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@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 3
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":

"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":

"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..."

@nate • one week ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The 4 poster bed.

@beth-t • one week ago • comments: 7
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: The 4 poster bed.

@beth-t • one week ago • comments: 7
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":

"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..."

@nate • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"ggray: Is there an optimum spacing for the two melody strings, or at least a minimum spacing that would avoid the strings vibrating and touching each other?..."

@ggray • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Thanks for the info and Merry Christmas!"

@robin-thompson • one week ago • comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: Psalmodicon Noter City

@randy-adams • one week ago • comments: 3

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Psalmodicon Noter City

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on 2025 Gardner Winter Music Festival -(WV):

"Applications for performance slots are now open. There is a registration form accessible via..."

@john-c-knopf • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I've used Franklin Titebond wood glue for years and am happy with it, I can heat a bad joint and pop it open quite easily if needed. And it's quite strong..."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I have a video from McSpadden produced in the mid 1970s where Lynn McSpadden says that used aliphatic resin glue in building his dulcimers. This is what I..."

@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 484
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Virtually any lap dulcimer can be strung with the common package sets for either DAA or DAD. Typically plain Steel .012, .012, .014, Nickel Wound .022. I'm..."

@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Ken Longfield said "Back in 1974 I would guess that McSpadden recommended using a wood glue like Original Titebond or Elmer's Wood Glue." I would agree as..."

@ken-longfield • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Back in 1974 I would guess that McSpadden recommended using a wood glue like Original Titebond or Elmer's Wood Glue. As John says, they'd only have a drop or..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I'd guess the McSpaddens used wood glue for assembly. I don't think super glue was "a thing" way back then. If the nut and bridge were glued in the..."

@strumelia • 2 weeks ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @linda-riddle:

"Greetings Linda! Thank you so much for donating to help keep our site running. And thank you for being a member since 2009, since the very beginning! "

@ggray • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Thanks for these ideas! After Christmas I will probably try replacing the bridge and nut. Did the 1974 McSpadden kits use wood glue or super glue? Will..."

@roger-casey • 2 weeks ago • comments: 484
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Thanks, Ken. I think you solved the middle string as being a 0.014 gauge, the "A" string. So, if I wanted to buy strings to restring the instrument for D A D..."

@richard-streib • 2 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Glad you joined Roger Casey. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great community with lots of information. Let us know of you have questions."

@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Y Delyn Aur:

"That's brilliant,Beth.The recording by the choir....I grew up in the United church in Canada,an amalgam of various Methodists and Presbyterians.Seems to me..."

@ken-longfield • 2 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @roger-casey:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Roger. It's good to have you aboard. From your profile I gather that you have a five string dulcimer. A 0.014 is typical for an A string on..."

@ken-longfield • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"I agree with John on the 1/8" spacing. Any closer and you are sure to have problems. Depending upon the glue used your should be able to remove the bridge..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @themusicaldabbler:

"Hi Dabbler, 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..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Hello! The generally-accepted spacing between melody strings is 1/8" or so. It can be less, but there's a danger that the strings might touch each other..."

@ggray • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Optimum spacing for the two melody strings":

"Is there an optimum spacing for the two melody strings, or at least a minimum spacing that would avoid the strings vibrating and touching each other? In..."

@ken-longfield • 2 weeks ago • comments: 16
Posted a new Comment on @sandra-hehl:

"I have a Warren May dulcimer which I enjoy playing although I don't play it all that often. It is in the general rotation and not one of my regular players...."

@dusty • 2 weeks ago • comments: 1
Liked a photos item created by @luigi: Open Night Villingen Germany

@richard-streib • 2 weeks ago • comments: 16
Posted a new Comment on @sandra-hehl:

"Sandra, I had a Warren May dulcimer in the past and loved it. It was set up to play noter drone style. I sold it to a friend. My arthritic wrists and fingers..."

@richard-streib • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @themusicaldabbler:

"Glad you joined TheMusicalDabbler. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a very welcoming and friendly community of great folks. Look around..."

@robin-thompson • 2 weeks ago • comments: 1
Liked a photos item created by @luigi: Open Night Villingen Germany

@strumelia • 2 weeks ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on The 4 poster bed.:

"It's just awesome."

@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 17
Liked a youtube item created by @steveh-2o: Tennessee Music Box - Old Joe Clark

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