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@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I think an important question is: do you prefer to only play on the melody string, or would you prefer to be able to fret all three strings?If you're only..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Crawdad Song:
Posted a new Comment on Crawdad Song:
"Wow this really brought me a lot of joy. I haven't heard this sung and played on dulcimer since I was about 5 years old in Arkansas.Thank you for sharing..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 3
Liked a music item created by @marshall-goers: Planxty Seymour Cleland
Liked a music item created by @marshall-goers: Planxty Seymour Cleland
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:
Posted a new Comment on Three or Four Strings, that is the question:
"Id say the most common is three courses with a pair of melody strings running in one course, for a total of 4 strings.
Having paired melody strings can give..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
"Wally Venable:
You want to angle the slot so that the high point is on the bridge side to preserve the VSL.
Does this apply to a string spacer and a zero..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
"I'm glad you spotted that Skip,with that in mind, the dime is not needed and only the nickel is necessary, as Ken said. Apologies for the confusion."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
Posted a response to "A question about intonating a dulcimer":
"There are three main factors to consider when intonating a dulcimer, the height of the nut, the height of the bridge, and the position of the bridge.
There..."
@nate
• one month 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:
"Neill, the value of your boards would depend a lot on what wood they are made of and the quality of each board. Some could possibly be worth far more that..."
@nate
• one month 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:
"Hello, Neill
Generally speaking, the back of a dulcimer does not require any bracing, and extra bracing may limit the tone and volume of the instrument,..."

