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@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"Those very old Anglo ballads came from a time generations before Jean Ritchie, when there was no instant source of news in rural areas... no newspaper..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Ken Longfield: Here a couple photos of the dulcimer I mentioned below. It is based on the dulcimers made by Charles N. Prichard in Huntington, WV. All the..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:

"I'm admiring your technique.Hammer ons and pull offs I think.I find most Irish and Canadian tunes(jigs,reels) very difficult to play with each note being..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:

"Beautiful."

@dan • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"@Nate, yes."

@olddog75 • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Cuckoo's Nest.

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"John Knopf said "One thing I've noticed is how many of these songs dealt with disasters, death, sickness, loss of dear ones, etc." Isn't that what a lot of..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Cuckoo's Nest.:

"Hearkening back to my days in trad-rock bands in the 70's."

@katahdin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"In the spring term of 1968 I took a poetry class and while studying ballads we spent a week using a dulcimer set up in traditional, non-chromatic tunings..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:

"It seems to me you're using pull offs and hammer ons sometimes,rather than trying to play each note wih a separate stroke of the pick.Whatever it is,it..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Dan: Think of it this way...it is not the fret board on the Scheitholt itself that makes the difference but the fact you are looking at a box "zitter". The..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"I was wondering about flat sawn maple or butternut for the top. I can' find either of those in quartersawn Today I drove a couple hours east to Amish..."

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

"Glad you joined Carol H. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. I wish you the best on your dulcimer journey. Please let us know if you have questions...."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Right, especially if you're gonna pour cake batter into them."

@sandbar17 • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Hello friends, Does anyone know much about John D. Tignor dulcimers??":

"My neighbor gave me a John D Tignor dulcimer. It's a five string. Does anyone know how that would have been tuned? "

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Strumelia: Ken Longfield: Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Ken Longfield: Read my article when it comes out in DPN. If it isn't the November issue I can email you a copy of it. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song."..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Ken Longfield: Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and sometimes a little water..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Here a couple photos of the dulcimer I mentioned below. It is based on the dulcimers made by Charles N. Prichard in Huntington, WV. All the wood is plain or..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Jack, I've used plain sawn when quarter sawn isn't available. When you use it on sides you need to aware of the grain as some grain patterns will split..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"found this video which shows braces in a Kurt Simerman dulcimer being built Kurt Simerman: Dulcimer Maker It doesn't show enough to determine exact..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Sorry, I find this particular venue hard to follow at times. Titebond would be a lot easier! John C. Knopf: Jack, this is John, not Nate. I've built..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Returned from my wood hunting trip. Managed to find about 12' of 8/4 X 6 quarter sawn walnut that is quite beautiful albeit pricey. The search for a..."

@carol-h • 2 months ago • comments: 522
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Thank you for the welcome! I'm happy to be here"

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, Carol. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring this site. Let us know if you have any questions. I look forward to your..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Jack, I use either original Titebond or Elmer's Wood glue in all my instrument building. With both I can use heat and sometimes a little water to separate..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate:I wonder if germans have similar conversations about how modern scheitholts should be classified, the way we do about dulcimers. In Germany there..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate, the label for the photo on the Wikipedia page is wrong. What it shows is a hummel or PA German zitter. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Jack, this is John, not Nate. I've built 150+ dulcimers and dulcimores, and I favor good ol' Titebond II for my builds. It can be loosened with heat if..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"definition - "The mountain dulcimer is a fretted, zither-family folk instrument native to the Appalachian region of the United States, typically featuring a..."

@jack-m • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate, What glue do you use? I was going to use hide glue but if there is an easier to use glue that is reversable with heat I'd us it. In ukuleles the..."

@dan • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"Nate: While I understand that the traditional instrument may be defined more specifically, the featured photo on the Wikipedia article for "scheitholt"..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"While I understand that the traditional instrument may be defined more specifically, the featured photo on the Wikipedia article for "scheitholt" shows an..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 47
Posted a new Comment on Short fretboard dulcimer?:

"I dont know very much about the actual development of these instruments over time, so I can only speak to the ones I have seen in museums or photos on the..."

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