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@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "John Calkin Dulcimer ":
Posted a response to "John Calkin Dulcimer ":
"bluesky636:
Thanks! Found him. I'll send him a message later today with the photos and serial number of my dulcimer. As it turns out, he is only about 35..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @woodworm-cigarbox-guitars:
Posted a new Comment on @woodworm-cigarbox-guitars:
"I bet your experience in guitars will make your journey in dulcimer more palatable. "
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Instrument Collection:
Posted a new Comment on Instrument Collection:
"What a beauty."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
"Is that a celtic symbol on the soundhole?"
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @guitarpeggio:
Posted a new Comment on @guitarpeggio:
"Building your own mountain dulcimer from scratch is quite an accomplishment, especially given your background in acoustic guitar and guitar repair. It's..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
"Ken Longfield:
Lain, that some very beautiful work. I may build one sometime next year from a kit someone is trading me.
BTW, do you live anywhere near..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"Ken Hulme:
"Exact" is such a hard word! As Dan sez, back in the day there was no standard spelling for dulcimer/dulcimore/dulcemore, and there were..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Fred Martin dulcimer help, please":
Posted a response to "Fred Martin dulcimer help, please":
"Ken Longfield:
You can use this website to calculate the string size: http://www.strothers.com/string_choice.html . It tends to be a little on the light..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Best instruction material?":
Posted a response to "Best instruction material?":
"Wally Venable:
@shannmilan... My path won't work for you.
We have a local lap dulcimer group which meets twice a week in two different configurations, one..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Connection Between Hammered and Mountain Dulcimers?":
Posted a response to "Connection Between Hammered and Mountain Dulcimers?":
"dulcidom:
If I may add a few details....
Reading the excellent books by Ralph Lee Smith: "The Story of the Dulcimer" and especially "Appalachian Dulcimer..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "tiple":
Posted a response to "tiple":
"Ken Hulme:
Very interesting Jim. Seldom see a tiple, but I love the mandolin-uke sound they deliver.
The tiple is a fascinating instrument, albeit less..."
@shanonmilan
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Clemmer Peg head":
Posted a response to "Clemmer Peg head":
"Bill Robison:
Did Mike Clemmer make an hourglass instrument with wooden pegs and a 5 string (double melody and equi spaced as 4 string? I just had one given..."