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@ken-longfield
• 28 minutes ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"You've got that right John. I tried giving my son-in-law one of the banjos this past weekend, but all he wanted was dulcimers.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "resource information Baritone":
Posted a response to "resource information Baritone":
"Shelly Stevens has a book Jamming with the Baritone Dulcimer that tells you how to retune one string on the baritone to play in the key of D with other..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"Strumelia, are three banjos a pox or do I need more?
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"John C. Knopf:
Ken, would that be the official phrase describing more than a few dulcimers? An "embarrassment" of dulcimers? Seems inappropriate for a..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"I don't think I can get to it this week. I will need to arrange things so that the plans make sense to someone other than me. Generally I have a pattern for..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Posted a response to "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"Shopdad, my guess is what you really want to build is a zitter or hummel which people often (mistakenly) call scheitholts. There are two zitters in the photo..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
Created a new forum topic "An Embarrassment of Mountain Dulcimers":
"Our son-in-law and two grandsons came to visit yesterday. Our daughter is ill with a cold or seasonal flu so she stayed home. Last night I began showing..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @bhappa:
Posted a new Comment on @bhappa:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Bhappa. It's good to have you aboard. It appears that you've begun to immerse yourself in the dulcimer. This is a great place to meet other..."
@ken-longfield
• 3 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @pastorbruce:
Posted a new Comment on @pastorbruce:
"Welcome to FOTMD, PastorBruce. It's good to have you aboard. Be Thou My Vision is a lovely hymn on the dulcimer. We are a friendly and knowledgeable..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @hal:
Posted a new Comment on @hal:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Hal. It's good to have you aboard. This is a friendly and knowledgeable group of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. You can learn a lot just by..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Plectrum: Picking Our Way Through Dulcimer History:
Posted a new Comment on The Plectrum: Picking Our Way Through Dulcimer History:
"Robin, I've never tried leather picks. I have some leather scraps of different thicknesses so I might cut out a pick or two and give it a try. I have..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Plectrum: Picking Our Way Through Dulcimer History:
Posted a new Comment on The Plectrum: Picking Our Way Through Dulcimer History:
"Thanks, Dusty. I already knew about the Herdim picks being no longer in production. I have quite a supply left from when I had my folk music shop. At my age..."