Timeline Entry
@ken-longfield
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @jean-e:
Posted a new Comment on @jean-e:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Jean E. It's good to have you aboard. Playing with a noter is fun. I play with a noter group every Tuesday night. I hope you enjoy looking..."
@jean-e
• one month ago
• comments: 357
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:
"Thank you very much, Richard. I'll be sure to check out your suggestions and look forward to being part of the group."
@davisjames
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
"Hey Dusty.I was not aware of the lyrics(I am now,thanks to the internet yesterday).Very interesting...the melody's contours are the same but some of the..."
@dulcimer-naples
• one month ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dulcimer-naples:
Posted a new Comment on @dulcimer-naples:
"Any Dulcimer players in the Naples area?"
@shopdad
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":
"Five. One is a kit dulcimer by Cedar Creek. It all began when I ordered an antique Fishtail Dulcimer by Hughes in the mid 70's. The next three are home..."
@richard-streib
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @jean-e:
Posted a new Comment on @jean-e:
"Welcome Jean E. So glad to have you join Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of information here. Look around and see all there is. There is..."
@dusty
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
"That's really nice playing, Jamie. Sensitive rendition of the melody. And yes, the approach is reminiscent of Robin & Mark. I think this tune has..."
@robin-thompson
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Little Red Lark
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Little Red Lark
@robin-thompson
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
Posted a new Comment on Little Red Lark:
"Jamie, what a pretty tune! It takes two of us to do what one of you can do-- major respect from us to you."
@olddog75
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Wow, such a nice tune, Dusty. Thanks for posting it so all our ears could hear it, too."
@dusty
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Thanks for your comments, Robin & Strumelia. I am playing a cherry/redwood dulcimer by Terry McCafferty tuned CGc.
You can learn a bit about the song,..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Sometimes it's the 'simple' old tunes that have the most charm. Just lovely, Dusty! Please tell us a bit about the dulcimer you played it on. "
@robin-thompson
• one month ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
Posted a new Comment on Myfanwy:
"Such a pretty tune and you play it beautifully, Dusty. "
@ken-longfield
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"I forgot about D F# A tuning. Thanks for reminding me. The only time I've ever used it was in a workshop at dulcimer festival. I'll try to climb out of the..."
@dusty
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Ken Longfield: Could you get a full chord by using four equidistant strings and tuning of them to F#?
Yes, you could. You don't even need a fourth..."
@ken-longfield
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"Could you get a full chord by using four equidistant strings and tuning of them to F#?
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@ken-longfield
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Thanks Dusty, I must have been thinking of someone else. I agree about the use of hardwood all around.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@robin-thompson
• one month ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"@davisjames I just heard what you're talking about and am not sure how I produced that "ghost of a note" yet can assure you it was inadvertent. Just a lucky..."
@olddog75
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"My two cents: Dusty seems to have nailed it with his "cheat" comment. Strumelia, you are right about the most common definition being notes forming a..."
@dusty
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Ken Longfield: I've never played a New Harmony dulcimer, but they have an excellent reputation. I heard that they are back in California, is that true?..."
@davisjames
• one month ago
• comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Overwintering
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Overwintering
@davisjames
• one month ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
Posted a new Comment on Lost Doggie - in honor of Billy Boy:
"It's a "ghost of a note" at the end of the 24th. second.You only play it once,which is very cool!"
@ken-longfield
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"Danny, I'm glad to hear that you ordered a dulcimer. I've never played a New Harmony dulcimer, but they have an excellent reputation. I heard that they are..."
@richard-streib
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
Posted a new Comment on May vs Mcspadden:
"You are certainly welcome. Glad to be of help.
As for a brighter "traditional" mountain dulcimer sound, that will not be an easy find as new in today's..."
@luigi
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Emma´s Waltz:
Posted a new Comment on Emma´s Waltz:
"DavisJames:
Great combination of strings. Over 100? Whatever, it sounds great.
There are exactly 81 strings! Hammered dulcimer: 69, mountain dulcimer: 4,..."
@strumelia
• one month ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
Posted a new Comment on Open Tuning:
"This is an interesting subject!I'm seeing that most online definitions of an open tuning suggest that the strings have to play a triad of the main notes in..."
