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@nate
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"Thanks for the info, Gary. Playing a regular MD with a bow can be fun, and the sustaining drone strings under the melody string can sound very similar to a..."
@nate
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Any banjo players out there?":
Posted a response to "Any banjo players out there?":
"My uncle just gave me one of his banjos! It's something I've always wanted to learn."
@nate
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"Playing dulcimer with a bow is a lot of fun. I enjoy playing my normal dulcimers with a bow, but I think to play fiddle tunes with a bow, you would need a..."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Fan Frets:
Posted a new Comment on Fan Frets:
"Does it improve intonation because of the highly compensated bridge, or for another reason as well? And by tonal range, do you mean that in the sense that a..."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional role of the mountain dulcimer.":
Posted a response to "Traditional role of the mountain dulcimer.":
"I have no evidence for this, but I suspect that many things we might consider 'traditional' now were done out of necessity at the time. This has always been..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional role of the mountain dulcimer.":
Posted a response to "Traditional role of the mountain dulcimer.":
"It is interesting to think that at a time when European antecedents were 'traditional,' at one point the dulcimer was probably considered an innovative new..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Fan Frets:
Posted a new Comment on Fan Frets:
"Really cool video. In general, am I correct in assuming that fan frets are intended to allow for longer VSL on lower bass strings? If so, then it makes sense..."
@nate
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @daniel-crommie: Living in the Dark Ages
Liked a youtube item created by @daniel-crommie: Living in the Dark Ages
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Liked a group discussions item created by @randy-adams: Flowers of Edinburgh
Liked a group discussions item created by @randy-adams: Flowers of Edinburgh
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Flowers of Edinburgh :
Posted a new Comment on Flowers of Edinburgh :
"Really cool Randy. The way you use the noter as a 7.5 fret is so seamless. Thanks for sharing"
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
"That is interesting John. What you describe is a technique I use often. I like the subtler sound it gives the bass notes"