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@john-petry • an hour ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "FREE to good home...with a catch":

"LAST CHANCE....For a FREE Hammered Dulcimer ! Must be picked up before end of day Friday! Or it's off to the burn pile... No charge to anyone who would like..."

@ken-longfield • an hour ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @a-g-wright:

"Welcome to FOTMD, A_g_wright. It's good to have you aboard. You've come to right the place to learn about mountain dulcimers. Have fun exploring this site...."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • an hour ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ellie:

"Hi Ellie, 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 dulcimer,..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • an hour ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @a-g-wright:

"Hi A. G., 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 dulcimer,..."

@greatlakes73 • an hour ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recent Ron Ewing dulcimer for sale":

"A few sound samples- please excuse my beginner status!"

@greatlakes73 • 2 hours ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recent Ron Ewing dulcimer for sale":

"To clarify: it has 1.5 and 6.5 frets"

@greatlakes73 • 2 hours ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Recent Ron Ewing dulcimer for sale":

"Walnut aorell-shape body with beautiful poplar top. Set up for 4 strings, nice smooth tuning pegs. Bought directly from Mr. Ewing, invoice dated 11/22/25...."

@robin-thompson • 5 hours ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Awake Early - with Billy Boy in the room :

"@davisjames Dogs are family! Charlie Brown was a handsome fellow! "

@davisjames • 7 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Prairie Medley.:

"When I occasionally listen back to this I always laugh at 3:18...I take the mute off the fiddle,all of a sudden it's "Fiddler on the roof",laugh."

@davisjames • 8 hours ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Awake Early - with Billy Boy in the room :

"This melody always reminds me of my lhaso apso(2003-2021)Charlie Brown."

@robin-thompson • 10 hours ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Article Published

@canard • 16 hours ago • comments: 607
Posted a new Comment on @benjamin-w-barr-jr:

"Thank you for the kind welcome! Grateful to have found this place. "

@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Article Published":

"Thanks for that, Ken!"

@strumelia • yesterday • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Article Published

@shopdad • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Article Published":

"Yes, I read that the other day. Great article and full of interesting facts. It appears you put a lot of time in research. "

@shopdad • yesterday • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"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."

@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Article Published":

"I received my somewhat beat up issue of Dulcimer Players News today, May 26, 2026. It is Vol. 52, No.2, May 2026. It contains the article I wrote, with Ken..."

@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"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..."

@shopdad • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"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. This is a great..."

@shopdad • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Humm! I like that too. Even slot the wood and use the same Teak wood as the fret board. OOPs! here I go again. The BCRC ("bic cap reverse capo") is a good..."

@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"At one time I thought I would shape a piece of wood to fit over the fret, cut the tang off of small piece of fret wire, and superglue it to top of the wood..."

@shopdad • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Well, that's simpler than what I was about to do. I was going to turn a piece on my lathe and flatten the bottom to get the exact height I need. Maybe I'm..."

@ken-longfield • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Paul, here is a photo of the reverse capo I use. It is the cap from a BIC pen. I cut off the clip end so it goes under the bass string. Some folks also..."

@shopdad • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Wow! this is another reason I love this Site. It's 6:30 AM and I have put this old brain in a scramble already. Here's my plan, Ken, All the different..."

@wally-venable • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Thanks for the information on "reverse capos." I'll definitely give that a try."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Paul, nice to meet you! Yes, the hook holds the second string down and only that string. It presents a unique harmony to any tune you play. Strumelia..."

@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Wally Venable: That gives me an interesting idea. If I was to install two hooks at the first fret on the bass and middle strings, I could shift into "Capo 1..."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Wally, that's a good idea. I use a reverse capo (one that lifts rather than compresses) on the base string to raise it to E so I can play some tunes in EAA...."

@strumelia • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Shopdad: What's the advantage of DAA rather than DAD? It seems it would loose some tone variation when using the bass string. Never tried it, Hummm! I could..."

@shopdad • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"What's the advantage of DAA rather than DAD? It seems it would loose some tone variation when using the bass string. Never tried it, Hummm! I could tune the..."

@wally-venable • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"Ken Longfield said: "A notable feature of the scheitholt is that under the second string at the fourth fret there is a hook which you can slide the string..."

@shopdad • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"I read that note in the article but it didn't make sense to me. So if I understand it correctly, the hook holds the string down on the fret as a continual..."

@shopdad • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"The Scheitholt article is very interesting (log, fire wood) I guess that means a person could use what ever is at hand for the material. . From the pic of..."

@ken-longfield • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"That's fine, Shopdad. It is interesting to note that the wire frets on the scheitholt go under all the strings. A notable feature of the scheitholt is that..."

@shopdad • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":

"So what appears to be the fret board is actually the sound box or body. The frets appear to be staples as are the originals from what I read. Nice job on the..."

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