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@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":

"Best wishes with your new to you McSpadden. I know you will enjoy it a great deal."

@john-c-knopf • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":

"Hello! Welcome to this site! We're happy to help you out with your questions about your McSpadden dulcimer. Regarding the light scratches on your..."

@roue • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":

"Hi All - I'm new to the mountain dulcimer and recently got a great deal on a McSpadden FM12W from 1996. It sounds beautiful but I have some questions I hope..."

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @bob-n-mo:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Bob_n_MO. it's good to have you aboard. I hope your exploration of this site satisfies your curiosity. This is a great group of mountain..."

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"From what I've read and old photos, French epinettes, Norwegian langeleiks, and german/swedish hummels seem to have been most often played upon a table. The..."

@john-w-mckinstry • 4 days ago • comments: 0

Posted new YouTube video(s):
His Eye is on the Sparrow

@richard-streib • 4 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"Nate: Dan: That's why a dulcimore has feet! It's funny how those little feet are actually quite a bit more convenient than a modern possum board. Rather..."

@nate • 4 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"Dan: That's why a dulcimore has feet! It's funny how those little feet are actually quite a bit more convenient than a modern possum board. Rather than..."

@nate • 4 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"Strumelia: It's kind of like how when you place a music box on a wooden table, it suddenly becomes twice and resonant and twice the volume... the tabletop..."

@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Falcons (Sokoly)

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"Dan: That's why a dulcimore has feet! Yes, Dan, as did many of the PA German zitters. Sometimes on the old ones that don't have them you can see where..."

@strumelia • 5 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"It's kind of like how when you place a music box on a wooden table, it suddenly becomes twice and resonant and twice the volume... the tabletop itself is..."

@dan • 5 days ago • comments: 24
Liked a youtube item created by @nate: How do Possum Boards REALLY work?

@dan • 5 days ago • comments: 24
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:

"That's why a dulcimore has feet!"

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 24
Liked a youtube item created by @nate: How do Possum Boards REALLY work?

@nate • 5 days ago • comments: 24

Posted new YouTube video(s):
How do Possum Boards REALLY work?

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @uncle-malc:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Uncle Malc. You will find a lot of information here about the mountain dulcimer here. If you have questions, please ask as we have a very..."

@richard-streib • 5 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @uncle-malc:

"Welcome Uncle Malc to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is a great community of wonderful dulcimer folks. Look around and see what..."

@uncle-malc • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Wanted: David Beede 3 String full size dulcimer":

"Looking for a used David Beede chromatic three string"

@strumelia • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Randy Wilkinson tab book for Elizabethan Music":

"Dusty Turtle: Folks, I've recently learned that Randy Wilkinson is living in Arizona and will send a pdf of his books for a nominal fee. If anyone wants his..."

@dusty • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @beth-t: Ble'r wyt ti'n myned? (Where are you going?)

@dusty • 6 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Zero Fret:

"Yeah, it's also the ease with which a string slides across the metal fret compared to being pulled through the wood or bone or micarta or whatever of the..."

@nate • 6 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Zero Fret:

"I hadnt thought about that Dusty, but it makes sense that the more space between the zero fret and the spacer, the more you'd be able to bend the string..."

@dusty • 6 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Zero Fret:

"From a player's perspective, a zero fret has the advantage that it minimizes the difference in tone between an open string and a fretted string. It also..."

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ricco:

"Ricco, I think Richard's answer to your question maybe a little confusing as he seems to have left out a step. At the top of the page you will see: "Home..."

@richard-streib • 6 days ago • comments: 329
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:

"Ricco, on the home page on the right side banner the dulcimer making group is the third one down. Click on it, On the next page at the top click on join..."

@nate • 6 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Zero Fret:

"In my opinion the time difference is pretty negligible, since you still have to make, dress, and install an extra fret as well as making slot for the..."

@wally-venable • 6 days ago • comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:

"Winter Jam – Mixed AcousticSaturday, February 8, 2025 - 10:00AM – 3:00PMCentral United Methodist Church301 Fairmont Ave. Fairmont WV Always a mix of lap and..."

@davisjames • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Ble'r wyt ti'n myned? (Where are you going?):

"This melody reminds me of a number of "rogue meets maid" songs from Newfoundland,usually in a minor key.The alternative,"rogue turns out to be a..."

@dusty • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Randy Wilkinson tab book for Elizabethan Music":

"Folks, I've recently learned that Randy Wilkinson is living in Arizona and will send a pdf of his books for a nominal fee. If anyone wants his email, please..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Zero Fret:

"While posting a response to an inquiry about string gauges I had a thought about the use of the Zero Fret. I suspect that one reason for using one is that it..."

@ggray • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String Gauge Combination Questions":

"Very helpful, thanks!"

@susie • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Back to the Bowed Psaltery ":

"Ken Longfield: That's a beautiful psaltery, Susie. Of course, I wouldn't expect anything less from Masterworks. I am sure it will give you many hours of..."

@nate • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "to get chromatic or not":

"Thank you very much Sam, that's really kind of you to say and I'm glad that you find it cool."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String Gauge Combination Questions":

"I think any "set" on the market will be fine on any more-or-less standard dulcimer in CGG, DAA, DAD and DAC tuning. There is no reason to try to out smart..."

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