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ChcknJ
@chcknj • 2 months ago
@chcknj is now following @steve-c
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago
@beth-t is now following @steve-c
NateBuildsToys
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
"I personally really like the consistency of tone that comes from using a metal bar for a zero fret, in lieu of a nut. To me the underside of that "nut" looks..."
dulcidom
@dulcidom • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @bing-futch: Dulcimerica Episode 717 - "Melody and Chord Exercise"
NateBuildsToys
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on New Dulcimer Sympathetic Demo:
"DavisJames: Wow!That is so cool!   Thank you Jamie. I find sympathetic resonance really fascinating but also hard to understand. It has been a lot of fun..."
ChcknJ
@chcknj • 2 months ago
@chcknj is now following @beth-t
cairney
@steve-c • 2 months ago • comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
"My my early circa 1800’s fretted zither has a wire fret going all the way across the fretboard, it sits high and I assume it was used as the nut. "
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Judith Giddings, Rest in Peace":
"Thank you for letting us know, Lisa.  I wish for comfort for all her friends and family. "
Lisa C
@lisa-c • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Judith Giddings, Rest in Peace":
"Judith passed away September 25. The wetzlerfuneralhome.com has her obituary. Please consider sharing special memories of her either at the Wetzler site or..."
NateBuildsToys
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
"It looks to me like the "nut" is actually a string spacer which has been flipped upside down. The underside of it appears to have grooves that would..."
Luigi
@luigi • 2 months ago
@luigi is now following @beth-t
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Cold Frosty Morning
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Main dans la Main - Gregory Jolivet
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Flatwater Fran - Dulcimer
RevDave
@revdave • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
"Is there an instrument that doesn’t infect with “acquisition disorder?” I have a friend who has 27 guitars. I try to keep my condition to a minimum to..."
RevDave
@revdave • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "amps and dulcimers":
"Bass amps are tuned and equalized to efficiently reproduce and amplify lower tones. If using a bass amp, I expect you’ll have to roll off the bass and boost..."
RevDave
@revdave • 2 months ago • comments: 479
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
"Thanks!"
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Belle Isle March:
"DavisJames: Nothing like a good hornpipe to brighten up the day! You’re so right! I’m going to look for more lively tunes to get my fingers around  from..."
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @phil-myers: The Aran Boat/Road to Lisdoonvarna
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @revdave:
"Welcome to FOTMD, RevDave. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @md-swede:
"Welcome to FOTMD, MD_Swede. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Have fun exploring this site. Let us know if you have..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @maya-hudson:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Maya. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
MD_Swede
@md-swede • 2 months ago • comments: 324
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:
"Thank you! It's nice to be here. I've already learned a lot!"
Phil Myers
@phil-myers • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Belle Isle March
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 9
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Cherry Dulcimer Song
Beth T
@beth-t • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Bending the strings
Pierre-Yves Donnio
@pierre-yves-donnio • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Belle Isle March
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
"I like that, Leo, a kretzither. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
"On the two zitters I have both the nut and the bridge have a wire which goes across the top of each one. It could be that the brass wires at the nut and..."
cairney
@steve-c • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"If the word Dulcimer means sweet sounding instrument, then maybe the instrument is called a dulcimer for its sound and not the number of strings or how it is..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @md-swede:
"Good to have you join MD Swede. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great community of wonderful people who enjoy the mountain dulcimer...."
Salt Springs
@salt-springs • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
"Since I'm sort of an old hack at this stuff, I would think that a rafelle is a type of Hummel as not all Hummels are the same.  I'm waiting for Wilfred to..."
Leo Kretzner
@leo-kretzner • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
"Perhaps I can get Wilfried's approval in calling this one my Kretzither."
Leo Kretzner
@leo-kretzner • 2 months ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
"Great info guys, thanks! Nice to get a confirmation on the name 'raffele'. Now my main question is, what distinguishes a raffele from a hummel?? Especially..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Belle Isle March:
"Nothing like a good hornpipe to brighten up the day!"
 
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