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Dwain Wilder
@dwain-wilder • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Just String info.":
"Lilley Pad: Hey kids, here we go again. I think this musical journey is starting to hurt my head. any one out there know of a good website or link about..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Just String info.":
"Only one of my current dulcimers uses a wound bass string. I have always preferred a nickel wound string when a wound string is called for. A string is a..."
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Just String info.":
"Hey kids, here we go again. I think this musical journey is starting to hurt my head. any one out there know of a good website or link about strings.  Looks..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"You can make a stable, playable dulcimer which is only a stick. You just won't hear much without adding a sound box or putting it on a table top resonator...."
Nate
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"That makes sense wally, thanks. It seems there are a lot of different aspects of the build that could affect how it handles tension. Bracing, full length..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"I made my first dulcimer over 50 years ago. I've accumulated quite a few since then. Some instruments may only come out of a case once every five years or..."
wanative07
@wanative07 • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jim Good dulcimer":
"https://ebay.us/m/EcRFQT here’s the link if anyone is interested."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"I taught engineering mechanics (Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials - the courses which drove students out of Engineering) for a quarter of a..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"The advice to loosen the strings is common for guitars.  But string tension on guitars is much greater than that on dulcimers, and dulcimers have the..."
Nate
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
""but, in my opinion, the minute aspects of wooden bodies' shapes are better preserved if string tension it maintained. " Im curious to know more about this..."
Nate
@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"Id say that detuning the strings by just a little bit is a good idea. While some instruments seem to hold up really well to warping over time...other fare..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"String instruments which are played regularly are typically "kept in tune" for many decades on end. Strings may be damaged by age or environmental factors,..."
Homer Ross
@homer-ross • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a photos item created by @phil-myers: img 2486
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a photos item created by @phil-myers: img 2486
Strumelia
@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Music Room:
"Oh, and don't get me started on the (hummel?) lying on the long ottoman.  Beautiful!  What is it and who made it?"
Robert Owens
@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Restoration Of Vintage Arthur Dixon Mountain Dulcimer:
"Cindy Stammich: Wow you sure made that look nice and shiny and new!  It is beautiful!  And sure sounds nice too!  You have to be happy with it!  Thank you..."
John C. Knopf
@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"Jon, I think that would be a good idea myself.  That way they won't stretch out unevenly over time.  Throwing some of those little dessicant packs in the..."
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 15
Posted a new Comment on Nesting Season:
"@cindy-stammich Good to hear from you, Cindy!  Thank you for the sweet comment-- we're happy you like this little tune!  "
Lilley Pad
@lilley-pad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "storing an instrument":
"Hi kid's once again it's me Jon Lilley. with one more of those silly questions. I just recently obtained my second instrument, a Terry McCafferty dulcimer,..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Music Room:
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Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 15
Posted a new Comment on Nesting Season:
"You two have outdone yourselves again 😊❤️🎶. This is sooooo pretty!  "
Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Downtown Eastside Blues.:
"So …..soothing, calming….. I could put this on a loop and just let it play!  Beautifully done!"
Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Be Thou My Vision:
"Oh my!  This is one of my all-time favorite hymns, and this instrument takes it to a whole new level!  Thank you!"
Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Restoration Of Vintage Arthur Dixon Mountain Dulcimer:
"Wow you sure made that look nice and shiny and new!  It is beautiful!  And sure sounds nice too!  You have to be happy with it!  Thank you for sharing the..."
Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Lonesome Valley:
"This is beautiful and heartfelt!  Thank you for introducing me to another old hymn I was not familiar with!  I so appreciate all of the wonderful songs that..."
Cindy Stammich
@cindy-stammich • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Grimstock Dulcimerspielkreis Ludwigsburg:
"This is sooooo pretty!  I love to hear a group of dulcimers, and your group sounds wonderful!  Thank you for sharing..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Music Room:
"Always nice to have a place to put everything. You have a delightful collection of instruments. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
Strumelia
@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Music Room:
"Looks like a wonderful collection, Phil! Tell me about the little (scheitholt?) and also about the dulcimer in the corner next to the guitars."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a photos item created by @phil-myers: img 2486
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Downtown Eastside Blues.:
"I find the dulcimer wonderful because of the comfort level the drone strings provide when playing a melody....nevertheless I have found that the scheitholt..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @wanative07:
"Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer Wanative07. So glad you joined. Thanks for posting your discussion about your Jim Good dulcimer. If you have..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 13
Liked a youtube item created by @phil-myers: Be Thou My Vision
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Be Thou My Vision:
"It sounds wonderful.I did notice that the body is deeper and wider than my scheitholt.I'm going a different direction at the moment.I would like to play an..."
John Pettreemusic
@john-petry • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jim Good dulcimer":
"er wait...I guess one of the images worked....go figure"
John Pettreemusic
@john-petry • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jim Good dulcimer":
"Don't bother with the attachments...They didn't turn out... I did a quick look through E-bay and Reverb sites & completed sales..Selling on the high end..."
 
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