of wood. They have perceived
value to an ever shrinking [dying] pool of us old hippies, in the memories of times past. The actual cash value is only when
they are sold, and that is "usually" at the death of the owner.....
I implore us all to share the "Extra" instruments we may have with someone younger, lest all of our instruments become the
I'm work'n on it too........
The Positive Thread...
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Oh please tell me they both marched away into the foggy dew............
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So Nate......Care to share your small batch recipe???? I'm "re attempting" my elderberry blossom "cordial".....Last time it ended up like rocket fuel....
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Glad to see you on the mend. Try and rest, seek some sunshine, and the opportunity you have to be "in the garden" where you're never alone....
Shalom
Hammered Dulcimer Forums
Adventures with 'other' instruments...
Sorry for the confusion....I have bought one. At an extremely low price, but it is in Rogers Ar, and I'm in Illinois. My quest is to either have some one help me pick/pack it up and ship it to me [all costs/fees paid in advance]. Or... If there is some one who could use/needs one, I would flat out "gift" it to them. I'm sure it needs some TLC, how much or little I do not know at this point. Although I do not play HD [yet], I've always tried to get instruments into the hands of those who strive to, but are "acquisition" challenged through cost or life getting in the way....
Hammered Dulcimer Forums
Adventures with 'other' instruments...
Looking for someone near Rogers Arkansas interested in a VERY inexpensive Hammered dulcimer, or for help in shipping it to me? anybody.....
Does soundbox tension affect volume and tone
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions
Having set up many violins & cellos etc over the years....You may want to explore using a sound post. Not really a "dulcimer" thing, but you're an outside the box kinda guy anyway. If you Google "adjustable soundposts" you will find much info good and bad about using them in so- called "real" instruments... Bottom line, is that moving the amount and location of tension to the vibrating surfaces [top and bottom] can and does change the tonal qualities. I suggest an adjustable only because there are no standard rules when it comes to dulcimers and the dimensions. Instead of having to re mount your strings, an adjustable may give you more room to play around, or just source some dowel rod and have at it..[or pencils, chopsticks,...] Changing the tensions to the body and try and find the "sweet" spot[s] if any? Then we'll have to find out if heart holes with pointy bottoms sound as good as rounded ones......
just the meanderings of a wandering mind......
Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions
Sitting here looking at a dozen or so instruments...staples, frets, wound wire, straight wire, oak, maple, rosewood. No two are alike, yet I would call them ALL dulcimers. If I spoke in elizabethan english I may say "dulcimore", and if I was a kid in the mountains I might say "that stringy thang"... And guitars with hollow bodies, solid, whammy bars etc are ALL guitars...But as for men with only a mustache and no beard.....well...."technically".....
Looking For Tuner Recommendations
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Years ago, a decent chromatic tuner would run $35 and up. Korg comes to mind. Now there are loads of clip on type, that all perform OK, but my overall favorite is the Snark ST-2 model. Sells for about $13 on Amazon, What I like is that it is fully chromatic, so you are not tied to "presets" for different instruments, it has a nice bright easy to see display, and best of all it has the ability to use vibration or its own internal mic. [vibration mode helps in a noisy environment, as it's picking up your instrument, not everybody else]. It helps that it is built a little stronger on body than most other clip ons, and the clip has a good spring and grip.
Although I don't have one of those newfangled cellular telephones,[I don't even have an oldfangled one].....I think you could probably find an "app" tuner if you looked.