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@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on After the Flood:
Posted a new Comment on After the Flood:
"Many thanks, Val, for listening-- we're glad you like the tune! We're slowing down and so is our music.
P.S.- The music room is a wreck! "
@robert-owens
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
Created a new forum topic "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":
"I have a 1962 Arthur Dixon mountain dulcimer, from Whitesburg, KY, that has been in my family since it was built. It has a fair amount of cracks and other..."
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Made in Germany 100 years ago:
Posted a new Comment on Made in Germany 100 years ago:
"Lovely! I have an old Wurlitzer mandolin that plays sweetly as well."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: The Garden Hymn
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: The Garden Hymn
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
"Hi Jen, 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,..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @macaodha:
Posted a new Comment on @macaodha:
"What good fortune you and Jean Ritchie were able to meet, Val! Though I never had the privilege of seeing her in-person , she is one of my music heroes...."
@randy-adams
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
@richard-streib
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 30
Posted a new Comment on Suggestions please for buying a first dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Suggestions please for buying a first dulcimer:
"Joe that seems to be a good price. The Warren May is the better deal as far as value. Warren's dulcimers are considered "better" by some for playing in..."
@lilley-pad
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
"(The Wayback Machine)
Now we are really showing our age. Rocky and Bullwinkle (Really Rock) Smile "
@joe
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 30
Posted a new Comment on Suggestions please for buying a first dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Suggestions please for buying a first dulcimer:
"I've found my Mcspadden black walnut and Warren May poplar dulcimers on Facebook Marketplace for $300 each. The Warren May has never been played, and the..."
@dwain-wilder
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
"I'm sorry to hear of Don Neuhauser's passing. We need to be training new talent as we get long in the tooth!
Lilley Pad:
Going by the pictures I've seen on..."
@alex-lubet
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
"Thanks for your kind words, everyone. It's great to be here.
I think my dulcimer journey might be a bit unusual. I started on guitar almost sixty years..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
"@lilley-pad Don passed away a few years back. "
@frank-dudgeon
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
@lilley-pad
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Don Neuhauser":
Created a new forum topic "Don Neuhauser":
"Hello everybody, does anyone know if Don Neuhauser is still making instruments? His Dulci-Bro Resonator.
Going by the pictures I've seen on the internet..."
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
"Yes, I remember that as well, Robin. Good to be reminded!"
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
"While I'm thinking about it, John Henry was, to my knowledge, our elder participant in IADD. And he met Jean Ritchie many years ago on one of her trips to..."
@dulcidom
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 8
Updated a YouTube Video:
The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
@dulcidom
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Thank you @nate for these clarifications. I observed the same phenomenon on my spectrograms, indeed. Let's not forget that if we make a string vibrate, the..."
@nate
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Thank you for taking the time to articulate your results dulcidom! I have been playing around with these ideas quite a bit. I have a one string dulcimer that..."
@phil-myers
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @dulcidom: The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
Liked a youtube item created by @dulcidom: The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
@dulcidom
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
"Mark Gilston:
I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune.
Hello Mark. The original (=..."
@mark-gilston
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
"I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune."
@richard-streib
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
"Cabbagejen, we're glad you joined. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of information here and some great folks with a lot of..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
"Welcome to FOTMD Cabbagejen. It's good to have you aboard. Let us know if we can offer any help as you begin your dulcimer journey.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"I ran into a problem with a wound bass string once. There was a bit of a buzz which I tracked down to a broken winding. See the attached photo.
I identified..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"I hope Jacques responds, Nate, yet if he doesn't we all know your cool work is out in the world, in the wild. "
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"I have found that the first strings to 'go dead' and sound crappy are usually the wound strings. The easiest course of action here (pun intended) is to..."