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@salt-springs • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Just wondering........

@nate • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Just wondering........

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"I think the answer to your curiosity depends upon the region or area. Since you mention Uncle Ed Thomas, I will limit my reply to the eastern Kentucky..."

@homer-ross • one month ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"Very good questions and thoughts. I'm sure many here will respond with historical knowledge. By the way there is another forum that focuses on historical..."

@tonyg • one month ago • comments: 4
Created a new Group discussion "Just wondering........":

"I have a question, the answer to which would probably just be speculation, but that's fine. If Uncle Ed Thomas was born in 1850, and started making and..."

@pierre-yves-donnio • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @steve-c: Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues, capoed 4th fret key of A

@nate • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Alex_Lubet: Thanks, Nate. With only one exception, all the tunings I've used go low to high, which would eliminate some of those possibilities. The only..."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten):

"I find Cynthia's comment about there not being a single accidental very interesting.There's a real integrity to the melody...it doesn't need modulations or..."

@alex-lubet • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New album":

"Thanks so much, Robin, again! At the risk of hubris, there's not a whole lot in the classical world that's written for mountain dulcimer, beyond what I've..."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New album":

"I have this album and like it ever-so-much! If you are musically curious about mountain dulcimer as a primary instrument in the world of classical music..."

@strumelia • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"I would add that the 1.5 and 8.5 frets come in handy if you play a lot of very old music, such as medieval and renaissance music. I have found that those..."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"Dusty, I'm happy all went well! Ah, sitting in front of a computer for an extended time is tiring and I'm glad all your efforts were appreciated. I..."

@dusty • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"The question of extra frets comes down to what kind of music you want to play. If you are going to play traditional tunes in a drone style, you don't need..."

@dusty • one month ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"Thanks for you support, Robin. It was an exhilarating day. Everything went well. No tech glitches at all. I got a bit tired from sitting in front of my..."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: "Gift-Giving" Waltz after Erik Nillson

@nate • one month ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Carmen Carmella

@mark-gilston • one month ago • comments: 2

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Carmen Carmella

@pierre-yves-donnio • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Seven Years.

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Pluck by Linda Paulus":

"@salt-springs Such a lovely way to honor the life and legacy of David Schnaufer! I've read Pluck a couple times-- so much to learn about modern mountain..."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Play Music On The Porch Day 2019":

"Worldwide Play Music On The Porch day 2025 edition is two weeks away-- 30 August 2025! If it's in your heart to go outdoors and make some music, I hope..."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Minnesota

@matt-berg • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"1.5, 6.5, 8.5, 13.5. All or nothing."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"I enjoyed the Friday evening concert-- a real treat! Today, one of FOTMD's very own moderators is in the line-up of instructors. "

@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"You will occasionally encounter DAA TABs which have 6 1/2 fret notes. Don't avoid an instrument just because it has one."

@alex-lubet • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "A Review of my album":

"Thanks again, Robin. You're very kind. I hope I'm making a contribution to the dulcimer world as well. As you can probably tell, I make some different..."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Strathspey and Reel.:

"Still working on a few more strathspeys a year later.It's interesting,you've got to create a special technique for it.Some of them work,most of them don't.If..."

@robin-thompson • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "A Review of my album":

"Alex, we were out in the car today and listened again. My knowledge of classical music is next-to-nothing and the poet & novelist Amy Levy was..."

@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"The most important impact of temperaments at the user level is they usually don't play well together. "

@nate • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

" A 6.5 is pretty much essential for Dad and other 1-5-8 tunings, but not needed for DAA tuning, and other 1-5-5 tunings.In Dad tuning, the 6.5 fret..."

@alex-lubet • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Minnesota":

"Hi, I hope you're all doing well. I haven't noticed anyone mentioning being from Minnesota (like me) and I'm wondering if anyone else is. I know there are..."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"Oh,I'd go for a couple extra frets since you're already covered with the more traditional tunings.I have a chromatic that sat in the closet for years while I..."

@strumelia • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Listing A Dulcimer For Sale":

"There is no waiting period for you before you can list a dulcimer for sale- you can do so right now, and posting an item for sale is free. HOWEVER there are..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Listing A Dulcimer For Sale":

"I suggest that you go to the For Sale forum and read the information about selling on this site. Also read the FAQs about selling. I see no time placed on..."

@old-dawg • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Listing A Dulcimer For Sale":

"I have a dulcimer I would like to list for sale. I believe it was only allowed after being a member for a specified time. Can someone offer some clarification?"

@greatlakes73 • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"Hi folks, I'm a relative beginner to the dulcimer. I am drawn to noter/drone playing and have a lovely Dan Cox dulcimore I generally keep in DAA and play..."

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