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WARREN MAY DULCIMER

Is anyone familiar with Warren May dulcimers? This is about 20 yrs old or so, wooden peg tuners and no 6 1/2 fret. after measuring to the 7th fret...
@Bill Robison started 12 years ago - replies: 5

Sound sample of restored John D, Tignor.

Here is a sound sample on the John D.Tignor I just finished restoring. Played noter drone, tuned CGG or there abouts. The tune is Little Rosewood...
@Kevin Messenger started 12 years ago - replies: 9

Start it All Over Again

Link to YouTube: Start it All Over Again You may not have heard of it but it's a very pretty song by Sally Dworsky and I was influenced by...
@Janene Millen started 12 years ago - replies: 4

My New Oriole

I've been a member of this group for a while, and I now am the proud possessor of my own little dulcimer. The Oriole, made by Pete Staehling,...
@Colleen Hailey started 12 years ago - replies: 5

Folkroots Travel Dulcimer with "Galax" back

Does anybody have any experience with the FolkRoots travel dulcimer with "Galax" back?...
@Peter W. started 12 years ago - replies: 3

Tallahassee Area Groups?

I expect to be relocating to Tallahassee in the not too distant future. Are there any dulcimer groups near there that would welcome a novice...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 8

Chandelier (played by Sam Edelston)

Say what you want about a lot of popular music, but this was high on the pop charts over the summer, and the deeper you look, the more incredible...
@Sam Edelston started 12 years ago - replies: 5

Couldn't Hear Myself

OK, it was only a small, unpaid gig, but there were a fair number of people there. I was excited but also nervous.I was asked to play a short...
@Dusty Turtle started 12 years ago - replies: 15

Florida Bald Cypress

A continuation of an earlier discussion about effect of wood type on sound. I purchased some bald cypress lumber from G. S. Monroe (a member) and...
@J. Andy Crandall started 12 years ago - replies: 13

Strap Button Placement

I am working on an Oriole (my 21" VSL model with zither pins in the end block) and the customer (a fellow FOTMD member) wants strap buttons. She...
@Pete Staehling started 12 years ago - replies: 2