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@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Robert, I'm sure you'll get some good tips on instruction books. You may also enjoy browsing through my free blog specifically for beginner noter/drone..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"P.S. I'd love for you to post your video among our main video section for all to enjoy more prominently in the future here on fotmd (in addition to it being..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks Ken...your input made all the difference. Now if you can recommend some good instruction books (or other resources) for beginners, I'll learn how to..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @robert-owens: Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Oh my, I am so very impressed with the beautiful job you did in bringing that poor dulcimer back to its former 'glory'. It is indeed glorious! What a..."

@phil-myers • 2 months ago • comments: 11

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Be Thou My Vision

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Robert, you did a fantastic job on restoring your Arthur Dixon dulcimer. It has that original mountain sound that I like so much. Thanks for sharing the..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Robert Owens:Thanks Nate, for your note that I saw by email, but for some reason isn't showing up here in the forum. Apologies Robert, I accidentally..."

@frank-dudgeon • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Very nice! Congratulations."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Hello all. I'm pleased to report back to you...finally...success! I basically followed all of your advice about the string height issue, remaking the bridge,..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jmjlori84:

"Welcome to FOTMD Jmjlori84. It's good to have you aboard. You'll find a lot of helpful advice here as you begin your dulcimer journey. Let us know if you..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jmjlori84:

"Welcome jmjkori84 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a great place to learn all about the mountain dulcimer and get all of your..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Yes, that makes sense. You need to make the touch point of the string on the bridge just a little higher than the tail so that the string is vibrating from..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks Ken. That's helpful. I'm thinking that before modifying the original wood on the tail end of the dulcimer, I may just try and string it up with all..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"I worked on a dulcimer that has a similar problem. When I put the straight edge on the top of the fret (these were regular frets across the whole fret board)..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: Close to You with a Dulcimer

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Close to You with a Dulcimer:

"I was at the home of an aunt who lived up the street from us and The Carpenters came on tv on, I believe, American Bandstand. From then on, I loved them. I..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks Strumelia. That's helpful. I'll be considering the lighter strings, especially now that I've identified some bow in the fretboard (see below).Thanks..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Robert Owens: One more question for you (or for anyone)...since my dulcimer is designed with the middle string to be over the frets (along with the melody..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Hello...me again.SO...I've been working on the dime & nickel method of setting the height of the nut & bridge. It went well starting on the nut end,..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Makes good sense, Nate. Thanks for clarifying that point. Being new to the dulcimer, I'm not sure what feel I like, but from what I've read, it seems that..."

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Close to You with a Dulcimer:

"Thank you, @robin-thompson and @john-c-knopf ! (I've been a Carpenters fan since junior high, too.) @dusty Thanks! To my mind, chromatic dulcimers..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @susu49:

"Welcome Susu49 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of folks who love the mountain dulcimer. There is a lot of..."

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Close to You with a Dulcimer:

"Wow. Arrangements like this with all those jazzy chords have me thinking about a chromatic . . . Great playing, Sam. "

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: Close to You with a Dulcimer

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Close to You with a Dulcimer:

"Love me some Carpenters and Bacharach & David! Nicely played, Sam!"

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: Close to You with a Dulcimer

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Close to You with a Dulcimer:

"Yes, Sam, I'm a Carpenters fan (since junior high school), and you played that complex tune beautifully! Thank you."

@sam-edelston • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Created a new Group discussion "Close to You with a Dulcimer":

"Hi friends - Do we have any Carpenters of Burt Bacharach/Hal David fans here? Here's a new video of "Close to You," one of the beautiful love songs from my..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"With that said though, I think it's best to simply start with the nut and bridge too tall, and then slowly bring them lower until you get the feel you like,..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Robert Owens: Thanks to all of you for the additional advice...that all makes sense to me.Only remaining question as I thought about it a little more is,..."

@robert-owens • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks to all of you for the additional advice...that all makes sense to me.Only remaining question as I thought about it a little more is, using the dime..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"The dulcimer has 3 strings, and the frets are mostly only under the melody string. This dulcimer was designed to be played noter style, with fretting only..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"I've use the method that John suggests except I've always measured with the dime on the saddle side of the first fret. I'm not sure it really makes too much..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Nesting Season:

"@macaodha Thank you, Val. We are fortunate that though we live in a tiny old coal mining village there is still a lot of wild land, uninhabited by humans...."

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