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Shopdad
@shopdad • 41 minutes ago • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"I opted to make the instrument 24" based of the pictures of instruments in @papageno's illustration. As I mentioned previously, the item #8 appears to be..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 hours ago • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"That's good advice, Strumelia, for someone designing their own instrument. If you are making a reproduction of an historical instrument you are locked in to..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 5 hours ago • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"Just a thought...  When I was involved in having an epinette des Voges custom made for me (it's quite a bit like a "scheitholt"), I found that one major..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 5 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked an events item created by @wally-venable: PattyFest -(WV)
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 5 hours ago • comments: 0
Is attending an Event:
PattyFest -(WV)
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 5 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new Event:
PattyFest -(WV)
Shopdad
@shopdad • 17 hours ago • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"Thanks Ken, I will go back to your article. There is a lot of info there to process. I want this one to be correct and resemble the Scheitholt. I see no..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 18 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @fairpluckin:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Fairpluckin. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring the site. We are here to help and encourage each other. Best wishes as you..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 18 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @lunashaman:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Lunashaman. It's good to have you aboard. If learning about the mountain dulcimer is what you want to do you've come to the right place...."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 20 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @fairpluckin:
"Welcome Fairplckin to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's great to have you. There is a lot of information here all about the dulcimer. We are here to..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 20 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @lunashaman:
"Welcome Lunashaman to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Congrats on getting your first dulcimer. There is a lot of good information here and..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 21 hours ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
"@Wally-Venable , you could post this event in fotmd's main festivals/gatherings section, and it would show on the main page. Do it by going to your own..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 21 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Wally, your post and info would be terrific over on the inverted capo thread!:..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 22 hours ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
"Dulcimer Workshops PattyFest Music Festival Saturday, June 6, 2026 9 a.m. — 8 p.m. I have attached a .PDF extract of the workshops listings, focusing on..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 22 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"When I set string height on dulcimers, I now use a Quarter just above the first fret as a height gauge. (1st photo) When I saw the posts about making an..."
John Pettreemusic
@john-petry • 22 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"To bring this thread full circle....Tony Strad had the right Idea calling his instrument the "Violin" the word flows off the tongue with the feeling of an..."
Nate
@nate • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String-changing adventure on scroll head ":
"This diagram might help you to visualize how to wrap the string around the peg to keep it from slipping. Also, I like to give the string a couple of inches..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"Hello, Paul. Here are answers to your questions, plus a comment or two. 1. Are 5 strings typical or a personal choice? I am finding several models with..."
Shopdad
@shopdad • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"OK, I see it on there now. I was just there looking for a way to do paste, looks like you beat me to it. Thanks, Strumelia, for the suggestion. Maybe there..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"From Shopdad: "Good morning Ken. I'm back with some Q's about your Zitter build. I am looking at the pics you posted and I have a few design questions. It's..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"From Shopdad: "Sure, that would be great. I may add a few ideas of my own to personalize the plans if that's ok too. Email sent to your private message.""
Art S
@art-s • yesterday • comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Playing after rotator cuff surgery":
"Has anyone had rotator cuff surgery? I know, "Everyone is different" but how long was it before you could play again? Still in the sling, or post-sling?"
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Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"Paul, I am happy to look over any plans you create for a scheitholt. If you are interested, I can share the dimensions of the one I made. It isn't difficult..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 25
Posted a new Comment on Has anyone made a Scheitholt?:
"From Shopdad:  "I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day with friends and family. I thought I would have some string time but I was in charge of the smoker...."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"I like that idea Strumelia. Thanks for suggesting it.  Paul, I'm going to copy our discussion so far and paste it in that discussion "Has anyone made a..."
Shopdad
@shopdad • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Article Published":
"Here are my plans for the Scheitholt or Zither, of course, not to scale. Let me know if you see any changes I need to make.  as it's easy to change. I did it..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Hi Ken and @Shopdad , it might make more sense to continue your scheitholt building discussion here in this discussion:..."
Shopdad
@shopdad • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"Good morning Ken. I'm back with some Q's about your Zitter build. I am looking at the pics you posted and I have a few design questions. It's not my..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @greatlakes73: String-changing adventure on scroll head
GreatLakes73
@greatlakes73 • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String-changing adventure on scroll head ":
"Helpful video. I’d watched the first bit and didn’t understand how the S was made (snugging one string then the other, then snipping). It’s a little clearer..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String-changing adventure on scroll head ":
"Maybe this video from a real pro will help give you some tips?:"
GreatLakes73
@greatlakes73 • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "String-changing adventure on scroll head ":
"I try to not normally remove all the strings at once, but this is where it ended up at hour 3! photo of scrollhead"
GreatLakes73
@greatlakes73 • yesterday • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "String-changing adventure on scroll head ":
"Hello all! I literally spent 4 hours last night trying to replace strings on my Warren May hourglass scroll head (2024). I have restrung before but wasn’t..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked an events item created by @john-petry: Gebhard Woods Dulcimer and Traditional Music Fest
Pierre-Yves Donnio
@pierre-yves-donnio • yesterday
@pierre-yves-donnio is now following @brian-g
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