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@richard-streib
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"Robin Thompson:
I don't know whether it's a Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not. These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"While I'm at it, here's a link for the 2026 Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming:..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"@john-c-knopf Correct, the dulcimer in the video is not a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. I only mentioned the Troublesome Creek dulcimers to let Strumelia know..."
@john-c-knopf
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"The dulcimer in the video is NOT a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. It has a guitar-style head, whereas the Troublesome Creek dulcimers have the short scroll..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"Robin, I didn't know that. Do the Troub.Creek dulcimers that Don lately plays have double backs? (sometimes called Galax backs) I'm curious as to why he..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"I don't know whether it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not in the video.
These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:
"Welcome to FOTMD, DGPickard. It's good to have you aboard. What do you consider unique and interesting? Solidarity Forever is something you don't hear on the..."
@richard-streib
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:
Posted a new Comment on @dgpickard:
"Welcome DG Pickard to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer So good to have you on board. There is a lot of information here. Look around and see how much. We are..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"That's cool Robin! I think that dulcimer has a double back... maybe it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer, like Don Pedi usually plays?"
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":
"A cool clip of fiddle & mountain dulcimer from Clifftop this year:..."
@butch-ross
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Solid body electric dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Solid body electric dulcimer":
"I once had a student who bought a chromatic dulcimer and wanted me to teach her how to transition from a diatonic instrument. So the first thing I did was..."
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"Thanks for all your responses. I try to play what I'd consider traditional style......no chords or extra frets, mostly bagpipe tuning. However I do use a..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
""... corset stays.. "
Typically whale bone between say 1700 and 1900."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"One might imagine Viennese, or other urban European musicians, using scraps of ivory from the shops of harpsichord builders on their zithers.
Google sez:..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"I play with leather picks all the time. I don't buy these-- they are leather tabs cut off worn dungarees. So, I imagine folks might've just used whatever..."
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"I'm guessing you mean "before plastic/nylon dulcimer picks" were invented. Picks of many kinds have been used to play zitter family instruments for over a..."
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":
"Besides turkey feathers and bare fingers, was there anything else folks might have used to play the dulcimer back before picks were invented?"
@davisjames
• 3 months ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Number 6_25 Jinny sound clip:
Posted a new Comment on Number 6_25 Jinny sound clip:
"Does that ever sound good.It sparkles laugh."
@ken-longfield
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
"What John said!
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
"I'm sure you'll do FINE, Jer! It's not like rocket surgery or anything..."
@jerhenning
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
Posted a response to "Questions regarding two dulcimers I got from an auction":
"Ken Longfield:
Strings to get are determined by the tuning you want to use and the vibrating string length (VSL). To determine the VSL measure from the fret..."
@mikequilliams
• 8 months ago
• comments: 11
Can anyone provide me with some advise on finishing. I am presently building a Folkcraft Mountain Dulcimer fram a kit. I am pleasantly pleased with the results, I choose to use Tru-Oil Gunstock Finish by Birchwood Casey. My questions are (1) do I finish the fretboard or leave it unfinished (2) on my next build (which I already have aMcSpadden Kit from the Dulcimer Shoppe) it is proper or benefical to finish the inside of the instrument? Thanks in advance for any input or recommendations.
@leo-kretzner
• 2 years ago
• comments: 29
https://fotmd.com/leo-kretzner/group_discuss/3219/https://fotmd.com/leo-kretzner/group_discuss/3219/a-scheitholt-with-no-first-fret
@deborah-on-the-hudson
• 2 years ago
• comments: 8
https://fotmd.com/deborah-on-the-hudson/group_discuss/3209/https://fotmd.com/deborah-on-the-hudson/group_discuss/3209/does-anyone-know-of-robertj-anderson
@john-w-mckinstry
• 3 years ago
• comments: 1
Thanks Dusty Turtle, The words and music make me feel like I am at a classic
cowboy movie of my youth and are very nostalgic. I will be glad to share my version of the song within the month. Thanks again,John.
cowboy movie of my youth and are very nostalgic. I will be glad to share my version of the song within the month. Thanks again,John.
https://fotmd.com/john-w-mckinstry/group_discuss/3135/https://fotmd.com/john-w-mckinstry/group_discuss/3135/spanish-is-a-loving-tongue
@cynthia-wigington
• 6 years ago
• comments: 0
There is a very positive first aid initiative in this country called "Stop the Bleed". Bleeding from trauma is the 2nd major cause of death in this country. Anyone can take these courses as it's pretty straight forward. As a longtime EMT who was on our rural first aid squad for a decade, I am so thrilled we are doing this in the US. Our local fire department gives the courses, free.
https://fotmd.com/strumelia/forum/11758/the-positive-thread
@carla-maxwell
• 6 years ago
• comments: 0
Lucy Wise will be one of the instructors at the Australian Dulcimer Retreat at Tasma House and Gardens, August 28-30, 2020. She's a lovely person and a VERY talented musician.
https://fotmd.com/robin-thompson/forum/36813/lucy-wise-walking-out
@oldmdpicker
• 7 years ago
• comments: 2
https://fotmd.com/oldmdpicker/group_discuss/2738/https://fotmd.com/oldmdpicker/group_discuss/2738/possum-board-revisited
@wildmeadow
• 7 years ago
• comments: 1
https://fotmd.com/wildmeadow/group_discuss/2723/https://fotmd.com/wildmeadow/group_discuss/2723/how-is-that-cherry
@steve-eulberg
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Can't wait to teach here again...(Blues in A on DAd-tuned instrument) AND (2) Hammered Dulcimer classes.
https://fotmd.com/dusty/event/218/https://fotmd.com/dusty/event/218/redwood-dulcimer-day-2026-online
@vlillik
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Hey, this sounds great 😀
I think my neighbours laugh though!
I think my neighbours laugh though!
https://fotmd.com/robin-thompson/forum/33985/play-music-on-the-porch-day-2019
@sam-edelston
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Happy New Year to my friends and followers on FOTMD. Let there be peace on earth - outer space isn't a good alternative yet.
If everyone played dulcimers, we could all live in harmony.
Sam Edelston
If everyone played dulcimers, we could all live in harmony.
Sam Edelston
https://fotmd.com/sam-edelston/group_discuss/2334/https://fotmd.com/sam-edelston/group_discuss/2334/chromatic-dulcimer-david-bowies-space-oddity
@jim-soltis
• 8 years ago
• comments: 13
https://fotmd.com/jim-soltis/group_discuss/2285/https://fotmd.com/jim-soltis/group_discuss/2285/hand-turned-noters
@dan
• 8 years ago
• comments: 5
Good stuff! No, great stuff!!!
https://fotmd.com/strumelia/group_discuss/1872/https://fotmd.com/strumelia/group_discuss/1872/from-appalshop-a-wonderful-interview-with-jean-ritchie
@sam-edelston
• 8 years ago
• comments: 4
https://fotmd.com/sam-edelston/group_discuss/2274/https://fotmd.com/sam-edelston/group_discuss/2274/gilbert-sullivan-patter-song-from-hms-pinafore