Timeline Entry
@strumelia
• a minute ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
"@wally-venable , that link does not work for me, even their main domain link. Out of business maybe?"
@ken-longfield
• 56 minutes ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
"Sorry, John, I've never seen or heard of a pick like the one you described. I'm looking forward to seeing what others have to say.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a..."
@john-c-knopf
• an hour ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"Some pics of little dulcimer I have:"
@john-petry
• 10 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":
"So a few months ago, whilst attending and vending at the Evart Michigan Dulcimer festival, a lady approached me asking about a pick style I'd never seen..."
@john-c-knopf
• 12 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"You're very welcome, Lee Ann."
@lee-ann
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"John C. Knopf:
Lee Ann, it's not a McSpadden Ginger, but I have a little 22" VSL dulcimer that I built in 2022 available if you're interested. It's walnut..."
@davisjames
• 16 hours ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Peace:
Posted a new Comment on Peace:
"Hi Damon,I just downloaded your composition.As an old guy I remember stacking records(of a peaceful nature)to play, then in later years loading dub tapes for..."
@richard-streib
• 18 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
"Welcome Peargirl to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of dulcimer friends. Look around and see what all is..."
@john-c-knopf
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"Lee Ann, it's not a McSpadden Ginger, but I have a little 22" VSL dulcimer that I built in 2022 available if you're interested. It's walnut with a buckeye..."
@olddog75
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Bourrée d'Aurore Sand
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Bourrée d'Aurore Sand
@peter-corser
• yesterday
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Reinlander:
Posted a new Comment on Reinlander:
"I love the sound you are creating on both this and your previous piece."
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @daveinnj: For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass
Liked a forum discussions item created by @daveinnj: For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass
@lee-ann
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
Created a new forum topic "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":
"Preferably walnut/redwood. I know I can buy one new but thought I'd check to see if anyone was selling. Thanks!"
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
@daveinnj
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":
Created a new forum topic "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":
"All original Walter Martin Sunhearth AD-4, Lorraine Lee model. Serial number 968, dated 31 August 1990. Bear Meadow's dulcimer website has info on Walter..."
@studentofrhythm
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted new YouTube video(s):
Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
Posted a new Comment on @peargirl:
"Welcome to FOTMD, PearGirl. It's good to have you aboard. FOTMD isn't a good resource. It is an excellent resource for everything mountain dulcimer related...."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Wally, thanks for the link on Pennsylvania Dutch - German - American and American English Dialects. I noted the mention of C. Richard Beam's The..."
@richard-streib
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
"Glad to have you join, Jay Roberto. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer from a fellow North Carolinian. Its great that you have built your own..."
@wally-venable
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"While the term Pennsylvania Dutch (from Deutsch or German) is primarily used to describe the Amish today, the term has broader traditional meaning. It..."
@shopdad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I have family scattered around the mountains in North Carolina. We often visited the area known as Little Switzerland. this is a small town on the Blue..."
@robert-l-porter-jr
• 5 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on South Wind with Cara Bo:
Posted a new Comment on South Wind with Cara Bo:
"SOUNDED GEEAT TO ME, AND GLAD THAT YOU DID THIS ONE. "
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I guess that depends on how you define "Pennsylvania Dutch." As I understand it from a sociological point of view, Pennsylvania Dutch applied to people of..."
@salt-springs
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"You can use a product called Natures Miracle that you can find in lots of places like Tractor Supply, Walmart or a pet store of some sort. Spray that case..."
@richard-streib
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":
"Great suggestions about sun and air for deodorizing the dulcimer. One thing on the soft case--perhaps a dry cleaning establishment may have some way to get..."
@davisjames
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Yep,most of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.Some are from other religious groupings,most notably "Dunkerds" of various persuasions.I recall passing through..."
@ken-longfield
• 6 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
Posted a new Comment on @jay-roberto:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Jay. It's good to have you aboard. Congratulations on building a dulcimer. It can be a fun and frustrating project. Show us a few photos if..."
@ken-longfield
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"DavisJames:
I wonder why zither like instruments are unknown in Canada...Perhaps the Appalachians provided the perfect environment for the development of..."
@davisjames
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Very interesting dialogue,I enjoyed everyone's comments.That said,I've been a guitar/ fiddle player for years and never delved into the instruments' origins,..."
@ken-longfield
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"Razyn's article is well worth reading. He has excellent photographs of the instrument, but the most interesting part is the narrative. It is an excellent..."