Forum Activity for @ken-hulme

Happy Birthday to us...

Happy Birthday to us...

Happy Birthday everybody!

Happy Birthday to u!!!

Happy Birthday FOTMD From all the dulcimer players in the North East Of England .... Known or unknown .....members or not

Keep Up The Good Work(s)

Happy Birthday to us all indeed, and we are beginning to think about that 2000 members mark!

Can we also offer some birthday cheers for the person who started it all ! Now, who was that.....................?

JohnH

Strapped for time. Didn't see a thread right away .... soooOOOOOOooooo .....

A group from the health food store: Slim Pickin's

A group of clowns: Three String Circus

A group of firemen: String of Fire

A group from a ski lodge: Hot Buttered Strum

I have a sign I put out when playing in parks etc. It reads

Will STOP PLAYING for money!

That's the name of my Group of One...

In a moment of randomness I was thinking of some of the creative names invented by rock bands in the 60's and 70's and thought that it might be fun to create similar names for dulcimer groups that we'll probably never see. I'll start with a few and encourage y'all to add to the list if you feel compelled. I feel that a giggle or two never hurt anyone in this ol' world.

A group of Coca-Cola Bottlers: Diet Coke Replaced My TAB

A group from South Bend, Indiana: The Noter Dames

A group of cosmetic reps: Made-Up on the Spot

A group from Canada Dry: The Diet Tonics

A group from a pet shop: Pick of the Litter

A group from an arts district: Beat of a Different Strum

Here's a few to get started. Please feel free to join in!

WhoooooHoooooo! Im lovin that! Congratulations Dana. Let us know how it plays and sounds!

BJ

Ouch! (but maybe true Robin)

John

Ouch! (but maybe true Robin)

John

Hey Dana, just to let you know that should you want any minor repairs , or adjustment to action etc done to your new baby, just ship it over here, I am ready, willing and able to help . Of course, it may be some time before you get it back, what with me being old and slow , and the instrument having to be played in an all . lol

John

OK, OK, I'll leave it where it is , , there's no need to get heavy , but it was played in commiseration with Dana's 'Lack of a Ledford' . ( Robin, ain't you glad you know someone of her distinction, )

John

Congratulations Dana, what good news to wake up to, I am so pleased for you, looking forward to seeing some pics of 'you two' together. You hinted just a little of its history, tell us more if you can. I hope it is to be played and not kept as a wall hanger, I should'nt worry too much about any small imperfections, the one I rebuilt for JohnS still sings a sweet song' (does this mean that I have to take down the 'Dirge for Dana' that I played on it for you, lol)

John

so you're the one that out-bid me!

Congratulations, seriously.

However, in one of the pictures it looked like there was a small crack going down the top at the round soundhole between the 1st and 2nd strings. That may need to be checked. I was hoping it was just the angle of the camera, but I couldn't get away from it in my mind.

Robert

Congratulations, seriously.

However, in one of the pictures it looked like there was a small crack going down the top at the round soundhole between the 1st and 2nd strings. That may need to be checked. I was hoping it was just the angle of the camera, but I couldn't get away from it in my mind.

Robert

so you're the one that out-bid me!

You need to open the crack a bit, by pushing down on one side or the other, then as suggested, wick in a bead of thin, not thick, superglue and stop pushing so the two halves come back together properly before the superglue sets. Quickly wipe up any excess. If it's an open crack, a small hole drilled at each end of the split will prevent the crack from continuing to "run".

If your dulcimer has a hard finish - urethane, varnish, lacquer or anything other than oil, and you have a messy glue patch, you'll have to either ignore it, or sand the old varnish (and glue smear) off and refinish the back.

My friend Ed Weiss recently restored my uke, which has been in the family for exactly 90 years. It had a wicked crack in the back. He ran a bead of the thick kind of superglue into the seam, smoothed it out, scraped the excess with a razor blade, and applied a new coat of tung oil. That part of the operation only took about 5 minutes. (He also replaced the tuners, but retained the 60 year old strings). You can still see the crack, but it is a very solid repair and the issue is much less visible than before. Now, to learn to play the thing!

My granddaughter dropped a steel ball on the back of my favorite dulcimer and put a big crack in it. Is there any way to repair a crack? It's along the wood grain, and barely noticeable to the eye, but I'm afraid it'll crack even more if I don't do something about it. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the links and instructios Garey. This will be alot of fun!

Scott