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@nate
• 2 months 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
• 2 months 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
• 2 months 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
• 2 months 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,..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Jack M:
I ordered a few books on dulcimers and one is pictures of pre-revival dulcimers. Looking at these pictures and knowing a bit about old ways of..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Glad to hear it Jack. @dwain-wilder has tons of incredibly useful information for builders, and has helped me a lot over time. Truly an indispensable..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Jack I was just remarking that if one were to use a yardstick that only has 16ths and a calculator that gives readings in 128ths, as Wally mentioned, decimal..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Of course, now youll be needing to convert 128ths into 16ths, which seems just as annoying"
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Cool to see a calculator that includes JI. Thanks for sharing."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Wally Venable:
The Strothers calculator, and probably some others, allow you to get fret spacing in millimeters, 1/16 ths, and decimal inches if you input..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Wally Venable:
"for a 29" VSL dulcimer, the 1# or 1.5 fret should be 4.614" from the nut ....."
Life could be simpler if we specified these in..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 37
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:
"Wally, I think an important factor is that lower pitched strings are quieter at the same tension, and so to get an equal volume from lower pitches, not only..."