I also use a bit of chorus & reverb bit not acoustic. Love the tones I am getting.
Have you use the recording app you can download for free - Cube Jam. replies are not good for this app & I have to agree, I cam't record. OH well, maybe the app guys will fix it
What's hard is that it changes from season-to-season. I remember wanting a Yocky, I remember wanting a big 'ole Tennessee Music Box, I remember wanting a Schnaufer 6-string, I remember wanting a double back... Now I am just so happy with my little Feather Dulcimer (a Wren), Teagan, that I feel complete. At least for a while, anyway....
Hi Dulcidude, let me try to explain what you are seeing...
1) to see the list of Groups that you are a member of, as Dan said hover over your link name at very top of site and you'll get a drop-down menu which can take you to "Groups I Belong To".
2) on FOTMD, almost all Groups have been created by the site owner (me). Thus, if you go to my page and click that TAB called Groups, you'll see a large list of groups that I created. If you go to most other members pages, you won't even see a TAB called groups becuase they didn't create any groups.
You DO however, still see the (empty) Groups TAB on your OWN page, and your list will be empty when you click it. BUT other memebrs when they go to your page will NOT see a Groups TAB there at all.
So, if you are a regular member (not admin)... you will always see the Groups TAB on your page, but the list will be empty if you did not create (and therefore own) any groups. You will NOT see a Groups Tab on other peopel's pages unless they have indeed created one or more Groups. You will see the tab on Dusty Turtle's page, because he has created one or more groups...and on my page. You will NOT see a Groups TAB on other people's pages if they have not created any groups (in turn, they will see the empty tab on their own pages, but not on yours)
Here I have logged in as a regular (test) member and this is what other regular members see when they're on your page:
Well, I know I started this thread off, but times change and dreams sometimes change, too. After playing a Jeremy Seeger "traditional" for a few months now I'm not sure about the big body. The Seeger has great volume, in fact, some might say it's LOUD and it's a pretty shallow body. So.... 4 independent strings, body shape unimportant (either hourglass or teardrop,) no (zero, zip, nada) extra frets, some kind of geared tuners and an ebony fretboard overlay on a 26.5" vsl. Oh and a pickup, maybe a Schatten. Who is to build such a beast? I know of about 6 to 10 builders who could do it well, so I'll leave it at that. Woods? Oh Yeah, Spruce top, Body - mahogany, walnut, butternut, poplar, cherry? Though I don't believe the choice of wood is unimportant, I'm flexible. The Seeger's Cherry top, mahogany body is really sweet sounding to my ear. So... all you luthiers out there who'd like to donate one to me, I'm ready to try it out!
A 'dream dulcimer'? There is always seems to be a new one, or a return to a prior choice, as I change/adapt/grow/? [words don't fit]. McSpadden, Bear Meadow, Aolelus, Folkcraft [currently have], Blue Lion [ditto], and others, have been on my list during my relatively short association with dulcimers. Some have been much too costly, but not all. Some I made.
The thing is, once acquired it's no longer are a dream, it's a reality and I dream again.
speaking of dream dulcimers I would trade my Blue Lion llR for a Custom McSpadden KOA.if anyone is interested.
My dream dulcimer would be a McSpadden Custom in all curly maple!
Matthew, I received my McSpadden Custom in curly maple but with a spruce top a month ago. I bought it with money I had from selling another instrument and I was looking for something different. It really is a dream, perfect tuning and intonation, the builders at McSpadden save their best work for customs and the finish on it is incredible. I would love a Custom Koa from Mcspadden.
Got my dream dulcimer -- a Bobbie Ratliff Virginia Hogfiddle with Holly back and sides, Butternut top, and 1" wide unbleached Walnut fretboard. Three strings spaced for Noter & Drone play, staple frets, solid block Walnut scroll head holding the autoharp tuning pins and a Walnut hollow D tailblock.
I would like to own Gary Gallier's personal "go to" dulcimer.
I have played it for about 6 hrs. total, so I know how "dreamy" it is!
It's not for sale.
It's my dream, though!
Hi Marg. As you know, this amp comes with a few effects and also presets to emulate the sound of some classic guitar amplifiers of the past. I mostly use it on "acoustic", and with a little chorus and a little reverb. When used with no effects and on "acoustic", the sound is just that - it just sounds like my dulcimers, only louder. For what this little thing is (and the price I paid for it), I love it.
... Our long range goal is to play 2 parts of Dona Nobis Pacem and sing the third at the same time! If we ever do this, you can bet there will be a video!
That will be awesome!
My dream dulcimer would be a McSpadden Custom in all curly maple!
Spent some time with JennlynnM today playng DUETS! Not sure which was the best - the sweet harmonies to be found in Row, Row, Row your Boat and Dona Nobis Pacem, or the gales of laughter when we got so excited about what we were doing that we (mostly me) forgot what we were doing! Our long range goal is to play 2 parts of Dona Nobis Pacem and sing the third at the same time! If we ever do this, you can bet there will be a video!
There's a 17th century German cavalry song I've wanted to learn called Morgen Rot (Red Morning) referring to charging into battle in the 30 Years War
I wold suggest Roseville Fair by Bill Staines, I think. There is no dulcimer tab out there because is not in the public domain. A lovely song and maybe folks would be interested in tabbing out a version.
brian,
What settings do you use - mostly?
I own one of these and use it with my dulcimers. It's a great little amp.
Rob and ken,
thank you for the help and insight.
i will start this project when i return from vacation.
Here's a lead sheet and guitar tab for "The Lakes of Pontchartrain." I arranged this for the ukulele club last month (gotta love Irish songs with alligators). I think this could be worked into a gorgeous dulcimer arrangement, but I haven't had time to play with it. While the arrangement is copyrighted, the song is, I think , in public domain and that should make it ok to post MD tab. How nice of Paul Brady to share his arrangement!
Lisa, that's a great idea. The song has a straightforward but uncommon melody. I did a workshop with Neal Hellman a few years ago and he gave us tab to that tune. My memory is that the crowd wanted a faster tune, so Neal didn't spend too much time on it. It's a really nice, old tune, though. And if my memory serves me well, Mark Gilston recently posted a video of his version on dulcimer.
I learned the tune years ago from an album by Trapezoid, the hammered dulcimer group.
Jan, I don't have a specific song to suggest, but I often pick songs from a fiddle or penny whistle website, print out the standard music notation, and then try to tab it out for the dulcimer. The SMN for those instruments only contains the melody, and often the rendition offered is the simplest possible, so the challenge is in adding some rhythmic complexity and then fitting chords in and around the melody. Sometimes I just Google "fiddle tunes in D" and see where that takes me.
Looking at my manual, player/recorder via 3.5mm stereo cable [probably male-male], nothing about a mic.
Just a note, MD's only, no guitars here.
What we need to remember is, it is design for an electric guitar & we are not that - so some of the effects will not work like you hear on the demo's. But, there are a few controls that can make your dulcimer sound louder or with a delay or chores or brighter or more bass & it can go out with you by way of batteries.
All interesting but would like more feed back for the dulcimer using it.
There is a jack out for head phones or recorder, can a mike be put into that jack?
Says it can do this, but not sure how & I don't really see demo's on it:
(The Micro Cube GX includes Roland's i-CUBE LINK input, which lets you connect your favorite iOS device to play music or interface with apps. The included cable lets you jam along and practice to your favorite songs from just about any music player or audio device. The i-CUBE LINK also lets you send the studio-quality tones and digital effects from the Micro Cube GX straight to your favorite iOS recording app. Now you can use the cool tones you come up with on the Micro Cube GX on your next recording. The free Roland CUBE JAM app turns your iOS device into a powerful music tool for recording, jamming, and learning.)
I've got one. You will probably have to set it for yourself. If you use a mic/mic pickup be sure to set the knob to mic to start with. I don't use the other settings, tremelo, etc., just the 1st knob. Some of those selections are really sensitive and loud. The batteries seem to last a long time. In some ways I think I like my 15w Crate a bit better, larger speaker ad 2 inputs, but it's really heavy. Overall I like the Roland.
If you sing also I believe I would look at one with 2 inputs.
Guess I should have been more specific....I was thinking about familiar tunes that you've just never seen tabbed for dulcimer--something like a children's song or a hymn or a well-known tune for a particular holiday...something most of us grew up singing, perhaps, but we've never seen it tabbed out. So I was just expecting to have some titles thrown out for me to consider....
(Let's all get Cubes and go to NOLA! See you in Jackson Square...)
Yes, that sounds great
A musician friend of mine just got back from a week in New Orleans. He says all the street musicians are using "those little Roland Cube amps." This guy knows his stuff and he's been nagging me (gently) about the Cubes for a while now.
If all you need is a single input for your dulcimer, I bet the Micro Cube will make you very happy. If you ever intend to sing or play harmonica, consider the Cube Street which has dual inputs for both an instrument and a mic.
Let's all get Cubes and go to NOLA! See you in Jackson Square...
Jan, do you need sheet music to work from?
Here's a lead sheet and guitar tab for "The Lakes of Pontchartrain." I arranged this for the ukulele club last month (gotta love Irish songs with alligators). I think this could be worked into a gorgeous dulcimer arrangement, but I haven't had time to play with it. While the arrangement is copyrighted, the song is, I think , in public domain and that should make it ok to post MD tab. How nice of Paul Brady to share his arrangement!
I'm working on a beautiful 16th century tune called John Com Kisse Me Now. I definitely haven't seen any tab for it, so I'm creating my own arrangement based on my favorite version of the tune.
Are there songs or tunes that you would really like to play, but you can't find any tabbed arrangements? An instructor has asked us to bring one to an upcoming class so that we can work on making a tabbed arrangement. Since I mostly play by ear, I can't think of any. I thought I'd throw the question out here to see what people have been itchin' to play!
Does anyone have or have used a Roland Micro Cube GX Amp? It's light & can be powered by either AC adaptor or batteries. Can hook up i-phone or i-pad to it & use with 'cube jam' free app, or a mike or can record besides a combination of tones & effects - 8 settings, 5 effects with delay, reverb, tone, gain, etc..
What do you think of it?
What settings do you like for a dulcimer?
I did, couldn't pass it up. Nose pinched, dove in, yeah baby!!
My Glenn is a 1968 that didn't cost me a dime. However, in hindsight, I would have gladly paid $300 for it. Worth every penny and more.
Go for it!
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."
Sounds like a good starting point for dickering on the price.
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