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@skip
• 18 hours ago
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Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
"A piece of wire [paper clip] or wood [tooth pick] or ---- taped in place [tape parallel to the strings] in one of the wide spaces. Frets are usually..."
@skip
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
"Multiple dulcimers and their use as tools are really good points.
I should add that of the 2 the I use the most, one is fully chromatic, mostly for..."
@skip
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
Posted a response to "Do you feel limited by the diatonic scale?":
"There are a few more things that can help; temporary frets, and 4 equidistant string/chromatic tunings [ie. DAA#D]. I choose to go full chromatic which..."
@skip
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
"Eleven: Folkcraft Resonator, 5 string Blue Lion Jam strung as a 3 string bass, Bonnie Caroll, Black Rose, McSpadden Kit [my first MD], six I made, including..."
@skip
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Virtual Festivals--what's your experience, or your thoughts?":
Posted a response to "Virtual Festivals--what's your experience, or your thoughts?":
"It seem to me the 'when' needs a lot emphasis, like a larger text font, in color, no abbreviations and possibly other attention gathering techniques. It may..."
@skip
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Here's my problem...":
Posted a response to "Here's my problem...":
" Derik, you need to start at the third fret to get the scale you are expecting. The reason is the frets [excluding any half or plus frets] are laid out in..."
@skip
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
"The most critical thing is getting their attention in the first place."
@skip
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
"Dusty;
I kinda think you identified one of the primary sources of beginners in your original post, current dulcimer players interacting with potential..."
@skip
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
Posted a response to "Where have all the beginners gone, long time passing?":
"1. Glaringly obvious advertisement/schedule on a club home page.
2. I believe there is some way to boost internet search hits on the 'net.
3 Maybe..."
@skip
• 3 months ago
• comments: 20
Posted a new Comment on Your favorite 155 tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Your favorite 155 tuning:
"@Traildad: The Striothers calculator uses a variation of the 'Helmholtz Pitch Notation'. It uses a combinations of upper and lower case 'C' and apostrophes..."
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@Skip 2 years ago - Comments: 31
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AllIs there someplace I can find the tunings...
Posted: Tuesday September 18 2012, 8:59 PM
By: @Skip
By: @Skip
Mixed, compatible tunings.
Posted: Friday August 3 2012, 11:54 PM
By: @Paul Certo
By: @Paul Certo
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05/20/19 12:22:43PM @ann-t-evans:
Thanks... I just downloaded a trial copy on my computer & it looks like just what I need!