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@marko • 2 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Ken Longfield: Marko, thank you for your comments and the link to Martin Oesterle's website. Of course he is free the call the instruments he makes anything..."

@marko • 2 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate: I would be curious to glance in at the "friends of the german scheitholt" forum to see how the conversations go xD Here is the link to the..."

@karen-b • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Wanted: The “next” dulcimer":

"My student is looking for a short scale (25-26”) standard dulcimer. Good sustain, mellow tone, no 1.5 fret. Anyone culling their herd and wanting to sell a..."

@jack-m • 7 hours ago • comments: 3
Liked a group discussions item created by @jack-m: Fret Position

@jack-m • 7 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"Thanks Nate, I thought they would show those in a calculator but nooooo. I'll play with it tomorrow. I have the 6.5 position but after listening to some..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @shopdad:

"I have at least one tear drop (I should know whether I have more than one, but it's late) and I enjoy it. That one is set up as a DAAA tuning and has a nice..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @shopdad:

"Nice history and connections with the past in making these instruments, Shop Dad."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @whispering-tune:

"Hi Whispering Tune, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer, a good place to come, spend some time. learn about the..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @flyncowboy:

"Hi Cowboy, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @carol-h:

"Hi Carol, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 8 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ejerrym:

"Hi Jerry, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."

@carol-h • 9 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Carol Hatfield:

"Thank you! Yes, it has a pick up in it. It's my Jack Ferguson. Nate: Nicely played and pretty sounding. Does the dulcimer have a pickup? Thanks for sharing..."

@carol-h • 9 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Carol Hatfield:

"Thank you, Nate! It is a Dulci-Wrest, made by Tom Irving. Nate: Nicely played. What is the name of the accessory that you are resting your strumming wrist..."

@richard-streib • 9 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ejerrym:

"Glad you joined EJerryM. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There are a number of discussions about builders and building dulcimers on this site. "

@nate • 12 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"No, that is not the case, but the 1.5 and 6.5 are easy to get from a calculator On a fret calculator, the only difference from one instrument to the next is..."

@skip • 12 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Fret Position:

"No, they are a little bit towards the next higher fret [toward the bridge]. You can see the difference using the uke or banjo with the same VSL. count frets...."

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ejerrym:

"Welcome to FOTMD, EJerryM. It's good to have you aboard. You can search through the various forums here to find out about various makers and the mountain..."

@jack-m • 13 hours ago • comments: 3
Created a new Group discussion "Fret Position":

"Using Stewmac's fret position calculator for dulcimer I don't see 1.5 and 6.5 frets listed. Are 1.5 and 6.5 frets literally halfway between their neighbors?..."
Dulcimer Making

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate, I've never felt any disrespect from you and appreciate your inquisitiveness. You and others have an earnest desire to learn as much as you can about..."

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"I don't know what is happening but in making a correction to my error, taught came out taught again. The word should be laugh. That's l a u g h . Ken "The..."

@robin-thompson • 14 hours ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on All the Abandoned Mines :

"Thanks, @strumelia ! The sun worked its "magic" yet we were not up for doing multiple takes of anything. We tried a different tune while we were set-up..."

@davisjames • 14 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Henrietta's Wedding

@robin-thompson • 14 hours ago • comments: 3
Liked a music item created by @damon: Peace

@nate • 16 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Carol Hatfield:

"Nicely played. What is the name of the accessory that you are resting your strumming wrist on? It seems like a very clever device for extra comfort. Nate"

@nate • 16 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Carol Hatfield:

"Nicely played and pretty sounding. Does the dulcimer have a pickup? Thanks for sharing Nate"

@nate • 16 hours ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Peace:

"Really interesting and engaging to listen to, Damon. This kind of music works great to help me focus on things, and I'll definitely be listening to this more..."

@nate • 16 hours ago • comments: 3
Liked a music item created by @damon: Peace

@nate • 16 hours ago • comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @dan: Isabella

@nate • 17 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Marko: Nate: I have been living in Germany for more than 30 years and I don't believe there are very many people who have even heard of the scheitholt,..."

@nate • 17 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"While Im still having a hard time grasping it all, it seems to me that traditional scheitholts and epinettes often had the bridge in direct contact with the..."

@robmachin • 18 hours ago

@robmachin is now following @jessica-comeau

@jet3rry • 18 hours ago

@jet3rry is now following @jessica-comeau

@carol-h • 18 hours ago

@carol-h is now following @jessica-comeau

@ken-longfield • 20 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"I see that I was caught by autocorrect and I didn't catch it. The correct word should be taught at Americans rather than they taught Americans. Marko, thank..."

@marko • 23 hours ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Ken Longfield: Nate:I wonder if germans have similar conversations about how modern scheitholts should be classified, the way we do about dulcimers...."

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