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@ken-longfield • 2 hours ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @tuffenough:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Tuffenough. It's good to have you aboard. There is a lot of information here about mountain dulcimers. You can search for things you are..."

@richard-streib • 6 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":

"Thanks for asking. We are here to help each other. Congrats. That may be a good find. Ask if kept in smoke free home. Also if stored in the main part of the..."

@jill-geary • 7 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "WANTED: Blue Lion teardrop":

"Hi friends, I'm looking for a Blue Lion teardrop dulcimer. It's one of the few models of BL that I don't have. :-) I travel a lot and would love to bring..."

@bonnieannie • 7 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":

"Apologies if this is already posted elsewhere (or should be posted elsewhere on this forum!). I just lucked out and found a McSpadden mountain dulcimer in my..."

@nate • 11 hours ago • comments: 8
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Old Motel

@strumelia • 15 hours ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on The Bard of Armagh:

"Nice work David. Great that you included the fingering numbers as well as the words."

@strumelia • 15 hours ago • comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh

@strumelia • 15 hours ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:

"@Robin-Thompson , that's kinda hard to believe. But yes her music and spirit lives on in so many ways. She touched so many lives."

@strumelia • 15 hours ago • comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: The Shepherd's Wife

@strumelia • 15 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:

"Beautiful piece and so well played, Leo and Gregg! @Davisjames , I initially read your comment as "something interesting going on romance-wise between the..."

@robin-thompson • 16 hours ago • comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh

@ken-longfield • 17 hours ago • comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh

@macaodha • 20 hours ago • comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh

@robin-thompson • yesterday • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:

"Jean Ritchie died ten years ago today. Her music lives on! "

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:

"That is lovely! There's something interesting going on resonance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer,it sounds like there's a hammered dulcimer..."

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @lilley-pad: Bar Cords

@lilley-pad • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Bar Cords":

"Hi kids, just me Jon again. I just thought I would pass on something that I just learned from Dean Robertson. I was watching one of his videos and I noticed..."

@christine-shoemaker • 2 days ago

@christine-shoemaker is now following @dianel

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:

"After posting the "definition" of a mute, it occurred to me that the added weight is reducing the magnitude of the high frequency components of the note...."

@david-bennett • 2 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:

"bump Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: June..."

@susan-mackenzie • 2 days ago

@susan-mackenzie is now following @christine-shoemaker

@wayne-g • 2 days ago

@wayne-g is now following @christine-shoemaker

@homer-ross • 2 days ago • comments: 5
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Myfanwy

@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:

"To my ears, I hear a mute on a violin as making it sound a little more 'hollow' with a quality not unlike an old gramophone or like a medieval crumhorn or..."

@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:

"Wally,that's it,the particular mute I used is some hard,dark wood shaped like a big-toothed double comb.Takes the "shrill" out of the violin.Beth,you may be..."

@wally-venable • 3 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:

"A mute for a string instrument is a small weight clipped on to the bridge of the instrument. It lowers the volume and changes the tone. Google "violin mute"..."

@jeff-kirsch • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jeff-kirsch:

"Thank you Richard and Ken. This site is fantastic. I'm finding a lot of useful information already. I will certainly reach out when I have questions. Thanks..."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jeff-kirsch:

"Welcome to FOTDM, Jeff. It's good to have you aboard. You will find lots of resources here as you begin you dulcimer journey. Enjoy your dulcimer when you..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jeff-kirsch:

"Welcome Jeff-Kirsch to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer from a fellow North Carolinian. Glad you joined. This is an active community of broad interests in..."

@beth-t • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:

"DavisJames: Still wrings my heart strings.Lovely rendition. Aw, thanks Jamie! It's a while since I recorded this - I'll have to go back to it to see if my..."

@beth-t • 3 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:

"Can I ask a daft question? What's a muted fiddle?"

@beth-t • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Prairie Medley.:

"Wow, this is different! Much enjoyed!"

@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:

"Still wrings my heart strings.Lovely rendition."

@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Swaggering Jig on lap dulcimer

@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Catbird in the Quincebush:

"I stand in awe of your .right hand .Wish I could play that fast!"

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