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Awesome I really think the finish is interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Just saw this on FB and wanted to share with you all. It's a real CN Prichard Dulcimer. I understand it's been on display at Wildwood Music for 20 years. Here is a link to Wildwood Music in Coshocton Ohio (pictures),  http://www.wildwoodmusic.com/dulcimers.html?wppa-occur=1&lang=en&wppa-slide&wppa-album=1115&wppa-photo=14773

With the lever down loosen the nut on the end so it will fit on the fret board. Place on the fret board with the lever still down and tighten screw till it fits as needed. Then release lever to remove. It is now set.

I have a metal capo with the quick release handle...  My question is how do I set it?  when I put it on the dulcimer, I am never sure whether the metal lever that moves should be down when I set it , or up when I set it and then pushed down...  It seems hard to push down after the capo is screwed on the instrument, and I don't want to force it down for free of damaging the fretboard..  Hopefully I explained this well enough so you can understand what I am asking :)

Blondie, I saw those. Looks like a great deal. I'm all set for now. Good luck, they should go quickly.

FYI, I would like to direct you to the 'for sale' part of this site. I have two lovely High Spirits Flutes for sale.

Thanks!

Blondie

 lol  I will the splint...lol...who knows it might work!

I will get my pc to give me a referral to an ortho...Thanks

Cat, I know that trigger finger can be treated. Have you seen an ortho? I'm still playing but I am using a 1.5 inch padded splint and taping it to my finger. It only affects the one joint and my finger is still free to press down a string. I can tell a big difference.  I hope you are able to find something that works for you.

Tape the noter to the splint?  :)

Oh gosh,  I have trigger finger on the ring finger of  my left hand.  I splint it at night but can't play with it splinted.  Perhaps I could tape it' I don't know.  Any ideas?

Appalasia will be joining us in a Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast episode next year. We're excited about their music!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks Jan.  you're always so very helpful.

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (quite easy and very lively)

O Come Little Children, O Come One and All  (they may remember singing this when they were children)

Good King Wenceslas (A good steady rhythm that works well with bells and shakers)

Go Tell it On the Mountain

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

What Child is This

O Christmas Tree

Angels From the Realms of Glory

Ding Dong Merrily on High

We Three Kings

There's a Song in the Air

We Wish You a Merry Christmas! (Good one to end on)

If there's anyone who can sing a familiar tune in a foreign language, that's always nice--but keep it short!

Also, what's familiar to one person may be totally unknown to someone else the same age living in the same city.  But keep in mind, too, that the Christmas hymns sung in church in the 1930's through the 1950's might not be the ones sung today, so I'd look for some old hymnals and see what they include.  Also, folks who would be clueless about "Holly Jolly Christmas" might be able to belt out "There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying!" because they always sang that during Advent!

Anyway, I'm sure that whichever songs you choose, it will be great!

I just learned of Appalasia this year.  :)

I have a Fred Martin.  It was my first one. Intonation good up to about the 10th fret.  Mine's mahogany and sounds really good to my ears.  Hard to say the value. Just an observation based on stopping at Fred's for a few years.  Seems the better ones of his have 4 soundholes.  He had one wall full he wouldn't let me play because they were for those who really didn't want to play the dulcimer, just wanted to have one.

2 videos using the Fred.

Either Fred, or Edsel Martin, out of Swannanoa, N.C., know for the carved head stock scrolls, anyone own one as to the intonation, tone etc. Guesses as to approximate value? Looking at a couple that have come available, worth it??

 Thanks as always.

Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast - Episode 20
The Winter Holiday Dulcimer

http://bit.ly/hotdpodcast

From a contemporary jazz folk original to holiday staples and medieval music, we present tunes that are joyous, reflective, and capture the essence of winter. With music by Linda Brockinton, Heidi Muller and Bob Webb, Lance Frodsham, Jack and Mary Giger, Mark Gilston, Jessica Comeau, Bing Futch, and Appalasia.

For episode resources, go to:  http://dulcimuse.com/podcast/resource/020.html

Sharon, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers..

Sharon, I just want to let you know and I'm sure my fellow Wartz members will tell you the same that you are always welcome to our Wartz gatherings. We love you too!

Blessings and comfort to you, Sharon.  

Thanks for the PDF Rob. Will check it out. I was a featured extra in a film last year called "Dirt Road to Lafayette". It was filmed in Lafayette, LA and they played this song throughout most of the scenes. Actually the song played was "MacPherson's Lament".  The film should be out soon I hope. It was directed by a Scotish man and most of the main actors were from Scotland. One of them had a staring roll in "Braveheart" a few years ago with Mel Gibson.

This is Sharon - I just discovered these wonderful tributes to Oliver!  Thank you all so much.  Today he will be laid to rest at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors.  Monday night at the viewing the Mountain Dulcimer Players of Lancaster played background music for about an hour....such a wonderful tribute to him - everyone just LOVED it.  I did have one of his dulcimers there---most people had no idea what it was.  He loved this chat line and LOVED the Wartz group and friends....he struggled to get to the last meeting of that group. In his last week here on earth - we managed to get our our Oblate group at church, the Reptile Club meeting on Friday, friends from the Shell Collectors club here for dinner on Sunday and then one of his friends from the dulcimer group came and played music with him on Tuesday.  Wednesday morning he was doing what he loved--feeding his turtles!  Thank you all so much for being his friend (and mine too). Thank you to the Wartz group for the lovely plant you sent.

I just heard of Oliver Ogden passing away send my prayers to heaven and hope and pray for Sharon.

I'm setting up a tropical fish aquarium today in my office...the first aquarium I've had in about 40 years.  
When I was in the aquarium section of the pet store yesterday, there was an older man happily chatting with the pretty sales clerk about his various aquariums...it was cute to see them avidly discussing their tanks, and her showing him pictures of her tanks at home, on her phone.  It all made me think fondly of Oliver and his turtles.  

I am very sorry to read of Oliver's passing.  He and his family will be in my thoughts, and I think I'll go play a tune in his honor...

Hi James,

You should read the site rules and guidelines for posting videos and also for posting items for sale. It's all covered here in the site rules:

http://fotmd.com/forums/forum/faq-site-rules-please-read/22/faq-member-guidelines-please-read

I'm assuming you are referring to marketing/selling dulcimers.  There are only two locations you can sell or market items here in FOTMD- either in the For Sale forum (while following its guidelines), or by purchasing a slideshow Ad in the Main Page sponsor showcase.  You cannot market a dulcimer for sale through posting a video here.  Selling and marketing is confined to the For Sale Forum and to the Ad Slideshow.  Hope this answers your question.

Very soon I would like to post some of my videos as i make them. I would like to try to market some of them on this site. How can I do this? I have displayed some of my instruments on this site.

James Kaulback

Oliver and I often chatted in the middle of the night, as I'm sure he did with many of you.  He wouldn't be able to sleep and would get up and see if any night owls (or west coast folks) were up and we chat til he got sleepy again (or maybe my conversational skills at 3 am just put him to sleep!).  He loved to talk about his family, his music, and his turtles, and I know he had a lot of knowledge about a wide range of topics.  Such a kind man!  He will be greatly missed!  My condolences to his family and other friends!

I agree with John.   Looks like a hobbyist.   Fiddle (overhanging) edges were/are done by lots of builders.  The tuning head pegs don't look like any of the builders you mention.  

An elder in my church has a dulcimer very close to this shape from a builder in Georgia, but his has a lot more ornamentation than this one. I will have to ask him the name of the builder as I cannot remember (I was told once). As long as it plays nice it should be a fine instrument.

George, it looks like kind of a rough job to me, not from a well-known maker.  The overall form is chunkier than that of the luthiers you mention.

I don't see a close resemblance to any others I've encountered.  I would guess a hobbyist made it.

It hgas hints of several makers, sort of Clifford Glenn, but heart holes face the wrong way. Has the extended edge top and bottom, Close to Homer Ledford, but in both cases is a different scroll head stock, and again, They tended to make all the sound holes face the same direction instrument to instrument. Seller says no signature or ;abel inside, usually always there, has the sort of Amburgey groove. Just Curious!! Thanks all once again for your insight and knowledge.

 These are the only images available right now,

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When i'm learning a difficult banjo tune from standard notation, I don't mark my instrument fretboard in any way, but I might take a pale pink highlighter pen and color the notes on the pages that are open string notes...any open string. For me, this seems to be just just enough help -without having to mark or number lots of notes or make mental translations.

Sometimes just a few visual cues are all you need to get through a daunting challenge.  

When I was in a handbell choir we highlighted the notes that were for the bells we played. It's not so far fetched of an idea at all! I find I don't have very much trouble automatically seeing the intervals in my head, especially on a diatonic instrument. But what works works!

A little confused...if you're tuned DAd, then the tonic is open, so "open" and the 7th fret should be the same color.  And when you said "bridge", I think you meant "nut"...at the end with the tuning pegs, right?   I'm always in favor of "using what works", but this part confused me....  And, no, don't worry if others don't dig your colorful fretboard!  To each his own!

Thanks Steven :-)

Ken, it looks like "Uncle Eddie" came out of the display window for a personal appearance at the Homecoming.  

Did you all get to play it or anything?

Yes, he did a good job. I talked with him briefly and was surprised to see my photo in the paper. A friend from Lexington sent me the article she cut out of the newspaper.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Thanks for the link to that article.  The author sat in the room as I finished my workshop on "Playing in A" and interviewed Shelbi right after we finished.  Glad to see what he wrote was good and positive.

I'll check those out, Bob!!  Thanx a bunch!