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@ken-hulme
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Shootrj2003 -- If you want a "true" dulcimer dating to 1840s there are a bare handful of photos of originals. "True" in this case means having a central..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 18
Posted a new Comment on What are the best dulcimer kits?:
Posted a new Comment on What are the best dulcimer kits?:
"McSpadden It looks as if they are halfway through changing their website and it's REALLY CONFUSING! I would contact the shop and ask:
1104 Sylamore..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer music for a beginner:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer music for a beginner:
"Bruce. Yes both strings of the close couplet nearest you are normally tuned to d: D A (the 5th above D) and d (the octave above D). Is your bass string..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer music for a beginner:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer music for a beginner:
"As Strumelia sez, it's about what style you are beginning to play. It's also about the kind(s) of music you want to play -- Americana, folk music, Celtic..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "to get chromatic or not":
Posted a response to "to get chromatic or not":
"The short answer is YES. But if you've ever watched Robert Force perform you have to ask yourself "Why". Why, if someone can do the Magic that he does with..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on 1 3/8 fretboard string spacing:
Posted a new Comment on 1 3/8 fretboard string spacing:
"1/8" in from each side for the melody & bass; with the middle drone centered on the 1-3/8" width"
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Construction plans?:
Posted a new Comment on Construction plans?:
"We get this question a couple times a year. What style dulcimer are you interested in building? Some styles don't require plans as such, just a couple..."
@ken-hulme
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recommendations for best software for splitting PDFs?":
Posted a response to "Recommendations for best software for splitting PDFs?":
"30+ years as a science and technical writer creating documents large and small!"
@ken-hulme
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recommendations for best software for splitting PDFs?":
Posted a response to "Recommendations for best software for splitting PDFs?":
"Adobe Acrobat is, of course, the quintessential PDF manipulation software. You can get a free trial version of Acrobat Standard, which may be all you need..."
@ken-hulme
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer case:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer case:
"Really nice job -- concept and execution. Good leatherwork too!I do something a bit similar when I ship a dulcimer. I get a heavy cardboard Sonotube from..."
@ken-hulme
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"Thankful for friends & family who survived Hurricane Ian whether they lost everything else, or nothing; thankful the dulcimer which has brought me so..."