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@skip • 6 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on POLL: Do you play alone, or with others?:

"I play with 3 groups and at solo at home. The group at home has, or had, guitars, banjos, HD, lap steel guitar and vocalists along with the MD's. Down south..."

@skip • 2 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Notation software recommendations:

"TablEdit. There may be others now. Skip"

@skip • 3 weeks ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Suggestions for fixing a fretboard:

"I think each of your fixes are workable [except filler], depending on your final goal, material on hand and time expended. Another thing you could do is..."

@skip • 4 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Out of tune bass string:

"That is probably caused by string stretch. When the string is pressed down to the fret, the string is tightened a small amount. It could be a result of..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favorite mournful, spooky, or lonesome song to play?":

"The group I play with recently introduced me to ' A Soldiers Lament'. It's not spooky, just very, very sad. I'm not a very emotional type of person, but this..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recording multiple tracks?":

"Ron; It's the obvious things that always screw me up when I try something new, and recording is new to me. They're not obvious to me until later."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recording multiple tracks?":

"I think if you use a headset to listen to the recorded track as you play/record the following one(s) you should have a better shot of staying in time with..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What if you could only have one dulcimer?":

"I have a Folkcraft resonator with a pickup. It has a 23.5" VSL , double back, and a reversible nut [raise/lower action and multi string layout], can be setup..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Ban-jammer build questions":

"I've seen one made with a practice pad. I think they have something under the skin to mute the sound, as the one I saw was rather quite. I don't know how the..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Question about fret layout.":

"Count your frets. Fret 7 is the repeat octave of the open strings. You show the C# [DB] as the 7th fret and D as the 8th fret. You included the C and the C#...."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Question about fret layout.":

"That doesn't sound right although in MD talk we express the notes in sharps. You should have:(nut)D-wide space-(1)E-wide space-(2)F#[Gb]-narrow..."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer just followed me home":

"It's not a McSpadden kit, I have one. The sound holes are too big, the holes on the large bout are at the 12th fret [McSpaddens are at 14th] and the..."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Intermediates":

"Nah, I'm intermediate."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Intermediates":

"Beginner- "What's this?" Intermediate- "I got most of the notes/chords in most of the tunes today". Advanced- "Lets play 'Flight of the Bumblebee'"."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Techniques for accidentals":

"Temporary frets are another option. Fret wire is around .040 high [crown height]. Tape them in place, tape between the strings. These could be partials, just..."