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@steven-stroot • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"Apologies. My wife and I are not tech savvy and can't seem to attach photos. But, your comments have been very helpful. Thanks again for your kind..."

@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Paid â Deud (Don't tell):

"Funny internet moment:I listened to your "paid a deud",not the first time.Decided to listen to the Cowbois version(which I love)...Well,it made me laugh-it..."

@strumelia • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"@johnr , that is 'too cool for school'! Something very much to be proud about. And thank you for supporting FOTMD as well... so kind of you! "

@olddog75 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
Liked a music item created by @macaodha: John O'Connor.

@jim-dickens • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:

"Great playing! Wonderful technique "

@jim-dickens • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
Liked a music item created by @macaodha: John O'Connor.

@jim-dickens • 3 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on The Princess Royal.:

"Thank you for sharing this! Great job. I really enjoyed it "

@jim-dickens • 3 weeks ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The Princess Royal.

@mike59 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 341
Posted a new Comment on @richard-streib:

"Thank you very much for the welcome message Richard, I appreciate it! Looking forward to my second adventure with the dulcimer!"

@mike59 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 584
Posted a new Comment on @benjamin-w-barr-jr:

"Thanks very much Ben, I appreciate the welcome! I know I'll enjoy the forum, and my second adventure with dulcimer."

@dawn-t • 3 weeks ago • comments: 502
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Thanks for the welcome message! Nice to be back!"

@strumelia • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"This sounds more like an epinette or maybe even some other instrument than a mountain dulcimer (a ukelin, a psaltery?). The length of the whole instrument is..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 3 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @aditi:

"Hi Aditi, 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @margies:

"Hi Margie, 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @michael-g:

"Hi Michael, 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..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @mike59:

"Hi Mike, 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @badger:

"Hi Badger, 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ehmary:

"Hi Mary, 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,..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"Doubling the octave (7th fret) is a good way to estimate where to start from, but on an instrument that small he will need a lot more fine adjustment to the..."

@matt-berg • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"In terms of where to place the saddle, double the measurement from the seven fret. I think John was dead on with his estimate of VSL."

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

"Way cool, @nate! I'll keep my eyes open for your video! So far, I've seen music shared from England, Ireland, and TN in the US. The more places..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"While I agree with your sentiment of not overthinking it, Matt, a micro dulcimer does warrant extra consideration.We don't even know his VSL or what he..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @dusty: International Appalachian Dulcimer Day

@matt-berg • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"If you wish to use regular strings, you will need to tune them one octave higher than a standard dulcimer. Don't make things too complicated."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"Indeed it is Robin! I just got my first three aquavina dulcimers back! At various times I have given them away to people, but today, after offering various..."

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

"It's IADD!..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Dusty Turtle: How do you measure tone mathematically? It seems like such a subjective quality. I've always been fascinated by that question. As players..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @macaodha: Youghal Harbour

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Congratulations, that's awesome. Since I likely wouldn't be able to interpret the paper even if I could access it,(math and I are like nodes and anti nodes )..."

@dusty • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
Liked a music item created by @macaodha: John O'Connor.

@dusty • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Congrats, John. I was able to locate a summary and your bio, but Taylor & Francis won't let me see the whole text. My library has a four-year delay for..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"1) If you were to use normal strings, you would want to tune them higher than normal. If you were to tune the strings normally on an instrument that is too..."

@john-petry • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":

"Points to ponder.... If your instrument is 17.25 inches over all, I'm supposing some of that length is headstock and tail? So perhaps we're dealing with a..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "North Country Dulcimer":

"I like this bridge design, and the type of sound they seem to produce. A bit less nasally than a bridge sitting on the fingerboard, and less round than a..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @johnr: Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine

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