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@nate
• one month ago
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Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"I think overtones are associated with our perception of depth. An example of an instrument with almost no overtones is a tuning fork, and an example of an..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Thank you for taking the time to explain John. I have to admit, I find the results counterintuitive. If a "purer" tone means less overtones, and an..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"I've heard it said that the closer to the midpoint, the more freely the string can excite overtone frequencies. The way it was explained to me is that when..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
"Doubling the octave (7th fret) is a good way to estimate where to start from, but on an instrument that small he will need a lot more fine adjustment to the..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
"While I agree with your sentiment of not overthinking it, Matt, a micro dulcimer does warrant extra consideration.We don't even know his VSL or what he..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @dusty: International Appalachian Dulcimer Day
Liked a forum discussions item created by @dusty: International Appalachian Dulcimer Day
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
"Indeed it is Robin! I just got my first three aquavina dulcimers back! At various times I have given them away to people, but today, after offering various..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Dusty Turtle:
How do you measure tone mathematically? It seems like such a subjective quality.
I've always been fascinated by that question. As players..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Congratulations, that's awesome. Since I likely wouldn't be able to interpret the paper even if I could access it,(math and I are like nodes and anti nodes )..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
"1) If you were to use normal strings, you would want to tune them higher than normal. If you were to tune the strings normally on an instrument that is too..."
@nate
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "North Country Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "North Country Dulcimer":
"I like this bridge design, and the type of sound they seem to produce. A bit less nasally than a bridge sitting on the fingerboard, and less round than a..."