Ken Longfield

Thank you for the welcome.

I am a dulcimer beginner, but have played other instruments.

I am a stick dulcimer player and was directed to this site because it had a stick dulcimer group. I also like the dulcimer music and tabs that can help me. I would image some dulcimer players also play stick dulcimer.  Just looking to expand my knowledge. Should be able to here.

Thanks

Thank you I really love the stick dulcimer but haven't found much info. A little one here though!

The Mt dulcimer is the "pipes" of Appalachia 

Thank you sir - I appreciate it!

Thank you Ken. You have been my teacher and friend for many years. My life has been blessed by adding a dulcimer to it, and all the new friends it gave me. 

I'll do that. Thank you..

Well, that's kind of a bummer. I'm a roll off dumpster man, so I generally work from 5:00 AM till 6 PM Monday through Friday. For any north Alabama locals, I work for the guys with the yellow dumpsters 😁

I'm off work recovering from surgery for the next 5 weeks, so maybe I'll be able to hit one once I'm fit for public view 😅  Once I'm back to work, I'll be unable to make it. 

Thanks for the info anyway. 

Thanks for the welcome.  I have been meeting with a local person weekly and have been to 2 jam sessions.  So far it is going well.  I think it helps that I have been a musician almost my whole life between playing trombone, ringing handbells and singing.

I purchased a never used Enos Yaeger dulcimer.  I have discovered that I will need to have a 6.5 fret installed, but other than that it is a beautiful sounding instrument.

Thank you!  I am glad I found this site.  Looking forward to learning more.  

Thank you for the welcome.  Honestly, I came across this dulcimer in an estate sale and could not resist picking it up.  This dulcimer needs a home with someone who will really appreciate her and I figured who better than this group.  I will post pictures and everything soon.  Thank you again!

Thank you, glad to be here.  I've already learned a lot here.  I found my way here while searching for how to tune my AW Jeffreys dulcimer with slipping wooden pegs.  Found several possible solutions, and hope to learn more.

Glad to hear you got at least 'half' of your two eyeballs fixed up nicely at this point Ken!
Wishing you good luck ahead for the other one in a few weeks!  

Well, you got that right, John. I'm often closing one eye so I can see close up and the other to see far away. Only 44 more days of doing that. Haha.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

I know I'm new to the "friends"....but I think I'll just call ya "winky"....

Just noticed you had a "procedure" or two these last few weeks....Thinking of the tune "I can see clearly now...." Hope all went well

Thank you so much

Thank you Ken. Robin's link led me right to what I was looking for. I am going to like this site. Thanks again.

DAD, similar in some respects to "Boat's Disease", the feeling that after you get a boat, even if it's just a canoe, you'll need to get another, bigger better one?  I hear you and it would actually be great to become accomplished enough that I can "justify" additional instruments.  But for perspective, I've known people to spend more in one night at a bar or casino than the cost of even a very high end dulcimer so I think I'll be OK.

Thank you, Ken.

David