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@jack-m
• 3 minutes ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "What's your favorite finish ?":
Created a new Group discussion "What's your favorite finish ?":
"Finishes are my latest concern and don't want to get into spray finishes if I can avoid it. The back and sides will be walnut with a Port Orford cedar top..."
Dulcimer Making
Dulcimer Making
@carol-h
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 22
Liked a youtube item created by @guy-babusek: The Blackthorn (An Droighneán Donn) -- Fingerpicked Mountain Dulcimer
Liked a youtube item created by @guy-babusek: The Blackthorn (An Droighneán Donn) -- Fingerpicked Mountain Dulcimer
@carol-h
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 15
Liked a youtube item created by @guy-babusek: Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen - Two Mountain Dulcimers (Celtic)
Liked a youtube item created by @guy-babusek: Sean O'Dwyer of the Glen - Two Mountain Dulcimers (Celtic)
@marko
• 6 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Nate:
I do like adding strings to the low end of my dulcimers and recently have been having a lot of fun with D2 A2 D3 A3 D4, but on a 4 string dulcimer I..."
@wally-venable
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"My 6-string conversion of an old Korean dulcimer has a "dropped" A on the middle set and a "raised" D on the base set. Otherwise it has the common, original,..."
@barnjam
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@nate Thanks! Yes, that is correct on the string configuration. I'm hooked on that drop D for droning...really reminds me of a bagpipe.
I'm not familiar with..."
@nate
• 13 hours ago
• comments: 17
Posted a new Comment on Do you have more trouble with your right hand, or left?:
Posted a new Comment on Do you have more trouble with your right hand, or left?:
"This old thread is very insightful. I've always had a much easier time with my strumming hand than my fretting hand. With about six years of practice, my..."
@nate
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Talking about bones and harmonica, I thought you might enjoy this performance by Willi Carlisle, if you haven't seen it before."
@nate
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"barnjam:
Do you like the drop D drone? Does anyone else use a drop D string?
It sounds great. Am I understanding you correctly that the dulcimer has 4..."
@john-petry
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Signed @deniseelliott's Guestbook:
Signed @deniseelliott's Guestbook:
"John Petry aka Barnshopper aka HarpsNThings aka Pet Tree Music"
@ken-longfield
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @deniseelliott:
Posted a new Comment on @deniseelliott:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Denise. It's good to have you aboard. I'm glad you want to learn to play the mountain dulcimer. It is a wonderful instrument. Let know if..."
@barnjam
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I'd like to thank each of you for your great ideas, tips and advice. Rather than purchase another dulcimer, I decided to experiment with my 8-String Milford..."
@nate
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Whoops, I did notice that they were bones and still typed spoons for some reason lol. Similar, but still quite different. Either way, sounds like a cool..."
@barnjam
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@nate Thank you. It’s a wonderful group of folks and we have a great time playing together. The famous Dom Flemons, The American Songster, is from Phoenix..."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Looks like a lot of fun. I see that you are playing harmonica and spoons at the same time, which is no small feat, and the result is great.Cool to see so..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I learned Sal’s from the Phoenix Old Time Music Society. Here are three recordings we’ve done with various instruments and tempos, if you’re interested in..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Yes, that is exactly right. That makes sense that the open D string would sound “better” than the fretted D on the A string. I like low action on the melody..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Are you saying that you like the tone of the melody string when it plays the tonic D note on the open string?... as opposed to the melody string tuned to A..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@strumelia Thanks for that tip. I can see how the noter would fit more easily between close frets. I like the speed and tactile feel I get from my bare..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@barnjam ... just from my personal viewpoint- when playing oldtime tunes up high in the second octave solely on the melody string, -because i play with a..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I refreshed my memory on playing melody jn DAA, and the results are as follows. I truly enjoy the rich tonal quality of playing on the lower octave. The..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"barnjam:
Richard Ash at Folkcraft has a great write up on the subject of hands, fingers, and VSLs...."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Skip, in his original post he said "I wish it were a tad longer so that I could get the best of DAA and DAD tuning, allowing me to walk down the fretboard on..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Thanks for moving this to the proper category. Interestingly, Richard Ash at Folkcraft has a great write up on the subject of hands, fingers, and VSLs...."
@skip
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"As an example; Standard, 28.5" VSL McSpadden tuned DAA will do exactly what you just described. Any dulcimer with the same fret layout will also meet that..."
@homer-ross
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
@homer-ross
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer)
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer)
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"It means you asked a good question that hits on interesting ideas. :)
It may be helpful to know: what exactly is the range of notes that you would like to..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I never expected my question to make the rounds, but a lot of great information and ideas are being shared. John Knopf to had some great ideas as well. One..."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Dusty Turtle:
What this demonstrates, I think, is that the wideness of the fretboard and the distance between strings is an important variable, perhaps more..."