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@richard-streib • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recent acquisitions... ":

"Nice collection Stoltze McSpaddens. It's such a blessing that you have dulcimers and a heart to lend them. We have a number of great dulcimer folks on the..."

@ggray • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Wally, thanks for the info, especially about having the bridge inside edge the highest. I wondered about that since the breakover point in the bridge would..."

@peter-w • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Recent acquisitions... ":

"All of these four McSpadden Dulcimers have one thing in common: they all were made by Richard Stoltze.When I bought my first Mountain Dulcimer from The..."

@davisjames • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:

"Hi Beth.Thanks for the link...that fellow was some lilter!Interestingly,the Gower reel is also called Rickett's Hornpipe.One of few N.American tunes to cross..."

@dan • 6 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Roger Casey: Where is a good place to buy Dulcimer Strings? Dulcimer strings..."

@roger-casey • 6 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Where is a good place to buy Dulcimer Strings?"

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @czdolphy:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Czdolphy. It's good to have you aboard. You can either search this site for answers to your questions or just ask us. We are happy to share..."

@wally-venable • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"You don't need to buy a replacement blank made of bone, or other super-hard material. Those can be a good choice, but they are hard to shape. You can use..."

@ggray • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"It finally dawned on me that the octave fret (7th fret) has to be dead center as to the VSL or nothing will be right! So, as you indicated, no change to the..."

@nate • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The 4 poster bed.

@beth-t • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The 4 poster bed.

@beth-t • 6 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:

"It’s great when you unleash your inner step dancer Jamie! There is an archive recording of Phil Tanner, the folk singer from the Gower peninsula in South..."

@nate • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Also, if you were to get a nut of a different thickness, which I don't recommend until you understand the instrument better, the most important thing is that..."

@nate • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"ggray: Is there an optimum spacing for the two melody strings, or at least a minimum spacing that would avoid the strings vibrating and touching each other?..."

@ggray • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Thanks for the info and Merry Christmas!"

@robin-thompson • one week ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City

@randy-adams • one week ago • comments: 1

Posted a new YouTube video:
Psalmodicon Noter City

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on 2025 Gardner Winter Music Festival -(WV):

"Applications for performance slots are now open. There is a registration form accessible via..."

@john-c-knopf • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I've used Franklin Titebond wood glue for years and am happy with it, I can heat a bad joint and pop it open quite easily if needed. And it's quite strong..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I have a video from McSpadden produced in the mid 1970s where Lynn McSpadden says that used aliphatic resin glue in building his dulcimers. This is what I..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 484
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Virtually any lap dulcimer can be strung with the common package sets for either DAA or DAD. Typically plain Steel .012, .012, .014, Nickel Wound .022. I'm..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Ken Longfield said "Back in 1974 I would guess that McSpadden recommended using a wood glue like Original Titebond or Elmer's Wood Glue." I would agree as..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Back in 1974 I would guess that McSpadden recommended using a wood glue like Original Titebond or Elmer's Wood Glue. As John says, they'd only have a drop or..."

@john-c-knopf • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I'd guess the McSpaddens used wood glue for assembly. I don't think super glue was "a thing" way back then. If the nut and bridge were glued in the..."

@strumelia • one week ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @linda-riddle:

"Greetings Linda! Thank you so much for donating to help keep our site running. And thank you for being a member since 2009, since the very beginning! "

@ggray • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Thanks for these ideas! After Christmas I will probably try replacing the bridge and nut. Did the 1974 McSpadden kits use wood glue or super glue? Will..."

@roger-casey • one week ago • comments: 484
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Thanks, Ken. I think you solved the middle string as being a 0.014 gauge, the "A" string. So, if I wanted to buy strings to restring the instrument for D A D..."

@richard-streib • one week ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Glad you joined Roger Casey. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great community with lots of information. Let us know of you have questions."

@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Y Delyn Aur:

"That's brilliant,Beth.The recording by the choir....I grew up in the United church in Canada,an amalgam of various Methodists and Presbyterians.Seems to me..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Roger. It's good to have you aboard. From your profile I gather that you have a five string dulcimer. A 0.014 is typical for an A string on..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I agree with John on the 1/8" spacing. Any closer and you are sure to have problems. Depending upon the glue used your should be able to remove the bridge..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • one week ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @themusicaldabbler:

"Hi Dabbler, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the..."

@john-c-knopf • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Hello! The generally-accepted spacing between melody strings is 1/8" or so. It can be less, but there's a danger that the strings might touch each other..."

@ggray • one week ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Is there an optimum spacing for the two melody strings, or at least a minimum spacing that would avoid the strings vibrating and touching each other? In..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 16
Posted a new Comment on @sandra-hehl:

"I have a Warren May dulcimer which I enjoy playing although I don't play it all that often. It is in the general rotation and not one of my regular players...."

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