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@ken-hulme
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
"Just saw a picture of someone who bought a "seagull" dulcimer that had the Cripple Creek label inside. I'd say that' what you have..."
@ken-hulme
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
"Ah! You waned to which Maker used that seagull shape! Now it's clear. You may be right; I do seem to remember the Ford's using a seagull on some of their..."
@ken-hulme
• 13 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
Posted a response to "seagull soundholes":
"No special "dulcimer name" for any dulcimer soundholes that I know of ('f-holes' have been called that by violin folks for hundreds of years); unless the..."
@ken-hulme
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "scalloped fretboard":
Posted a response to "scalloped fretboard":
"Well certainly grain orientation and timber cut are important factors in preventing wood from warping, as are properly dried woods and proper glue joints...."
@ken-hulme
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Are you playing on your porch today? -Aug 26, 2017":
Posted a response to "Are you playing on your porch today? -Aug 26, 2017":
"I'll be sittin' on the dock of the bay -- just off the bow of my retirement boat/home. Playing Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay with a couple other folks at..."
@ken-hulme
• yesterday
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
"marg -- you don't have the chip reader installed in your neck yet? "
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "scalloped fretboard":
Posted a response to "scalloped fretboard":
"EVER is such a very long time... For all intents and purposes no, you do not have to worry about warping; and if the luthier is at all competent you should..."
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to " bridge compensation":
Posted a response to " bridge compensation":
"IMHO most people can't hear the difference between compensated and un-compensated dulcimers, making MacSpadden's claim more marketing hype than functional..."
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Fret Markers":
Posted a response to "Fret Markers":
"What Matt said -- there is no standard arrangement of dots; I put them at
3 to mark the start of the Ionian scale,
4 to mark the start of the Dorian scale..."
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
" Don; we can teach you a LOT right here. Some of the best players in the world hang out here, and are more than willing to pass on their knowledge. Some..."
@ken-hulme
• 5 days ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
Posted a new Comment on DAA to DAD to DAA--how often?:
"Don -- conventionally we use DAd rather than DAD because the lower case d indicates immediately that the melody string is an octave higher than the bass..."