Timeline Entry
@olddog75
• 2 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Wow, such a nice tune, Dusty. Thanks for posting it so all our ears could hear it, too."
@dusty
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Thanks for your comments, Robin & Strumelia. I am playing a cherry/redwood dulcimer by Terry McCafferty tuned CGc.
You can learn a bit about the song,..."
@strumelia
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Sometimes it's the 'simple' old tunes that have the most charm. Just lovely, Dusty! Please tell us a bit about the dulcimer you played it on. "
@robin-thompson
• 7 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Such a pretty tune and you play it beautifully, Dusty. "
@ken-longfield
• 16 hours ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"I forgot about D F# A tuning. Thanks for reminding me. The only time I've ever used it was in a workshop at dulcimer festival. I'll try to climb out of the..."
@dusty
• 18 hours ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Ken Longfield: Could you get a full chord by using four equidistant strings and tuning of them to F#?
Yes, you could. You don't even need a fourth..."
@ken-longfield
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Could you get a full chord by using four equidistant strings and tuning of them to F#?
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Thanks Dusty, I must have been thinking of someone else. I agree about the use of hardwood all around.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@robin-thompson
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"@davisjames I just heard what you're talking about and am not sure how I produced that "ghost of a note" yet can assure you it was inadvertent. Just a lucky..."
@olddog75
• yesterday
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"My two cents: Dusty seems to have nailed it with his "cheat" comment. Strumelia, you are right about the most common definition being notes forming a..."
@dusty
• yesterday
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Ken Longfield: I've never played a New Harmony dulcimer, but they have an excellent reputation. I heard that they are back in California, is that true?..."
@davisjames
• yesterday
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"It's a "ghost of a note" at the end of the 24th. second.You only play it once,which is very cool!"
@ken-longfield
• yesterday
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Danny, I'm glad to hear that you ordered a dulcimer. I've never played a New Harmony dulcimer, but they have an excellent reputation. I heard that they are..."
@richard-streib
• yesterday
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"You are certainly welcome. Glad to be of help.
As for a brighter "traditional" mountain dulcimer sound, that will not be an easy find as new in today's..."
@luigi
• yesterday
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Emma´s Waltz:
Posted a new Comment on Emma´s Waltz:
"DavisJames:
Great combination of strings. Over 100? Whatever, it sounds great.
There are exactly 81 strings! Hammered dulcimer: 69, mountain dulcimer: 4,..."
@strumelia
• yesterday
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"This is an interesting subject!I'm seeing that most online definitions of an open tuning suggest that the strings have to play a triad of the main notes in..."
@strumelia
• yesterday
• comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
@susie
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
"ryanpryor:
Susie:
Some would think I'm going in the wrong direction.....I was at 7, now I'm down to 5. I had a couple dulcimers that weren't getting the play..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"@davisjames Jamie, we had to listen to this to find out what we did. We appreciate you listening and your comments so much! If I'm thinking of that same..."
@paderau
• 2 days ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Thank you both, Richard and Ken, for your thoughts. I certainly like the May dulcimers and his... shall we say... handiwork. I did not really consider a..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
@dusty
• 2 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Yes. You are correct. An open tuning is one in which the unfretted strings contain the notes of a chord.
For the dulcimer, though, we cheat. We call DAA or..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Danville Girl.:
Posted a new Comment on Danville Girl.:
"Listening again! Your voice and the mountain dulcimer suit the song perfectly. "
@davisjames
• 2 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"You guys!Robin hits a high note in the first part that never repeats but sets the tone for the rest of the performance....Thanks for sharing....."
@homer-ross
• 2 days ago
• comments: 6
Created a new Group discussion "Open Tuning":
Created a new Group discussion "Open Tuning":
"I think open tuning is a tuning were you play a cord without fretting. Not sure about that and not sure if it goes deeper than that. Please help clear this..."
The Music Theory Corner
The Music Theory Corner
@paderau
• 2 days ago
• comments: 7
Liked a group discussions item created by @paderau: May vs Mcspadden
Liked a group discussions item created by @paderau: May vs Mcspadden
@davisjames
• 2 days ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Danville Girl.:
Posted a new Comment on Danville Girl.:
"Odd observation after re-visiting this song...I seem to consistently get a "chicka chicka" sound on the wound string(I don't mind but never analyzed..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer):
Posted a new Comment on Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer):
"@Homer-Ross Thank you for your kind remarks!"
@ryanpryor
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
"Susie:
Some would think I'm going in the wrong direction.....I was at 7, now I'm down to 5. I had a couple dulcimers that weren't getting the play time, so I..."
