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@shopdad
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"23? wow! I will save this post to show my wife the next time I make or purchase another one. In the meantime I will consider making plans to build an..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Swedish Hummel
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Swedish Hummel
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Good ones, Wally and Shopdad. John you have recognized the beginning of the problem, if indeed one considers it a problem. Has anyone found a cure or end to..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
"Thanks, Shopped. I've seen that photo before. She does have it propped up on a foot stool, but still it is a very large instrument.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a..."
@shopdad
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
"Here it is, I thought I dumped it. One can hardly refer to this one as a "Lap Instrument""
@shopdad
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
Posted a response to "The Swedish Hummel":
"Ken, a while I posted a picture of a very large lady holding an instrument. the site I was following labeled it Dulcimer. Yes, a far cry from what we think..."
@shopdad
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Ha! love all the comments. Yes, John, clear out some space. Ken, Walley, Now you've done it, every time I tune my instruments I will think "Directly About..."
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The Rosebud of Allenvale
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The Rosebud of Allenvale
@beth-t
• 2 months ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @dan-evans: South Wind with Cara Bo
Liked a youtube item created by @dan-evans: South Wind with Cara Bo
@john-petry
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
""My only dulcimer, SO FAR....."
Therein lies the first symptom of the affliction..."
@wally-venable
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"If DAD is Dulcimer Acquisition Disease, then DAA can be Dulcimers Always Accumulate."
@john-petry
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "FREE to good home...with a catch":
Created a new forum topic "FREE to good home...with a catch":
"Long story short...ish.
I purchased this hammered dulcimer
off of the Good Will auction site.
Intending for a friend in Ohio to
pick it up for me....Alas,..."
@ken-longfield
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "The Swedish Hummel":
Created a new forum topic "The Swedish Hummel":
"Many folks who have been part of the mountain dulcimer for a while are aware of European instruments that share some characteristics of our mountain..."
@ken-longfield
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"A couple of other interpretations of DAS and DAD are Dulcimer Acquisition Syndrome, Dulcimers Are Sweet; and Dulcimer Acquisition Disease and Dulcimers Are..."
@ken-longfield
• 3 months ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Die Schwedische Hummel:
Posted a new Comment on Die Schwedische Hummel:
"There is a new link to The Swedish Hummel . I was able to obtain a copy of Die Schwedishe Hummel from John Hallberg, owner and curator of the Appalachian..."
@shopdad
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"I believe DAS is Dulcimer Addiction Syndrome or something like that. I believe there are many acronyms out there for most every thing. I am a fossil hunting..."
@shopdad
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Thanks Canard, I have posted this a couple times just after I finished it. It seems to smile every time I play it. Well. sort of if a person has a great..."
@davisjames
• 3 months ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Malltraeth:
Posted a new Comment on Malltraeth:
"I really like the way you play the one note that doesn't belong in the D scale(G#,only available on the 6+1/2 fret of the A string) without fingering an..."
@davisjames
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @nick-osullivan: ross's point
Liked a music item created by @nick-osullivan: ross's point
@davisjames
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @david-beede: Castle Kelly - traditional Irish
Liked a music item created by @david-beede: Castle Kelly - traditional Irish
@canard
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"John, points well made and well taken. New, so not sure what DAS means. My only dulcimer so far came from an auction site with the business cards of its..."
@john-c-knopf
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
"A trip to that dulcimer shop in Mountain View is a wonderful thing. I was able to meet Lynn McSpadden there once, many years ago, and brought my McSpadden..."
@strumelia
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
"If your McSp dulcimer has individual metal tuning machines, you may be able to send them a closeup photo of your headstock and let them know which machine is..."
@wally-venable
• 3 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
"If you want a top level dulcimer and can't do repairs yourself, you should consider buying directly from the builder. It may be cheaper in the long run.
I..."
@ondrej
• 3 months ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Melodies from Czech broadside ballads for DAD Dulcimer :
Posted a new Comment on Melodies from Czech broadside ballads for DAD Dulcimer :
"Strumelia:
Very sweet traditional melodies. Thank you for posting them!
Thank you"
@mikequilliams
• 4 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