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@john-c-knopf
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Thomas completed":
Posted a response to "Thomas completed":
"Kevin! That's a stunner!
What would Uncle Ed say about that curly walnut? He'd probably sell it for FOUR dollars instead of three!"
@john-c-knopf
• 6 days ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on "Possum Board" - false bottom:
Posted a new Comment on "Possum Board" - false bottom:
"Very nice!"
@john-c-knopf
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Student Dulcimers - Lots of them!!!!:
Posted a new Comment on Student Dulcimers - Lots of them!!!!:
"Robin, this was an interesting set of circumstances, and you all came through brilliantly! When you posted this, I wondered if any of the newbies would..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Y Deryn Bach - sound sample of new student dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Y Deryn Bach - sound sample of new student dulcimer:
"Wonderful tone, Robin! Congratulations on your big, successful building project.
I may have to borrow your design sometime... "
@john-c-knopf
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on The Water Is Wide - a domo of my electric dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on The Water Is Wide - a domo of my electric dulcimer:
"Very nice, Dan!
Is the Boss GT-1 effects unit inside the dulcimer itself, or is it just plugged into it?"
@john-c-knopf
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcomore Dan or John Knopf sound clips":
Posted a response to "Dulcomore Dan or John Knopf sound clips":
"Richard, David Bennett has posted videos of himself playing his walnut Thomas replica on his page here ("Down in the Valley", "Holy Manna", "Send the Light")..."
@john-c-knopf
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread...":
"Gail, please add my condolences and prayers to this long list of well-wishers.
I thank God for music. It helps the soul express things that can't..."
@john-c-knopf
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer Beginnings...:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer Beginnings...:
"You've done an excellent job, as far as I can see! That walnut one is really pretty."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Number 6-17:
Posted a new Comment on Number 6-17:
"Looks like the one I just sent to Alabama--- minus the black paint!
Poplar makes a light and very responsive dulcimer. Good job, Dan."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Satisfied - public domain hymn played in noter & drone style:
Posted a new Comment on Satisfied - public domain hymn played in noter & drone style:
"Very nice, Robin. Grandfathers are special, and it hurts to lose one.
We sang "It Is Well With My Soul" at my dad's funeral, and "Finally Home" was played..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Off to her new home:
Posted a new Comment on Off to her new home:
"Bob, you do beautiful work!"
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
"Another possibility would be Richard and Denise Wilson of Manitou Beach, MI.
They did a variety of soundhole shapes and inlay work, including seagulls."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hollows in a dulcimer top and fretboard?":
Posted a response to "Hollows in a dulcimer top and fretboard?":
"I've encountered many 1-1/2" wide dulcimer fretboards, and some 1-3/8" also. The widest one I've seen was close to 2" (for 4 strings), and the narrowest..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Happy Anniversary!!":
Posted a response to "Happy Anniversary!!":
"A real note of congratulation and appreciation for your virtual opened doors!
Thank you for creating and maintaining this important dulcimer forum, Lisa."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "My first custom build":
Posted a response to "My first custom build":
"Bob, of all the many dulcimers I've made over the years, not ONE has been perfect. I like to think that I'm a recovering perfectionist. Just do your best,..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Will Singleton Dulcimer "Bountiful":
Posted a new Comment on Will Singleton Dulcimer "Bountiful":
"Thank you all.
Dan, the cherry diamond and heart are inlaid into the poplar fretboard as on the originals. They're about 1/8" thick, glued in flush."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "We made the paper (in a good way)":
Posted a response to "We made the paper (in a good way)":
" A sharp-looking group. But where are the madding crowds thronged around to listen?
Their loss, I guess."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on In the garden with Peachy:
Posted a new Comment on In the garden with Peachy:
"Lovely photo of the two of you!"
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Removing fret curve:
Posted a new Comment on Removing fret curve:
"I found that one of these flexible Japanese saws from Harbor Freight Tools (#62118, $9 on sale) makes a pretty good fret saw."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mel Bay's "Dulcimer Sessions" articles have all disappeared?":
Posted a response to "Mel Bay's "Dulcimer Sessions" articles have all disappeared?":
"Sounds from the wording like the reply came from "offshore" somewhere, like the phonecalls I sometimes get!"
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Soundboard identification!":
Posted a response to "Soundboard identification!":
"I just went to Cedar Creek's website, and they list sassafras as an available soundboard wood.
Could be that. Does it seem like dense, heavy wood or is it..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Number 5-17:
Posted a new Comment on Number 5-17:
"Dan does outstanding work, and poplar is a wonderful resonant wood to build dulcimers from.
I'm building a Will Singleton replica now, and the poplar..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Removing fret curve:
Posted a new Comment on Removing fret curve:
"I don't know. My fretwire comes in flat strips from CBGitty. I don't know of any fast way to flatten curved fretwire stock.
I've used curved wire in the..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ambrosia Curly Maple Electric Dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Ambrosia Curly Maple Electric Dulcimer:
"Beautiful, Jack!"
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Can any one tell me what these are called?":
Posted a response to "Can any one tell me what these are called?":
"George, you sit on one end of a long thin plywood paddle, put a dowel in the hole to hold the puppet, and hold it so that the feet just touch the paddle...."
@john-c-knopf
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "My Next Project":
Posted a response to "My Next Project":
"Very classy and elegant. You have a good eye for proportion and design, Bob.
Who knows, we may see these in fine art museums in the future!"
@john-c-knopf
• 4 months ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Museum of Appalachia Pt II:
Posted a new Comment on Museum of Appalachia Pt II:
"Irene,
It's just off of I-75 in Norris, Tennessee, exit 122.
See their website at:
http://www.museumofappalachia.org/"
@john-c-knopf
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Strings":
Posted a response to "Strings":
"Hi, Tom! Welcome to the site.
It would help if we knew what kind (or make) of dulcimer you have and what tuning you'd prefer, but a good starting point..."
@john-c-knopf
• 4 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "":
Posted a response to "":
"An intriguing puzzlement! I would not have believed that Homer Ledford would leave one of his dulcimers unmarked.
Probably just another "dulcimer history..."
Latest Group Discussions
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On the Workbench
My latest creation is nearly finished. Bird's eye maple throughout.
@John C. Knopf 8 months ago - Comments: 8
On the Workbench
My latest creation is nearly finished. Bird's eye maple throughout.
@John C. Knopf 8 months ago - Comments: 0
All-Walnut Thomas Hourglass
Here is my latest dulcimer, finished just minutes ago. Its name is...
@John C. Knopf last year - Comments: 10
New Chromatic Walnut Hourglass
Here's the latest from my shop. My first chromatic (and last?).
@John C. Knopf 2 years ago - Comments: 4
First Singleton build
Here are some peeks at my "Uncle Will" Singleton replica now underway....
@John C. Knopf 2 years ago - Comments: 6
A problem with my special project
Hi all. I made a special cane for somebody, and I'm having trouble with...
@John C. Knopf 2 years ago - Comments: 15
Making a Davis kit dulcimer playable
Well, it seems a lady nearby has a Davis dulcimer she built from a kit...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 14
What Does Your Spouse Think?
I've been wondering for some time what our luthier's lives are like at...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 13
Here's a Delight!
I finished this Thomas hourglass dulcimer replica just this afternoon,...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 11
"Middletown dulcimer" sneak preview!
This is what I'm working on now in my shop. If you look at Anne Grimes'...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 16
I need some advice re: shellac drips
I'm hand-brushing shellac (premixed, from a can) onto my new walnut...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 15
Electric Hybrid TMB
I just finished a hybrid Tennessee music box for one of our members...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 16
"Heritage" is finished!
I just finished building my all-wormy-chestnut dulcimer, and have named...
@John C. Knopf 3 years ago - Comments: 10
My "Uncle Eddie" Tribute Dulcimer Is Finished!
Well, after a very long planning and building process, my super-sized...
@John C. Knopf 4 years ago - Comments: 35
Any wormy chestnut out there?
Somebody posted on here awhile back about possibly getting some wormy...
@John C. Knopf 4 years ago - Comments: 20
Cherry and Curly Maple Galax
Thought you folks would like to see the Galax dulcimer I just finished...
@John C. Knopf 4 years ago - Comments: 15
Stringing A TMB Correctly
I just finished this new Tennessee music box for one of themembers...
@John C. Knopf 4 years ago - Comments: 4
My "Noah's ark" dulcimer
Here are some photos of the "Noah's Ark" dulcimer I just finished. It's...
@John C. Knopf 5 years ago - Comments: 18
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By: @Robin Thompson
Another cherry and maple solid-body electric
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Jeopardy! Contestant Likes The Dulcimer
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Siegrist Dulcimer on ShopGoodwill
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Your story about rescuing damaged dulcimers
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Something Big Going On In Michigan...
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By: @John C. Knopf
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06/05/15 07:48:18AM @timothy-p-teefey:
Justlooking at your photos,that's quitea collection of dulcimers you'vegot there!
06/05/15 07:44:38AM @timothy-p-teefey:
Thankyou for the kind words. Guess I'm kind of an old world kind of guy. :-)
08/26/14 05:04:03PM @robin-l-sacks:
Hey John, Robin here, I need your assistance if you would please sir...
I'm in the process of making a bass ducimer out of a gourd, I got the fret calculations from Stew-Mac, but for a three stringed instrument, what size strings shold I use? your recomendations willl be muchly appericeated.. I did write the ones suggested by he folks there at Stew-Mac, but now I caint find it
12/26/13 08:01:10PM @patty-from-virginia:
John, Yes, Mike kept it up on the site and I did see it. That was fantastic!!! Lisa had him to take it down. I asked Mike if there's any way he could put it up on Youtube and apparently he didn't have the capability to do that. I did see it and I think Uncle Eddie sounds great. I'm hoping to make a trip to Kentucky to see it. I've got to save my pennies
Thanks John!!!
09/09/13 02:08:31PM @ed-stjean:
John, I see my Tenn. Music box pictured, now you need to show the world your newest Galax creation. She arrived this afternoon ,Packaging held up in perfect condition as if mailed from next door. WHAT A BEAUTY !!! the grain pattern doesn't show well on the picture it is Marvelous. the sound is more mature than I expected not the high tinny sound of new wood .I'm getting older and don't have time for the sound to mature so this is a pleasant surprise.The Sustain is good and 4 egual distant .090 strings give it that great ole timey traditional sound.I'm glad we used the Galax bottom it has just the right volume to not get lost in a 4 piece group.Overall I'm very pleased and excited with my new girlfriend. God bless you and know you will always be my first choice to go to for my concept custom dulcimer .ED St.Jean
09/05/12 11:05:21PM @ed-stjean:
Peace is wonderful such a uniqe sound .I have an early Homer Ledford It has nowhere near the sweet soundthe Thomas Replica you made for me. thanks so very much for making these wonderful instruments and naming them.my new Peace is a gift fromGod made by a true man of God. Bless you Ed St.Jean
08/27/12 05:27:41PM @ed-stjean:
IT'S HERE !!!!!ALL I Can say is thank you .I haven't been home to see and play "PEACE" but I'm on my way ED
