Timeline Entry
@ken-longfield
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I searched for the article here but didn't find. I'm probably not entering the right search criteria to narrow it down. I have a pdf of the article that..."
@wally-venable
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I had not found the Charles Seeger article before, even though it is posted on FOTMD. Perhaps it is new here.
To me, there are some interesting side issues...."
@john-petry
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
"They are on the way.....Well, at least they are in the mail box for Pick up on the 'morrow....
Hope they are a help to you. Please give me any request for..."
@robin-thompson
• 10 hours ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
"@davisjames I just listened (to remind me of what we played) and was surprised at how we played the tune so I had the guitar player listen, too. We're happy..."
@ken-longfield
• 11 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I just received word that the article is posted to this website...."
@ken-longfield
• 11 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"You're welcome, Strumelia and thank you for the compliment."
@sam-edelston
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Great questions, Ken.
Yes, Elaine asked to be plugged in out of a concern that her bass dulcimer would be inaudible otherwise.
For the rest of us, it was..."
@davisjames
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
"What an interesting melody."
@strumelia
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"Ken, it's beautiful! Thank you for sharing this."
@strumelia
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on The Praetorius Scheitholt:
Posted a new Comment on The Praetorius Scheitholt:
"I'm just adding a link here to your other post in the General Forum, which has the attached article and more info, Ken. Thanks!"
@strumelia
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
@robin-thompson
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
@ken-longfield
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"Here is the article that was to appear in Dulcimer Players News. Originally it was scheduled for November, 2025 but postponed until February, 2026. I heard..."
@ken-longfield
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Created a new forum topic "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I created a thread about this in the Groups area, but I have the feeling that not too many people explore the Groups section. So I am recreating it here in..."
@ken-longfield
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks for posting this Sam. You folks did a wonderful job. Just a bit curious here. How were the instruments miked? It looks like Elaine is plugged in. Are..."
@ken-longfield
• 16 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
"You are fortunate to have a Ron Ewing dulcimer. He did great work in building them. Enjoy playing this dulcimer.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@robin-thompson
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
"Your Ewing dulcimer is beautiful, Masaki-- Ron was both a great luthier and mountain dulcimer player.
Perhaps you have learned the sad news that Ron Ewing..."
@banjostray
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
@banjostray
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @noah-cline: Good Morning to Your Nightcap
Liked a youtube item created by @noah-cline: Good Morning to Your Nightcap
@dusty
• yesterday
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@randy-adams
• yesterday
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@sam-edelston
• yesterday
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks, Dusty!
Huge honor. Huge thrill. Incomparable experience. We were all a bit like giddy tourists, taking photos at the stage door, in the dressing..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
"In 2018 a friend of mine asked if I would like to examine the dulcimer collection at the Smithsonian with him and another friend. He set up the meeting. We..."
@sylvia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
"Ken, please tell me more about the Smithsonian visit and getting to play Richard Farina's dulcimer. Were you there at the behest of the Smithsonian?..."
@sylvia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on @john-petry:
Posted a new Comment on @john-petry:
"Well I accept your kind offer.
Thank you so much,
warm regards
Sylvia Bailey
210 Hancock St., Apt. 303
Ithaca, NY 14850"
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @rita-arrington:
Posted a new Comment on @rita-arrington:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Rita. It's good to have you aboard. This is a wonderful group of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Let us know if you have any questions. I..."
@dusty
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks, Sam, for representing the dulcimer so well. That must have been a thrill to perform at Carnegie!"
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@john-petry
• 2 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
"Hello again,
I make noters as part of my shop. I've had the opportunity to customize for a few customers. Longer, fatter (the noters) notched and plain...."
@sam-edelston
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Updated a Group discussion "":
Updated a Group discussion "":
"Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the 17th Annual..."
Rockin' in the Free World
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