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@ken-hulme
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
"RevDave -- I suggest investing $50 or so in a carboard dulcimer. The sound is good, the frets are dead on and intonation can be adjusted if needs be...."
@ken-hulme
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
"RevDave: ALL of the issues you have with your no-name kit dulcimer are pretty easily fixed -- by you-- with a little help from your friends here, for less..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
Posted a response to "Differences between two dulcimers":
"Essential differences? Apple & Oranges!!! EVERYTHING: Internal volume of the body, internal bracing dimensions and locations, plank thicknesses,..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
"Thank for looking! Building ekeps me off the street occasionally!"
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
"I do occasionally build for sale. You can see examples of my work on my Facebook page in Collections on the top left under my basic info."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
Posted a response to "OPINION ON BUILDER":
"Bill has been a quality builder for quite a few years. I've played, but don't own any of his dulcimers, as I prefer the sound of traditionally-built..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Pick noise":
Posted a response to "Pick noise":
"If you don't like pick noise, change your angle of attack. Do not hold the pick rigidly vertical like this ...|... Instead, turn your wrist as you strum out..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Cleaning a 1992 Angell Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Cleaning a 1992 Angell Dulcimer":
"Yep -- NOT baritone. The overall length of a dulcimer is almost meaningless -- it's the VSL -- distance between the nut and bridge -- which matters. I..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help in choosing dulcimer(s) to keep":
Posted a response to "Help in choosing dulcimer(s) to keep":
"Second question is "Why down-size?" After all, you only have five!! Tune each one to a favorite tuning, like many of us do; that's one way to avoid having..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Barbry Ellen Tab Experiment":
Posted a response to "Barbry Ellen Tab Experiment":
"Basically everyone writes tab in their own way. So, if guitar-like notation works for you, that's great. Realize of course that Jean did not play chords..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Ways to play in other keys":
Posted a response to "Ways to play in other keys":
"Well there's a YouTube vid that teaches DGD chords: Dulcimer chords in DGD tuning #5 Am #mountaindulcimer with FREE chord chart (youtube.com)
There's this..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hurricane Helene news?":
Posted a response to "Hurricane Helene news?":
"Milton came ashore about 85 miles north of us, at Siesta Key in Sarsota. Nothing here but winds, not much rain. Lost power for about 15 minutes is all.."