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@jack-m • one week ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on What's your favorite finish ?:

"Ken Longfield: I've made dulcimers and used lots of different finishes. I started out over 50 years ago using violin varnish. I used that on three or four..."

@jack-m • one week ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on What's your favorite finish ?:

"Dusty Turtle: Ken (and everyone else), when you express your preferences, are you basing that on how it is to work with the product, how it looks on the..."

@jack-m • one week ago • comments: 11
Created a new Group discussion "What's your favorite finish ?":

"Finishes are my latest concern and don't want to get into spray finishes if I can avoid it. The back and sides will be walnut with a Port Orford cedar top..."
Dulcimer Making

@jack-m • 2 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:

"Your first paragraph is pretty much the conclusion I arrived at. Your player's point of view is what I was noticing while listening many you tube videos..."

@jack-m • 2 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:

"Strumelia: I've personally noticed that over the course of the past 25 years (no pun intended, lol) the doubled melody string has changed from been the..."

@jack-m • 2 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:

"Ken Longfield: I think over the last few years I've built more 3 string dulcimers than 4 stringers. My Prichard reproductions and "modern" Prichards have all..."

@jack-m • 2 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:

"Nate: Id say the most common is three courses with a pair of melody strings running in one course, for a total of 4 strings. Having paired melody strings..."

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 9
Created a new Group discussion "Three or Four Strings, that is the question":

"Just wondering if you build more three string dulcimers or more four string dulcimers. I notice many experienced players with three strings. Your thoughts?"
Dulcimer Making

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"I ordered a few books on dulcimers and one is pictures of pre-revival dulcimers. Looking at these pictures and knowing a bit about old ways of working..."

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: Glad to hear it Jack. @dwain-wilder has tons of incredibly useful information for builders, and has helped me a lot over time. Truly an indispensable..."

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: Jack I was just remarking that if one were to use a yardstick that only has 16ths and a calculator that gives readings in 128ths, as Wally mentioned,..."

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago

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@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Wally Venable: Ooops. Wrong citation. Not Strothers. You know there is YAFCalc? Yet Another Fret Calculator..."

@jack-m • 3 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: Of course, now youll be needing to convert 128ths into 16ths, which seems just as annoying Yes, I'm amazed there isn't software that works for all..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Luthiers Mercantile:

"Homer Ross: Ken Longfield: Well, it looks like we successfully hijacked this discussion to learn all about and praise Stew-Mac. The sad thing about the..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Skip: @Jack=M Here is one of the more detailed fret calculators. It's the one I use the most. You will need two layouts, one for each VSL...."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Wally Venable: "Have you built baritone dulcimers? If so did you change anything to strengthen it for the higher string load? " The Strothers String..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: Jack, for a 29" VSL dulcimer, the 1# or 1.5 fret should be 4.614" from the nut and the 6.5 fret should be 13.638" from the nut. The same..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Ken Longfield: I seldom use the Stewmac fret calculator. I prefer the old WFret program which prints out a template. It is a Windows program and since I use..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate, Using the Stewmac calculator got some numbers that don't seem right to me. 29" VSL 1# 3.164" and 6# 13.638" from nut. When I compared it to..."

@jack-m • 4 weeks ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: For the sake of brevity, if it would help, you could tell me your string length (VSL) and I can tell you exactly where to put the 1# fret Thanks..."

@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Nate: To clarify, because i think i phrased that poorly, if you use a fret calculator for any chromatic instrument other than a dulcimer, such as a mandolin..."

@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Tuner help please:

"These are expensive but really nice for ukulele. Gotoh UPT Ukulele Planetary Tuners Black Finish with Black Oval Buttons | eBay"

@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Wally Venable: Use a calculator for any chromatic instrument, guitar or uke for instance, with the desired VSL. Then you will have to figure out the count..."

@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 37
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@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Thanks Nate, I thought they would show those in a calculator but nooooo. I'll play with it tomorrow. I have the 6.5 position but after listening to some..."

@jack-m • one month ago • comments: 37
Created a new Group discussion "Fret Position":

"Using Stewmac's fret position calculator for dulcimer I don't see 1.5 and 6.5 frets listed. Are 1.5 and 6.5 frets literally halfway between their neighbors?..."
Dulcimer Making