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@irene
• 3 days ago
• comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
"Aloha David, I've soooooooooo enjoyed reading these when you've put them on here. Do you have a book with all this information and photos in it? If so,..."
@davisjames
• 3 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
"I thought about it a bit.The fact that you are playing in the same room creates a resonance between the two instruments,making various open strings spark a..."
@steve-eulberg
• 3 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Raymond Melton workshop from 1974:
Posted a new Comment on Raymond Melton workshop from 1974:
"Very cool--I hadn't seen/listened to this before! Thanks, Dusty!"
@steve-eulberg
• 3 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Galax Old Fiddlers Convention:
Posted a new Comment on Galax Old Fiddlers Convention:
"Congratulations and well-done getting the dulcimer into the Best All Around Performer Award, Kendra!"
@steve-eulberg
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Is attending an Event:
Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom)
Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom)
@steve-eulberg
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Created a new Event:
Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom)
Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom)
@john-c-knopf
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
Posted a response to "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
"My friend Richard has given you some solid advice. Check the tuning pegs as well, for smooth turning. And listen for any buzzing sounds as you play it...."
@homer-ross
• 3 days ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Be Thou My Vision:
Posted a new Comment on Be Thou My Vision:
"Beautiful. Thank you for sharing."
@robin-thompson
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jill-geary: WANTED: Blue Lion teardrop
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jill-geary: WANTED: Blue Lion teardrop
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tuffenough:
Posted a new Comment on @tuffenough:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Tuffenough. It's good to have you aboard. There is a lot of information here about mountain dulcimers. You can search for things you are..."
@richard-streib
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
Posted a response to "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
"Thanks for asking. We are here to help each other.
Congrats. That may be a good find. Ask if kept in smoke free home. Also if stored in the main part of the..."
@jill-geary
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "WANTED: Blue Lion teardrop":
Created a new forum topic "WANTED: Blue Lion teardrop":
"Hi friends, I'm looking for a Blue Lion teardrop dulcimer. It's one of the few models of BL that I don't have. :-) I travel a lot and would love to bring..."
@bonnieannie
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
Created a new forum topic "What to Look For When Buying a Dulcimer Secondhand":
"Apologies if this is already posted elsewhere (or should be posted elsewhere on this forum!). I just lucked out and found a McSpadden mountain dulcimer in my..."
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on The Bard of Armagh:
Posted a new Comment on The Bard of Armagh:
"Nice work David. Great that you included the fingering numbers as well as the words."
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
"@Robin-Thompson , that's kinda hard to believe. But yes her music and spirit lives on in so many ways. She touched so many lives."
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: The Shepherd's Wife
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: The Shepherd's Wife
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
"Beautiful piece and so well played, Leo and Gregg!
@Davisjames , I initially read your comment as "something interesting going on romance-wise between the..."
@robin-thompson
• 4 days ago
• comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
Liked a youtube item created by @david-bennett: The Bard of Armagh
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
"Jean Ritchie died ten years ago today. Her music lives on! "
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
Posted a new Comment on The Shepherd's Wife:
"That is lovely! There's something interesting going on resonance-wise between the psaltery and mountain dulcimer,it sounds like there's a hammered dulcimer..."
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @lilley-pad: Bar Cords
Liked a forum discussions item created by @lilley-pad: Bar Cords
@lilley-pad
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Bar Cords":
Created a new forum topic "Bar Cords":
"Hi kids, just me Jon again. I just thought I would pass on something that I just learned from Dean Robertson. I was watching one of his videos and I noticed..."
@wally-venable
• 6 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
"After posting the "definition" of a mute, it occurred to me that the added weight is reducing the magnitude of the high frequency components of the note...."
@david-bennett
• 6 days ago
• comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
Posted a new Comment on Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: JUNE:
"bump
Today In Mountain Dulcimer History: June..."
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
"To my ears, I hear a mute on a violin as making it sound a little more 'hollow' with a quality not unlike an old gramophone or like a medieval crumhorn or..."
@davisjames
• 6 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
Posted a new Comment on Old Motel:
"Wally,that's it,the particular mute I used is some hard,dark wood shaped like a big-toothed double comb.Takes the "shrill" out of the violin.Beth,you may be..."