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@skip • 2 hours ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"DAA{A} = D3-A3-A3-{A3}. DAaa says the 'aa' is A4, where they may break if tightened from 'dd. The usual difference in a string set is one bass string and 3..."

@richard-streib • 2 hours ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"Sylvia, another option is to use a foam build up on the "handle" end of the noter. Link below to what I am talking about. I prefer a bamboo or river cane..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @okidokiebanjokie:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Okidokiebanjokie. It's good to have you aboard. Let us know if we can help you as you begin your dulcimer journey. The mountain dulcimer is..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"Sylvia, Wally gives you good advice. My current favorite noter is the handle cut off of an old foam brush about 4 inches long and not quite a half inch..."

@chcknj • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"might be that there was a mix up between "scheit" and the northern dialect expression "schiet" ... >..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"I put "scheit" into three translation websites, Google Translate, Reverso, and DeepL. Google comes up with "fails" or "failure" and under noun it says "Log"..."

@ken-longfield • 3 hours ago

@ken-longfield is now following @chcknj

@wally-venable • 3 hours ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"My old fingers are OK for playing, but I use a noter which is about half an inch in diameter and six inches long. It is just cut from a 1/2" dowel from..."

@robin-thompson • 3 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"Giving this thread a bump. Saturday 28 March 2026 is International Appalachian Dulcimer Day-- always the last Saturday in March! We celebrate the..."

@sylvia • 4 hours ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:

"Good morning, beginner player here with McSpadden Ginger. 2 weeks in to this journey I see that drone/ noter is going to suit me well. 2 questions: my left..."

@chcknj • 6 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"... and when you cross the french border the thing is called "épinette de voges" ... that's the funny thing with Europe and its different languages. ;-) and..."

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "The Story of the Hummel":

"Wilfried Ulrich's book, The Story of The Hummel , is available again in the United States. It can be purchased through this website:..."
Dulcimer Ancestors

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "The Story of the Hummel":

"Anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian (mountain) dulcimer should have a copy of The Story of the Hummel by Wilfried Ulrich. The book is again..."
Mountain Dulcimer History & Traditions

@ken-longfield • 13 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "The Story of the Hummel":

"The Story of the Hummel book by Wilfried Ulrich is available again in United States. Check out this website:..."

@ken-longfield • 17 hours ago • comments: 17
Posted a new Comment on Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering:

"Thank for posting the link to Berea College's collection. I know the folks who attended our last Gathering appreciate seeing and handling those dulcimers...."

@randy-adams • 18 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold

@robin-thompson • 18 hours ago • comments: 17
Posted a new Comment on Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering:

"Thank you for the link, @wally-venable! "

@wally-venable • 19 hours ago • comments: 17
Posted a new Comment on Berea Traditional Dulcimer Gathering:

"Berea College Library recently posted an updated page on their dulcimer collection. It has data and photos of 15 instruments...."

@robin-thompson • 22 hours ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :

"Hey, Jamie @davisjames-- we're glad you like that drop D sound with the dulcimer! Thanks for listening! "

@davisjames • 23 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"Yep-the Dutch word for "Shite".. Ireland and NL as well.I thought of calling it a Hummel but that seems to be a different beast.I was in Germany 10 years..."

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Ymbwyllo (Unwinding):

"Hello Beth.I was playing a hornpipe on the dulcimer the other day and thought "that sounds like Beth T!"...a good reference point,More,please.All the best in..."

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold

@davisjames • yesterday • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :

"That's a gorgeous blend,the dulcimer tuning and drop D on the guitar."

@homer-ross • 2 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @chrisshannon:

"Check out...."

@sylvia • 2 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:

"A chromatic tuner app helped me a lot. Now I can tune it quickly and I’m not afraid to snap those melody strings."

@chrisshannon • 2 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @chrisshannon:

"Thank you for the kind words of welcome! I signed up for a class at the John C. Campbell Folk Art School for this upcoming weekend. Unfortunately, I learned..."

@leo-kretzner • 2 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:

"Thanks for feedback, everyone. Ken, yes I had the one-and-a-half added years ago; it took some getting used to but I wouldn't be without it now, even though..."

@dusty • 2 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:

"Your left hand is masterful here, Leo. Despite the triple meter, your right hand can be fully relaxed, slowly going back-and-forth, as your left hand uses..."

@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

""As to the linguistic issue, scheiße is the German word for sh*t. Scheit in the 16th century was log or piece of wood. I think that is still the translation..."

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"

@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jerry-posner: Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer?

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"Wally, thanks for your comments. I found no evidence of shops making musical instruments in Pennsylvania making zitters. There were some violin makers and of..."

@wally-venable • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"Ken Longfield and Ken Hulme said""These instruments were constructed by craftsmen on an individual basis probably in home workshops. There is no record of..."

@dusty • 3 days ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer

@dusty • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":

"Interesting and persuasive stuff, Ken. Thanks for sharing."

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