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@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @strumelia: Param & strumelia, yoga w/harmonium_1
Liked a music item created by @strumelia: Param & strumelia, yoga w/harmonium_1
@john-w-mckinstry
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted new YouTube video(s):
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels We Have Heard on High
@marg
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"I am unable to take any more photos, it was someone in the audience we were playing Christmas music for - who had it and I was speaking with him about it...."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"Okay, time to eat my words and apologize to John for doubting him. I went back and looked at McSpadden catalogs for the late 1970s and early 1980s and found..."
@wally-venable
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"Your picture of the "bridge" end doesn't show enough to make good guesses about it. Two photos, top and side, could help.
A straight on side shot of the head..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"Marg, there really isn't a nut as the zero fret serves that purpose. It is a string guide to keep the strings in the right places. I think Wally may be on to..."
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
"Thank you, @marg !
Wishing you & all a lovely holiday season! "
@marg
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"ken
( sound holes appear to un-McSpadden ) and the wood.
What about the nut & bridge, can the way, they are made - ring any bells
thanks, everyone for..."
@wally-venable
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"Hill Country Dulcimers, successor to The Dulcimer Factory (TDF), used a variation of that style head and a zero fret in 2002. Possibly TDF also made a..."
@olddog75
• 5 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"I'm not as sure as John is about the provenance of this dulcimer. The only thing that speaks McSpadden to me is the zero fret. I'll need to look through my..."
@roger-casey
• 6 days ago
• comments: 484
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
"Thanks, guess I'll call Just Strings for a little help since the Dulcimer is new to me."
@davisjames
• 6 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City
@john-c-knopf
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
Posted a response to "dulcimer kit":
"Marg, that is, for sure, an early teardrop kit from McSpadden, which was known as The Dulcimer Shoppe back then. The shape of the scroll was called a..."
@marg
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "dulcimer kit":
Created a new forum topic "dulcimer kit":
"The group I play with was preforming today and someone from the audience had - what looks like - it was make from a kit. Who ever made it did a very good..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
"At Just Strings, which Dan recommended you can also buy individual strings of the gauges you want to use. Since you have a five string dulcimer you may want..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recent acquisitions... ":
Posted a response to "Recent acquisitions... ":
"Very nice collection, Peter. At least while the McSpadden's owned the company no dulcimer was made by an individual. According to Lynn McSpadden the person..."
@richard-streib
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @czdolphy:
Posted a new Comment on @czdolphy:
"Glad to have you join czdolphy. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of great information here and many great folks who are willing to..."
@richard-streib
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Recent acquisitions... ":
Posted a response to "Recent acquisitions... ":
"Nice collection Stoltze McSpaddens. It's such a blessing that you have dulcimers and a heart to lend them. We have a number of great dulcimer folks on the..."
@ggray
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
"Wally, thanks for the info, especially about having the bridge inside edge the highest. I wondered about that since the breakover point in the bridge would..."
@peter-w
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Recent acquisitions... ":
Created a new forum topic "Recent acquisitions... ":
"All of these four McSpadden Dulcimers have one thing in common: they all were made by Richard Stoltze.When I bought my first Mountain Dulcimer from The..."
@davisjames
• one week ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:
"Hi Beth.Thanks for the link...that fellow was some lilter!Interestingly,the Gower reel is also called Rickett's Hornpipe.One of few N.American tunes to cross..."
@dan
• one week ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
"Roger Casey:
Where is a good place to buy Dulcimer Strings?
Dulcimer strings..."
@roger-casey
• one week ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:
"Where is a good place to buy Dulcimer Strings?"
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @czdolphy:
Posted a new Comment on @czdolphy:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Czdolphy. It's good to have you aboard. You can either search this site for answers to your questions or just ask us. We are happy to share..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
"You don't need to buy a replacement blank made of bone, or other super-hard material. Those can be a good choice, but they are hard to shape.
You can use..."
@ggray
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
"It finally dawned on me that the octave fret (7th fret) has to be dead center as to the VSL or nothing will be right! So, as you indicated, no change to the..."
@beth-t
• one week ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:
"It’s great when you unleash your inner step dancer Jamie! There is an archive recording of Phil Tanner, the folk singer from the Gower peninsula in South..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":
"Also, if you were to get a nut of a different thickness, which I don't recommend until you understand the instrument better, the most important thing is that..."