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@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Wally Venable:
This kinda broom is what I was talking about.
The wire was used to hold straw bristles in place, not as bristles.
Certainly common in most..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Working shops, hangars, and warehouses I've pushed a lot of brooms, and all of their wire was far, far, FAR thinner than the mandolin wire I often use, which..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Wally Venable:
As I recall, the tradition is to use "broom wire," taken off a used-up floor sweeping broom. A package of 18 gauge galvanized wire from..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Ken Hulme:
Staple frets are pretty simple to install. Making the frets themselves is pretty easy as long as you have a good pair of wire nippers and..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"My experience with the dulcimer community on this website is a very altruistic desire to share information and music. So many on here have taken quite a lot..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Ken Longfield: Nate, here is a good video on making staple frets:
I couldn't find John Henry Crocker's video, but I'll keep looking. John H is John..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Diddleybow Hiking Pole:
Posted a new Comment on Diddleybow Hiking Pole:
"I found this picture from 2018 on a thumbdrive of my old hiking pole. One morning, I got out of my tent after a windy night camping and a big branch had..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Saddle on Soundboard :
Posted a new Comment on Saddle on Soundboard :
"Thank you Ken that's everything I was hoping to find out! When I first started building dulcimers they all had continuous fingerboards and it made me feel a..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
Posted a new Comment on What kind of staple:
"Robin Clark: Hi David, I use Precision Brand spring tempered music wire of 0.041 (AWG 18 gauge). For my Ed Thomas replica I bent the wire around a set..."