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@robin-thompson • an hour ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Swedish Hummel

@ken-longfield • 2 hours ago • comments: 0
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 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 6 hours ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The Rosebud of Allenvale

@beth-t • 6 hours ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Varsoviana:

"Beautiful!"

@beth-t • 6 hours ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @dan-evans: Varsoviana

@beth-t • 6 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @dan-evans: South Wind with Cara Bo

@john-petry • 11 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

""My only dulcimer, SO FAR....." Therein lies the first symptom of the affliction..."

@wally-venable • 12 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"If DAD is Dulcimer Acquisition Disease, then DAA can be Dulcimers Always Accumulate."

@john-petry • 12 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 15 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 15 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 15 hours ago • comments: 3
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 • 16 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 16 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • 18 hours ago • comments: 5
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 • 18 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @nick-osullivan: ross's point

@davisjames • 19 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @david-beede: Castle Kelly - traditional Irish

@canard • 21 hours ago • comments: 0
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 • yesterday • comments: 0
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 • yesterday • comments: 0
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 • yesterday • comments: 0
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 • yesterday • comments: 2
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"

@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"I've visited the Dulcimer Shoppe in Mountain View, Arkansas a couple of times. The first time was in 1974 and then again a couple of years ago. The folks at..."

@alex-lubet • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"Thanks. I do suspect that I'll need a new tuning mechanism. It's not something I can do myself and my understanding is that McSpadden expects owners to use..."

@alex-lubet • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"First, a gentle correction. Amy Levy is the poet whose texts I used for my songs. I'm Alex Lubet, composer and dulcimer player. I agree with you,..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"Yes, call the McSpadden folks about this issue, by all means. And you could try replacing that tuning peg with what we call a "known good peg" to see if the..."

@richard-streib • 2 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @ellie:

"So glad you have joined, Ellie. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is an active community and there is a lot of information here. If you have..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"Sounds like most likely a problem just with that one tuner.But to be safe, also check all around the dulcimer - the back, sides, and the headstock- check for..."

@robin-thompson • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"I'm sure it was a treat for your audience to hear you & Ms. Levy! @alex-lubet Thank you for the correction-- a mistake I shouldn't have made since I..."

@alex-lubet • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":

"It seems that there's an issue with the dulcimer and not the string. I changed strings three times and continued to have the same problem. It was quite..."

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, Ellie. It is good to have you aboard. Renaissance and early dance music are musical genres with which I am not familiar. You can search..."

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