Lilley Pad

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Hi kids.   I just thought I would check in and try to fill out my profile, add a photo of myself. Where do I start.  This musical journey is all new to me. My background is mainly  in the visual arts. I started painting  at a very early age and started selling some of my paintings when I was  about 12. Did the struggling starving artist phase until about the Late 1980s when I gave it up and went into architecture.  Just got tired of being a starving artist.  Back in the old days I did get a few grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to do some murals in the  San Francisco Bay areas, and had a few paintings that were shown at the San Francisco Art Festival back in the 1970s. That brings me up to now this year when I thought I'd pick up a musical instrument. I noticed that the ads always said the Mountain Dulcimer was the easiest instrument to learn only having three strings. I thought well how complicated could it  possibly be. Boy was I wrong starting from scratch with no musical background and not knowing what a fret was let alone scales, what a half note or what a quarter note was. This has definitely been an experience. I'm having fun learning the instrument though and it's starting to become more and more easier. This is a great website with a lot of good people and lots of good information here. Have fun everybody 

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Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "K&K pickup versus LR Baggs under saddle pickup.":
"Thanks Butch looks like a good resource (Dulcimer players news) I just downloaded the article. OR did I uploaded It, never could figure if I'm downloading or..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "History of mountain dulcimer":
"Just thought someone may find this interesting.  History and tradition of the mountain dulcimer.  By Robin Clark"
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String Action":
"Thanks everybody I think you're right I should just leave well enough alone if the instrument plays fine, I have no issues with the way it sounds at all,..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String Action":
"Hey thanks Nate. It does have a fixed bridge. Is that why I have heard that one should only go up or down one size string size once you sent the action?"
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String Action":
"Thanks for getting back to me I was just curious.  About a year ago well not quite a year ago I bought a folk roots instrument from Folkcraft. My friend just..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "String Action":
"Hi kids just a question about string action I noticed there was something about action in The Forum but I didn't see anything addressing my question of..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Just 4 fun Tapping Techique":
"Just found this on that wonderful invention YouTube. a tapping techique on a dulcimer. Not really sure how to use it in a tune. but that what improvisation..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Nut & saddle Material":
"Hi kids hoping to pick everybody's brain. has to do with nut and saddle Material  I know folk craft uses (plastic) nuts and bridges, Micarta, Delrin.  My..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Studio And Instruments:
"Hello Guy, I was hoping to ask you a few questions. Who made your dulcimer? It looks like you'd prefer the teardrop over The Hourglass, also how deep is the..."

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Howdy kids. I got bored of painting the house and thought I would post...
@Lilley Pad 3 months ago - Comments: 3

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K&K pickup versus LR Baggs under saddle...

Posted: Saturday September 7 2024, 5:42 AM
By: @Lilley Pad

History of mountain dulcimer

Posted: Saturday August 31 2024, 9:19 PM
By: @John C. Knopf

String Action

Posted: Wednesday August 21 2024, 9:13 PM
By: @Lilley Pad

Just 4 fun Tapping Techique

Posted: Sunday August 11 2024, 2:09 PM
By: @Lilley Pad

Nut & saddle Material

Posted: Thursday August 8 2024, 10:04 PM
By: @Ken Hulme

Tab or info about a song Deireadn Fomhair

Posted: Sunday July 7 2024, 5:53 PM
By: @Ken Longfield

Just 4 fun

Posted: Saturday June 29 2024, 8:44 AM
By: @Robin Thompson

instrument question- Stephens...

Posted: Sunday June 2 2024, 5:25 PM
By: @LarryBH

Chapman Stick

Posted: Saturday April 13 2024, 7:53 AM
By: @Robin Thompson

Tab Nonesuch on dulcimer

Posted: Saturday April 6 2024, 5:21 PM
By: @Mark Gilston

New Dulcimer

Posted: Sunday March 17 2024, 9:26 PM
By: @NateBuildsToys

Gary Gallier

Posted: Wednesday March 13 2024, 9:26 AM
By: @Strumelia

Gary Gallier's Dulcimers

Posted: Sunday December 31 2023, 12:28 AM
By: @cairney

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Lilley Pad
08/07/23 02:05:47PM @lilley-pad:

Hey Kids. Thanks for all the good wishes. I pull the trigger and order a Folkcraft. Should get it about 6 weeks. So I can start practicing Mary had a little lamb. and work my way up to twinkle twinkle little star SMILE.

Have a few questions:   1. how to you add a photo to page to get ride of that default dulcimer photo.  2. How to add a bio. about me.  3. in the forums people will ask questions how to see what people answer.  Ok thanks

Oh A parting expression between bikers meaning drive carefully is "Keep the Sunnyside up"  So I guess I would say to you all is " Keep those fingers limber"  SMILE


Jim Fawcett
08/07/23 06:19:56AM @jim-fawcett:

Hey Lilley, welcome. Glad ya found us.


Rob N Lackey
08/02/23 09:33:20PM @rob-n-lackey:

Welcome, Lilley Pad, to this corner of dulcimer heaven.  3 strings can do a lot, as you've seen.  Hope you enjoy it here.


Richard Streib
08/02/23 03:52:07PM @richard-streib:

Welcome Lilley Pad to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of knowledgeable and experienced folks. And many folks like yourself eager to learn. We are here to support you. Look around. Ask questions as they come up. The only really dumb question is the one you forget to ask. We were all beginners at one time and thought every question we had must be dumb. Send on your questions and someone here will be able to help you. Best wishes on your dulcimer journey.