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@ken-hulme
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Slight bow in back of dulcimer.":
Posted a response to "Slight bow in back of dulcimer.":
"Some builders actually build-in a bowed back -- the idea that the curve acts as a kind of projector for the sound."
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Wanted: Ken Bloom Octave Bowed Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Wanted: Ken Bloom Octave Bowed Dulcimer":
"Well, the simple thing to do is send a Question to the Seller. He certainly seems to be well informed, and owns at least two other Ken Bloom masterpieces...."
@ken-hulme
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Wanted: Ken Bloom Octave Bowed Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Wanted: Ken Bloom Octave Bowed Dulcimer":
"I don't think I've ever seen one of Ken's Bowed Dulcimers for sale by owner... All manner of other $1000+ dulcimers for sale, but not one of Ken's"
@ken-hulme
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
"There are photos of two different instruments there... one with a walnut back, one showing a maple back with a thin walnut 'racing stripe'. One with a maple..."
@ken-hulme
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hammers for the MD?":
Posted a response to "Hammers for the MD?":
"Interesting marketing, that's for sure. Personally, on the rare occasion that I hammer my MD I just use a wooden chopstick..."
@ken-hulme
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
"Outstanding! I'd say you stole it! Congratulations."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
Posted a response to "New player / New purchase":
"Welcome to our musical family. Great purchase as a first instrument. Here's link to an article I wrote several years back for folks in your..."
@ken-hulme
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on About 1500 Free Tabs you can Download all at once.:
Posted a new Comment on About 1500 Free Tabs you can Download all at once.:
"Thanks for the post.
Many of us here at FOTMD were also members of Everything Dulcimer. In fact I was one of the first people to join back when Bruce..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing dulcimers with different VSL":
Posted a response to "Playing dulcimers with different VSL":
"I don't see why it would. The difference of distances between frets is pretty small. So finger placement even with a 3" difference in VSL isn't that..."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dad tuning":
Posted a response to "Dad tuning":
"I saw a 16" VSL instrument tuned DAd once, but the strings were monsterously thick! Almost like an autoharp. Not fun to play."
@ken-hulme
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How do you Practice?":
Posted a response to "How do you Practice?":
"I don't consciously "practice". I just play, stream-of-conscious from the bank of songs and tunes stuck in my head. No set number of times through. I'll..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on "Roasted" soft curly maple for dulcimers?:
Posted a new Comment on "Roasted" soft curly maple for dulcimers?:
"Roasted -- you mean 'slightly charred' with something like a heat gun? I've "toasted" woods for other projects; and other species of wood. IMHO there are..."