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@robert-owens
• 11 hours ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:
"Thanks Ben! I've already found that there are a lot of nice and very helpful people here. My dulcimer restoration is coming along well, and I hope to be..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Okay, great, thanks! You're certainly a wealth of info about all of this...glad we have connected. I will follow your advice and try those string gauges, and..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 7
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Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:
"Thanks Ken! You've been a big help already.
I wish I could make it to Hindman next week, but it's not looking like I'd be able to on those dates. If that..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:
"Thanks very much! This is a great resource...I've already gotten some very helpful replies from 3-4 different people...already on my way to getting it back..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Thanks Ken. Well, I don't know if that's more than I want to know, but it's more than I knew I needed to know! So, I've measured the vibrating string length..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Thanks Nate. I have various hardwoods as well as bone blanks for guitar saddles & nuts that I could maybe use. I also have the reamers, which I use for..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Hey fellas. End of the day update here...
I appreciate all of you who have weighed in to help me solve this puzzle.
So, I was able to remove the tuners, by..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Thanks again for your all's input.
That makes sense about the sound posts. I think I'll just try and put them back the way they were.
And I may try to..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"Thank you John & Ken for your quick responses and great advice! I think I have the tools and wood that I'll need to repair it and reinforce it, etc. I..."
@robert-owens
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Created a new forum topic "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"I have a 1962 Arthur Dixon mountain dulcimer, from Whitesburg, KY, that has been in my family since it was built. It has a fair amount of cracks and other..."