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@ken-hulme
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking to buy a new dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Looking to buy a new dulcimer":
"Unless you have perfect pitch, for all intents and purposes, any ordinary dulcimer like a McSppaden can be played in either DAd or DAA without any issues,..."
@ken-hulme
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Setting up for CGG:
Posted a new Comment on Setting up for CGG:
"Dave made some fabulous instruments, and tuned them the way you wanted them tuned. DAd vs CGG is no big deal. The same string gauges will work for both..."
@ken-hulme
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "String guages for slide dulcimer":
Posted a response to "String guages for slide dulcimer":
"The onlty slide player I've ever seen was at Cullowee years ago when I was in the Traditional track. One of the teachers -- Norris Bennet -- was a member of..."
@ken-hulme
• one month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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 month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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..."