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@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
"Mike, that blue piece is not actually a nut (or shouldn't be). It should be a string spacer to keep the strings in the proper place across the nut which is..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
"Skip and Nate have given you good advice. Check to make sure that the zero fret is higher than the first fret after you check to see that all strings are..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @mikekoz:
Posted a new Comment on @mikekoz:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Mikekoz. You have come to the right place for help. I look forward to your participation here.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @laststarfighter:
Posted a new Comment on @laststarfighter:
"Welcome to FOTMD, LastStarFighter. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Help I've never built an instrument not touched a dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Help I've never built an instrument not touched a dulcimer:
"Hi, Neill, I did not mean to scare you. There is potential there for a beautiful instrument. As the bracing is in place I wouldn't bother changing it. It..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @davidcw:
Posted a new Comment on @davidcw:
"Welcome to FOTMD, David. It's always good to have another Pennsylvanian on board. Have fun exploring this site. Let us know if you have any questions. I look..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Help I've never built an instrument not touched a dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Help I've never built an instrument not touched a dulcimer:
"Hi, Neill. There are a few things to consider. Do you need to make a fret board for the dulcimer? Do you have the tuning machines the builder was going to..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @johnny-l:
Posted a new Comment on @johnny-l:
"Welcome to FOTMD, JohnnyL. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Communicate with us.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Wally are you thinking of the Stewmac calculator? Tom Strothers did not have a fret spacing calculator. The only calculators on the website are two chord..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"I seldom use the Stewmac fret calculator. I prefer the old WFret program which prints out a template. It is a Windows program and since I use Macs almost..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Amazing Grace on 8-string Standard-Bass Scheitholt:
Posted a new Comment on Amazing Grace on 8-string Standard-Bass Scheitholt:
"Jack, that is a very beautiful and delightful sounding instrument. You do excellent work. I began researching the scheitholt in the late 1990s. Ralph Lee..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Amazing Grace on 8-string Standard-Bass Scheitholt:
Posted a new Comment on Amazing Grace on 8-string Standard-Bass Scheitholt:
"chas5131:
Thank you. Have never heard a Scheitholt.
Interesting
And you still haven't. That's an 8 string hummel or some variation of a hummel...."