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@barnjam • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)

@homer-ross • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer)

@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 days ago • comments: 0
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..."

@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Dusty Turtle:A dulcimer with a long enough VSL could be configured for 3 full, usable octaves. I personally would have no use for such a dulcimer, but it is..."

@dusty • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Well let me close the circle. @Barnjam started this thread because he found it difficult to fret the middle string, so he sought a longer dulcimer with..."

@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Strumelia: Does that "Stringjoy" Tension Calculator tell you when one of its suggestions would likely result in a string that breaks, or a string that is too..."

@grbmusic • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @cheryl-james:

"Cheryl, I wanted to ask if you provide permission for a non-profit group to use your Foggy Dew arrangement for performance by our group Mountain Harmony. We..."

@nate • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Skip: I'm a bit confused by all of this. Fourteen frets is two diatonic octaves, D to D or A to A or whatever, regardless of the VSL. A longer VSL..."

@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 1
Liked a music item created by @marshall-goers: Planxty Seymour Cleland

@grbmusic • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:

"Ben,Ken, and Rich, et al Thanks for the welcome. I am part of Mountain Harmony, a group of players that focus on heritage music including Celtic, spiritual,..."

@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"You may as well try to trademark the name "Black Cat". (But I shouldn't have veered as far off Barnjam's topic as I did. Will try to behave now.) "

@robin-thompson • 3 days ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:

"Lovely, John. "

@marko • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Well, now that is very interesting, indeed!"

@skip • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"@Dusty, there are 3 octaves across all three strings, 0-6 on the bass then 0-14 [DAd] in the melody [and various combos using the middle string]. Three on..."

@dusty • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"@Skip, you are correct that the way most luthiers make their dulcimers, a longer VSL just means larger spaces in between fret wire, for the fretboard is..."

@skip • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"I forgot to say you would need 17 frets, not counting 1/2 frets to get 2 octaves A [low] to D [high] on one string."

@cindy-stammich • 4 days ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:

"John, another beautiful hymn! The dulcimer sounded extra sweet, and your singing is…. So comforting - which is what this hymn brings to us! Thank you for..."

@barnjam • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"I've found the experts! I'm impressed with all the good ideas and knowledge amongst you. I find this musical journey to be quite fascinating. There are so..."

@skip • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"I'm a bit confused by all of this. Fourteen frets is two diatonic octaves, D to D or A to A or whatever, regardless of the VSL. A longer VSL [fretboard] just..."

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:

"Welcome to FOTMD, GRBmusic. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"@barnjam ...remember you don't 'have to' play in the key of D, either. And having a chromatic means you don't have to worry about the usual diatonic 'gaps'..."

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"Nate: The "stringjoy string tension calculator" says that a 35" VSL tuned to D4 with a 0.007 gauge string (lowest Ive seen in an ernie ball pack) will have..."

@barnjam • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":

"More good information to consider. I think some combination of DAA tuning with a wider fretboard would be the best solution, without getting into expensive..."

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