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@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":

"Sorry, John, I've never seen or heard of a pick like the one you described. I'm looking forward to seeing what others have to say. Ken "The dulcimer sings a..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":

"Some pics of little dulcimer I have:"

@john-petry • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Does anyone know what kind of pick this is?":

"So a few months ago, whilst attending and vending at the Evart Michigan Dulcimer festival, a lady approached me asking about a pick style I'd never seen..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":

"You're very welcome, Lee Ann."

@lee-ann • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":

"John C. Knopf: Lee Ann, it's not a McSpadden Ginger, but I have a little 22" VSL dulcimer that I built in 2022 available if you're interested. It's walnut..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on Peace:

"Hi Damon,I just downloaded your composition.As an old guy I remember stacking records(of a peaceful nature)to play, then in later years loading dub tapes for..."

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

"Welcome Peargirl to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of dulcimer friends. Look around and see what all is..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":

"Lee Ann, it's not a McSpadden Ginger, but I have a little 22" VSL dulcimer that I built in 2022 available if you're interested. It's walnut with a buckeye..."

@olddog75 • 2 months ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Bourrée d'Aurore Sand

@peter-corser • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Reinlander:

"I love the sound you are creating on both this and your previous piece."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @daveinnj: For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass

@lee-ann • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "ISO seeking McSpadden Ginger":

"Preferably walnut/redwood. I know I can buy one new but thought I'd check to see if anyone was selling. Thanks!"

@mark-gilston • 2 months ago • comments: 1

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Bourrée d'Aurore Sand

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @studentofrhythm: Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":

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@daveinnj • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "For Sale: Sunhearth Hourglass":

"All original Walter Martin Sunhearth AD-4, Lorraine Lee model. Serial number 968, dated 31 August 1990. Bear Meadow's dulcimer website has info on Walter..."

@carol-h • 2 months ago • comments: 0
My dulcimer life

Warren May dulcimer and Turkey feather-Sept 2026

@carol-h • 2 months ago • comments: 0
My dulcimer life

@studentofrhythm • 2 months ago • comments: 1

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Ambient electric dulcimer improvisation 9/8/26

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, PearGirl. It's good to have you aboard. FOTMD isn't a good resource. It is an excellent resource for everything mountain dulcimer related...."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"Wally, thanks for the link on Pennsylvania Dutch - German - American and American English Dialects. I noted the mention of C. Richard Beam's The..."

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

"Glad to have you join, Jay Roberto. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer from a fellow North Carolinian. Its great that you have built your own..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"While the term Pennsylvania Dutch (from Deutsch or German) is primarily used to describe the Amish today, the term has broader traditional meaning. It..."

@shopdad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"I have family scattered around the mountains in North Carolina. We often visited the area known as Little Switzerland. this is a small town on the Blue..."

@robert-l-porter-jr • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on South Wind with Cara Bo:

"SOUNDED GEEAT TO ME, AND GLAD THAT YOU DID THIS ONE. "

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"I guess that depends on how you define "Pennsylvania Dutch." As I understand it from a sociological point of view, Pennsylvania Dutch applied to people of..."

@salt-springs • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":

"You can use a product called Natures Miracle that you can find in lots of places like Tractor Supply, Walmart or a pet store of some sort. Spray that case..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":

"Great suggestions about sun and air for deodorizing the dulcimer. One thing on the soft case--perhaps a dry cleaning establishment may have some way to get..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"Yep,most of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.Some are from other religious groupings,most notably "Dunkerds" of various persuasions.I recall passing through..."

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, Jay. It's good to have you aboard. Congratulations on building a dulcimer. It can be a fun and frustrating project. Show us a few photos if..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"DavisJames: I wonder why zither like instruments are unknown in Canada...Perhaps the Appalachians provided the perfect environment for the development of..."

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"Very interesting dialogue,I enjoyed everyone's comments.That said,I've been a guitar/ fiddle player for years and never delved into the instruments' origins,..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":

"Razyn's article is well worth reading. He has excellent photographs of the instrument, but the most interesting part is the narrative. It is an excellent..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":

"I like John's idea of putting the dulcimer outside in the sun. Perhaps an hour or two each day it is nice out until the odor dissipates, As for the case, I'd..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Deodorizing, for lack of a better term":

"If there was 'lots of dog hair in the case', then obviously a dog was using it as a bed for a while. This is not due to the instrument and case merely being..."

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