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@jim-yates
• 2 weeks ago
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Posted a response to "A Question about dulcimer popularity...":
Posted a response to "A Question about dulcimer popularity...":
"Since I learned from Jean's column and before the 6+ fret became standard, I use DAA tuning most of the time. I find chording easier (probably because I'm..."
@jim-yates
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A Question about dulcimer popularity...":
Posted a response to "A Question about dulcimer popularity...":
"I first became interested in the mountain dulcimer after reading a Teach-In by Jean Ritchie in Sing Out! magazine in the early sixties. Soon after that I..."
@jim-yates
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuners":
Posted a response to "Tuners":
"Here's a point about the damage that can be caused by leaving a clip on tuner fastened to your instrument. There are solvents in the plastic or rubber pads..."
@jim-yates
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer music tab for rounds":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer music tab for rounds":
"I recall Music Alone Shall Live as a 3 dulcimer round at our local folk club back before the turn of the century. We used DAA tuning. Music Alone Shall..."
@jim-yates
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hammered Dulcimer EXR":
Posted a response to "Hammered Dulcimer EXR":
"When I was hitchhiking in Ireland in the late sixties, I was picked up by this guy and taken to a fleadh cheoil in New Ross. When I got into the car..."
@jim-yates
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Balalaika, the most Russianist of Russian instruments":
Posted a response to "Balalaika, the most Russianist of Russian instruments":
"My brother Bob has a yard sale balalaika that he got a few decades ago. Since he had no idea how to play or tune it and he got it before everyone had..."
@jim-yates
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Any body have an idea what this is ?":
Posted a response to "Any body have an idea what this is ?":
"Sorry, I see there is no edit option. My second paragraph should have been:Traditional dulcimers are fretted diatonically. If "W" is "whole tone" and "H"..."
@jim-yates
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Any body have an idea what this is ?":
Posted a response to "Any body have an idea what this is ?":
"It's a little late to be adding to this thread, but I was surprised that no one had mentioned the way Mick's dulcimer is fretted.Traditional dulcimers are..."
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Posted: Saturday December 12 2015, 4:51 PM
By: @Wout Blommers
By: @Wout Blommers
Hi Jim;
Love Cass, especially in the fall. A yard sale dulcimer is what started me with them. I saw one and knew a friend was looking for one. I arranged a buy with my neighbor that was having the yard sale. I told my friend that if she didn't take it, I would just to hang on the wall. Never dreamed of learning to play one (yep, I'm one of those). She bought the dulcimer. I couldn't find another ... so I made one. I've made a few since (very basic). I did find one other dulcimer at a yardsale. It was an exquisite Mastertone. Couldn't afford it. But I'm still looking. Congrats on your great find!
Sam
Welcome! Nice to see more of us coming out of the woodwork, so to speak. 8)
Hi Jim, welcome to FOTMD! :)
welcome Jim.. glad ya joined the family...