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@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @bing-futch: Dulcimerica Episode 717 - "Melody and Chord Exercise"
Liked a youtube item created by @bing-futch: Dulcimerica Episode 717 - "Melody and Chord Exercise"
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on New Dulcimer Sympathetic Demo:
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..."
@steve-c
• 2 months ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Judith Giddings, Rest in Peace":
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Judith Giddings, Rest in Peace":
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..."
@nate
• 2 months ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
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..."
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Main dans la Main - Gregory Jolivet
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Main dans la Main - Gregory Jolivet
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Flatwater Fran - Dulcimer
Liked a youtube item created by @luigi: Flatwater Fran - Dulcimer
@revdave
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "amps and dulcimers":
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..."
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Belle Isle March:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @phil-myers: The Aran Boat/Road to Lisdoonvarna
Liked a youtube item created by @phil-myers: The Aran Boat/Road to Lisdoonvarna
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @revdave:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @md-swede:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @maya-hudson:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 324
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:
"Thank you! It's nice to be here. I've already learned a lot!"
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Cherry Dulcimer Song
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Cherry Dulcimer Song
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Bending the strings
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Bending the strings
@pierre-yves-donnio
• 2 months ago
• comments: 12
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Belle Isle March
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Belle Isle March
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 29
Posted a new Comment on A scheitholt with no first fret:
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..."
@steve-c
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @md-swede:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Is this simply a type of hummel, or something else??:
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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Belle Isle March:
Posted a new Comment on Belle Isle March:
"Nothing like a good hornpipe to brighten up the day!"