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SPECIAL NOTICE...I just received an email this evening... seems word is spreading about FOTMD and how it is growing.. I got an email from the SBBMDPS... (Spider Bite the Baby Mountain Dulcimer Preservation Society) their board has approved to fund the main food for our 500 Member Party, here is the menu..they approved a BBQ meal for us..Pulled Beef and Pork with BunsCole SlawBBQ Beansand for appetizersCrab Cakes and Stuffed Shrimp, plus chips etc.. for those that don't like seafood..So all we have to bring are deserts.. and of course what ever else you want to bring.. you know this group.. they eat anything..especially Jim, Randy(sorry no bones), Andy, and many others.. of course I'll do my part.. :)oh yeah we need drinks as well... I have ordered a 55 gallon drum of Mountain Dew.. just thought I'd share this great news...

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Bill Lewis said:

This is the most fun you can ever have Robin. I've got some chips and salsa, Jim's got Cookies, i think Lisa's got Chips and salsa too. :)

Bill, I think I'm going to bring a nice healthy spinach salad with my own kitchen-grown sprouts, with feta cheese and calamata olives and a shitake dressing. But I'll keep some 'emergency' extra salsa and chips in my car just in case a whole gang of hungry new members come busting in the door unexpectedly and want to eat up all the good stuff.You bring the salsa and chips for the rest of us and we won't crack into the emergency supplies in my trunk unless we need to. :D

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This is the most fun you can ever have Robin. I've got some chips and salsa, Jim's got Cookies, i think Lisa's got Chips and salsa too. :)

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When I joined, I had NO idea what I was getting into. :)

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I'll bring some chocolate chip cookies...

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Chips and salsa, now your talking. =:0

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Rod I remember back in the first month or so you and I were speculating about how many members FOTMD might have eventually...and we both thought it might top off at around 500. But people seem to be joining faster and faster now, the opposite of slowing down, so I don't think people are suddenly going to stop joining after next week or so....unless we run out of chips and salsa! =8-oI remember when we had around 10 members and i felt I needed to start some thread discussions just so that there'd be 'something' going on. I thought maybe people were looking around saying like "ok, so now what?". LOL! Well, the groove is on now.

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Rod, is there some sort of Gov. grant covering the cost of extra provisions for these occasions? Its hard job for us OAP's to keep up with the fine dining taste's of tha St...........JohnH Rod Westerfield said:

yep this is awesome.. did some looking back..
July 29, 2009 - site started 2 members
July 30, 2009 - 7 more members
July 31, 2009 - 8 more members
FOTMD off and growing with 17 members by end of July
Aug 17, 2009 - 100 members
Sept 25, 2009 - 200 members
Nov 6, 2009 - 300 members
Dec 28, 2009 - 400 members
Jan 11, 2010 - 480 members
I think a shout of Hurray is in order for Strumelia thanks for starting this gathering point that a family (ever growing) of dulcimer players can gather to share our ups and downs with our dulcimer playing.. a place to help new players and old a like to share and gain from.. thanks again Strumelia... now of to think about what I'll bring to the party.. hmmm wonder when 1000 will happen.. :) :)

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yep this is awesome.. did some looking back..July 29, 2009 - site started 2 membersJuly 30, 2009 - 7 more membersJuly 31, 2009 - 8 more membersFOTMD off and growing with 17 members by end of JulyAug 17, 2009 - 100 membersSept 25, 2009 - 200 membersNov 6, 2009 - 300 membersDec 28, 2009 - 400 membersJan 11, 2010 - 480 membersI think a shout of Hurray is in order for Strumelia thanks for starting this gathering point that a family (ever growing) of dulcimer players can gather to share our ups and downs with our dulcimer playing.. a place to help new players and old a like to share and gain from.. thanks again Strumelia... now of to think about what I'll bring to the party.. hmmm wonder when 1000 will happen.. :) :)

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It was only two weeks ago that we reached 400 on December 28th........What the heck?!?.... All these parties are going to kill me! LOLMaybe we should make just one long never-ending party.Oh wait, we already do that. ??!!

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Wow 20 short of 500 members...I'm getting to like these parties... have to see what I can bring to this party.. I know no wheat picks.. :) :) seems like just yesterday we had the 400 member party..

updated by @rod-westerfield: 08/01/23 02:56:09AM

Deputy Mo ejects Evil Spammer while Strumelia snoozes on the job!

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I have his book just above my eye level at all times, he freely offered a deal of encouragement to all and sundry, and we shared some good on line 'anniversary parties' ! Sleep well friend.

JohnH

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:)

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How funny.

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Ok, just had to bump this old thread up...brings back some smiles from five years ago...

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Something illegal happened here and I missed it???Rod, my mother thanks you for saving me from who-knows-what-goes-on when she's not around to save me first. :)Good job, Rod!

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Thank you, Dep'ty. When I saw the message this morning, well, I do declare, I felt my HONOR was being threatened. :) I feel much more secure knowing you are on the watch. Say "hey" to Aunt Bee and Opie, and to the Darlings if they show up!!Seriously, good job!

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Rod Westerfield said:

just glad ta be here when needed...

And you are much needed indeed! :D...(especially since the sheriff has a habit of snoozing while the criminals rant rampant. LOL )

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nope I'm happy with my one bullet... :) :) ain't gettin' full of myself... :) :)just glad ta be here when needed... besides I still have my sling shot and rocks..

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Jim Fawcett said:

Randy was saying to me that we should think about giving him more bullets, but I said why? If you're good like "The Deputy" you only need one shot!!! Atta boy Deputy Mo!!

He gets extra bullets whenever I have to go over to Mt. Pilot for a day or two, leaving Mayberry's wellbeing completely in his capable hands. But best not to shower him with live ammunition lest he start gettin' all full of himself. ;D

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Good going. Didn't see the problem, but I'm sure glad Deputy Mo put the spammer away.

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Randy was saying to me that we should think about giving him more bullets, but I said why? If you're good like "The Deputy" you only need one shot!!! Atta boy Deputy Mo!!

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The Dudley Do-Right of the Dulcimer! Thanks.

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Yes, I personaly give thanks to our crime fighting force made up of our own sheriff Rod. Thank you Rod !!

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Way to go and quick on the draw I say...Go Mo !

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Two Cheers for Deputy Mo, :):):)

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just doing my job.. but funny read this and my wive says we're just have to much fun.. lol :) :)

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Well there I was, lolling about lazily this morning in bed with my coffee and furkitties.... blithely oblivious to the DESPERATE PANDEMONIUM going on here due to unsavory messages from an evil spammer!Thankfully, in contrast to myself, there are *some* people around here who get up in a timely manner and are ever on the alert, ready to save our members from the perils of immoral internet debauchery. That person is 'Deputy Mo' (member Rod Westerfield).Despite Deputy Mo's limitation of having only one bullet, and the spammer this time signing on with TWO accounts..... did Deputy M. let that stop him? ...No! -He demonstrated Extraordinary Crimefighting Skills by dispatching both evil accounts with a single bullet!!! =8-oYay Deputy Mo!
updated by @strumelia: 01/13/19 05:09:18PM

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Carol, The possum board with a leg is mine and was made for me by Dave Lynch. He's known as Harpmaker on the discussion because he also makes those as well as dulcimers. You can reach him through his web site Sweet Woods Instruments or go directly to harpmaker (at) sweetwoodsinstruments (dot) com or at 660/ 747 8618

carol anderson said:

I just came across this thread; and wondered if the possum board w/leg is available to buy somewhere, or if it was made by the owner of it?

I'd really like to get one!

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Check with David Lynch in Missouri. He makes them. Google him for his website. I think he is also a FOTMD member.

updated by @joseph-besse: 07/28/15 02:59:06PM

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It's funny, but I don't think of DAd and DAA as different tunings so much as different fret numberings. The scale notes are the same except for the 7th note using the 6. They're exactly the same using 6+. So DAd and DAA can play together in the major scale just fine. Never could figure out why people go nuts when someone else is playing the same note but on a different fret.

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I agree with Strumelian and like to play with a strap holding the dulcimer on my lap. Here's a pic of the strap button I installed on my dulci. It does require drilling a small pilot hole so it is not for the faint of heart worried about their dulci

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Google 'harpkit' for an online tuner. It will get you through till you can get one. I just got a new SN8 (from that 'e' place). $12.00 free shipping. It has a larger, easier to see illuminated scale. I like it.

Dana R. McCall said:

Great Gobbs of Goose Grease I've lost my SNARK!!! and my dulcimer is out of tune. It is my favorite and most valuable accessorie. I can't live without it. I need to learn to tune by ear. What am I going to do till I get another one?

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That Snark are actually a BooJum Model 666...

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Hunting the Snark ! Hmm, make a great title for a book , or poem, or something ??? ( you could always use one of those other dulcimers you have Dana ) A couple of years back I left my 'goodies' bag (couple of tuners, spare strings, hammers, tuning wrench etc) , at a festival, got it back intact !

hope it turns out OK for you !

John

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Judy, It lays across my lap flat down. Since the back has a large area covered with the no slip rubber shelf liner, I can angle it just like I angle my dulcimer and it doesn't move. Neither does the dulcimer as I've never lost a dulcimer off of a possum board.

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Opportunity's knocking, Dana!

Folkfan's advice is great.

Dana R. McCall said:

Great Gobbs of Goose Grease I've lost my SNARK!!! and my dulcimer is out of tune. It is my favorite and most valuable accessorie. I can't live without it. I need to learn to tune by ear. What am I going to do till I get another one?

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Be a traditional player for awhile and tune the instrument to itself. Either start on the bass string or melody and choose a good pitch. The dulcimer will play fine without being at a 440 A exactly. And I hope your SNARK is found or that another arrives quickly. I love my tuners too.

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Great Gobbs of Goose Grease I've lost my SNARK!!! and my dulcimer is out of tune. It is my favorite and most valuable accessorie. I can't live without it. I need to learn to tune by ear. What am I going to do till I get another one?

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Here it is Pop,