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Nate
@nate • 2 hours ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dusty: Myfanwy
olddog75
@olddog75 • 2 hours ago • comments: 4
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 Turtle
@dusty • 3 hours ago • comments: 4
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,..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 hours ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dusty: Myfanwy
Strumelia
@strumelia • 5 hours ago • comments: 4
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.  "
Strumelia
@strumelia • 5 hours ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dusty: Myfanwy
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 7 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Such a pretty tune and you play it beautifully, Dusty.  "
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 7 hours ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dusty: Myfanwy
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 16 hours ago • comments: 6
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 Turtle
@dusty • 18 hours ago • comments: 4
Created a new Audio File:
Myfanwy
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 18 hours ago • comments: 6
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
@ken-longfield • 19 hours ago • comments: 6
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
@ken-longfield • 19 hours ago • comments: 7
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
@robin-thompson • 21 hours ago • comments: 12
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
@olddog75 • yesterday • comments: 6
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 Turtle
@dusty • yesterday • comments: 7
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
@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Overwintering
DavisJames
@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 12
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
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 7
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
@richard-streib • yesterday • comments: 7
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
@luigi • yesterday • comments: 5
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
@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 6
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
@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
Susie
@susie • 2 days ago • comments: 0
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
@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 12
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
@paderau • 2 days ago • comments: 7
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
@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @homer-ross: Open Tuning
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 2 days ago • comments: 6
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
@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Danville Girl.:
"Listening again!  Your voice and the mountain dulcimer suit the song perfectly. "
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 days ago • comments: 12
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
@homer-ross • 2 days ago • comments: 6
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
Paderau
@paderau • 2 days ago • comments: 7
Liked a group discussions item created by @paderau: May vs Mcspadden
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 days ago • comments: 10
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
@barnjam • 2 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer):
"@Homer-Ross Thank you for your kind remarks!"
ryanpryor
@ryanpryor • 2 days ago • comments: 0
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..."
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