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@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":

"Here is the article that was to appear in Dulcimer Players News. Originally it was scheduled for November, 2025 but postponed until February, 2026. I heard..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "The Praetorius Scheitholt":

"I created a thread about this in the Groups area, but I have the feeling that not too many people explore the Groups section. So I am recreating it here in..."

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Liked a photos item created by @masaki: img 8007

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:

"Thanks for posting this Sam. You folks did a wonderful job. Just a bit curious here. How were the instruments miked? It looks like Elaine is plugged in. Are..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:

"You are fortunate to have a Ron Ewing dulcimer. He did great work in building them. Enjoy playing this dulcimer. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Liked a photos item created by @masaki: img 8007

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:

"Your Ewing dulcimer is beautiful, Masaki-- Ron was both a great luthier and mountain dulcimer player. Perhaps you have learned the sad news that Ron Ewing..."

@masaki • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer

@banjostray • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite

@banjostray • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @noah-cline: Good Morning to Your Nightcap

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall

@randy-adams • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:

"Thanks, Dusty! Huge honor. Huge thrill. Incomparable experience. We were all a bit like giddy tourists, taking photos at the stage door, in the dressing..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 23
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:

"In 2018 a friend of mine asked if I would like to examine the dulcimer collection at the Smithsonian with him and another friend. He set up the meeting. We..."

@homer-ross • 2 months ago

@homer-ross is now following @noah-cline

@sylvia • 2 months ago • comments: 23
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:

"Ken, please tell me more about the Smithsonian visit and getting to play Richard Farina's dulcimer. Were you there at the behest of the Smithsonian?..."

@sylvia • 2 months ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on @john-petry:

"Well I accept your kind offer. Thank you so much, warm regards Sylvia Bailey 210 Hancock St., Apt. 303 Ithaca, NY 14850"

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @rita-arrington:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Rita. It's good to have you aboard. This is a wonderful group of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Let us know if you have any questions. I..."

@noah-cline • 2 months ago • comments: 2

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Good Morning to Your Nightcap

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:

"Thanks, Sam, for representing the dulcimer so well. That must have been a thrill to perform at Carnegie!"

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall

@john-petry • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:

"Hello again, I make noters as part of my shop. I've had the opportunity to customize for a few customers. Longer, fatter (the noters) notched and plain...."

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Updated a Group discussion "":

"Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the 17th Annual..."
Rockin' in the Free World

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Created a new Group discussion "Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall":

"Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the 17th Annual..."
Rockin' in the Free World

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @okidokiebanjokie:

"Glad you joined Okidokiebanjokie. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Congratulations on getting your first dulcimer. It is a fun instrument to play..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:

"To reiterate.A wonderful melody so well played."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"The "ei" in scheitholt is pronounced as an "i" like in sight. The "ie" in German is pronounced as an "e" as in see. In Chcknj's post below "schiet" would be..."

@mark-gilston • 2 months ago • comments: 10
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer

@mark-gilston • 2 months ago • comments: 0

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"Well,well.I confess I've never heard the word "scheitholt" out loud although I play one...the apparent resemblance in the spelling to examples I cited of..."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"DAA{A} = D3-A3-A3-{A3}. DAaa says the 'aa' is A4, where they may break if tightened from 'dd. The usual difference in a string set is one bass string and 3..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"Sylvia, another option is to use a foam build up on the "handle" end of the noter. Link below to what I am talking about. I prefer a bamboo or river cane..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @okidokiebanjokie:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Okidokiebanjokie. It's good to have you aboard. Let us know if we can help you as you begin your dulcimer journey. The mountain dulcimer is..."

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