Timeline Entry
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tom-m:
Posted a new Comment on @tom-m:
"Hi Tom, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tterapin:
Posted a new Comment on @tterapin:
"Hi Tterapin, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @lynj:
Posted a new Comment on @lynj:
"Hi Lyn, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @twistofer:
Posted a new Comment on @twistofer:
"Hi Twistofer, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
"Hi Diane, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
"Hi Barb, 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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
"Hi Lara, 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,..."
@shopdad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"OK, I wasn't aware that my shop attic would be warm enough. It gets really hot up there. Always very dry so that would work. I can do long pieces up to 12..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"I dry the smaller pieces of wood, usually 4/4 or 6/4 thickness by 4-5 feet in the attic of our house. It is dry and hot in the summer and dry and cold in the..."
@steve-battarbee
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Overwintering
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Overwintering
@steve-battarbee
• 5 days ago
• comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Awake Early - with Billy Boy in the room
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Awake Early - with Billy Boy in the room
@shopdad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"Ken, That's a cool story too. It sounds like you and I are on the same page with DIY interests. All the history wood on my instruments may not sound better..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":
Posted a response to "Retuning":
"Debi:When you are retuning from to dAD (hoping I wrote this correctly) to dAF# to play a different tune, if you have not already heard the tune, how do you..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"That's a good story about the Strum Stick. I made a guitar with wood from a neighbor's walnut tree and some local maple left over from a kitchen cabinet..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Lara. It's good to have you aboard. I know your dad and he is an excellent builder. He offers good advice and encouragement to folks who..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Barb. I'm sure you will find some of the videos and music here entertaining. You might find the discussions entertaining as well. As you..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Diane. It's good to have you aboard. It is nice to see your interest in the mountain dulcimer. Have fun reading through the discussions on..."
@shopdad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"Ha! Ken, I was wondering what that sloshing noise was. I looked back on some past comments a while back on this site but didn't find anyone nearby. I get..."
@richard-streib
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
Posted a new Comment on @larawilder:
"Welcome Lara Wilder to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a great community of wonderful dulcimer people. We have a good bit of..."
@skip
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":
Posted a response to "Retuning":
"That's it on the tuning. Usually you can go higher/lower 2 half steps with no problems. A half step is one note up/down on a chromatic scale, ie; F to F#, or..."
@debi
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":
Posted a response to "Retuning":
"Thx, to everyone that responded. Looks like a have a bit of music theory work in my future. Just to make sure that I'm clear, Bass string is D (D3),..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"You have a nice collection of instruments. I particularly like the canjo. It's a great way to keep the lacquer thinner handy. Does the sound of instrument..."
@shopdad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"Thanks Strumelia. The small fish tail antique is the one I own. The man in the pic is the owner of a Dulcimer shop in Tenn. I took it up for him to give me..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
Posted a new Comment on Shop Dad pics:
"Nice 'herd' you have going there, ShopDad. "
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on The Life-boat:
Posted a new Comment on The Life-boat:
"Well done, John. You are so good at singing and accompanying yourself on the dulcimer at the same time. ...I hope your fingers did not get too cold playing..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: The Life-boat
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: The Life-boat
@john-w-mckinstry
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted new YouTube video(s):
God You Are Like a Wild Flower
God You Are Like a Wild Flower
@richard-streib
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
Posted a new Comment on @barb-b-burger:
"Welcome Barb B Burger to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. We are glad to have you. This is a wonderful community of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Look..."
@richard-streib
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
Posted a new Comment on @diane-j:
"Welcome Diane J to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is an active mountain dulcimer community. There is a lot of information here..."
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":
Posted a response to "Retuning":
"I'd also point out that if your dulcimer has a standard VSL (length from nut to bridge) of between 26-28", and you currently have fairly standard gauge..."
