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@strumelia just shy of 50° here in Peru, NY, but warm enough to wash my truck without it turning into a truckcicle!

@lilley-pad How does one go about slowing YouTube down? Can this be done on a cell and a pc?

@strumelia It took me a bit, but I navigate things pretty well now using my phone and yes, it's nice with newest on top. 😊 

@ken-longfield Great info, saved for future reference, thank you

@dulcimaryland Looking for ward to hearing your results and experience. 🍿

@strumelia I enjoy Bing Futch's videos. 

That double bag looks pretty slick!!

That patent art needs to be on a t-shirt! Terrific stuff !

@ken-hulme , "The instrument doesn't look like the 1880 patent..."

Agreed.

That was wonderful 👏 thanks for sharing.  What talent and what an instrument!

@spotter DITTO!

I'll post this here...

Mr. May posted this on Facebook yesterday and I thought I'd share. 

@ken-hulme , I'm anxious to receive the book and the dulcimer.  Anxious for all of this to make sense 😅 Right now it's " all Greek to.me!"

I was listening to Jean's High Hills and Mountains album on my ride home after work this evening.  A  nice ride home for sure. 

@dusty said: You're not there yet, but you will be soon! 

I appreciate for the encouragement and the tips!

@robin-thompson 😀 thanks for the info!

@john-petry I like the idea of a clip on. The hand held is cumbersome for someone like myself who can't walk and chew gum at the same time! I've  tried the cell phone app thing... no bueno and I didn't like it. I have a smart phone... I think your better off without. I like Phil Robertsons podcast with his sons and Phil manages quite well never having a cell! The Mrs and I think our next phones (we don't have a landline anymore) are going to be  old style flip phones. We'll  start using our laptops more for the internet etc.

I've never been able to tune by ear, so I'm looking for tuner recommendations. I've only ever had/used a Fender tuner, a small handheld type and I gave it away. I see there are tuners that call themselves "Dulcimer Tuners," in addition to guitar tuners. Thoughts?

I made an offer on a nice used copy on ebay and the seller accepted.  $12.96 was my total cost. Should be here by the 30th.

@john-petry , please explain "cleats?" Thanks and thanks for sharing. 

I like this topic, lots of good info. I've also been poking around the @strumelia  blog . Great stuff, thank you all.

Is this the Jean Ritchie book I should purchase that's mentioned here?

Thanks,

Frank

@richard-streib. I certainly will take some pictures and post. Yes, thanks to FOTMD,  I've read about the issue with the cold temperatures and letting the instrument acclimate to room temperature. When speaking with Gail over the phone today,  we discussed the issue as well. She was also kind enough to text me a video about going from daa to dad tuning if I  choose to.

Hello everyone, Wildcat here.  My real name is Frank, but I've been using Wildcat online since the long ago days of AOL. 

I grew up in Ulster County NY, with Illinois Mountain as my backyard. I married my high school sweetheart and we raised 2 children and now we have a granddaughter.  19 years ago we moved to the Lake George region of NY.  Six months or so ago we moved to Peru, NY with our jobs and we are looking to buy a home. Time will tell...

My son is a talented guitar player and I was a very untalented one! Three cords and the truth... campfire stuff done poorly,  but I enjoyed it. My wrist and hand started to make things difficult and I stopped playing. 

I really missed it and some time ago I started searching for something easier, eventually finding the dulcimer and the noter style of playing and here I am. I'm hoping to learn as much about playing in a variety of ways as time goes on. 

Remembering the "pain" of my first guitar (cheap!) I vowed not to do that again and after a lot of reading and researching, today I purchased a Warren May dulcimer.  You can find me sleeping by the mailbox waiting for this...

Thanks for having me and thanks in advance for all the help. 

That was a wonderful video,  thanks for sharing.  I'm hoping to purchase a dulcimer from Mr May tomorrow morning over the phone.