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@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on @kittiwake1:

"Can we see some photos? It sounds like it could be done, to me, but I'd need to see photos. Have you heard of Wittner pegs? They look like ebony but are..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on @kittiwake1:

"Hi, and welcome! Try posting your questions in our Forums rather than on your own profile page... you'll more likely get responses that way. Here's a good..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Bob Thomason dulcimer player and maker :

"Beautiful workmanship and sound! So nice."

@dulcimerbob • 2 months ago • comments: 4

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Bob Thomason dulcimer player and maker

@kittiwake1 • 2 months ago • comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on @kittiwake1:

"Hi everyone, I have a question regarding restoration of a vintage dulcimer, but can't figure out precisely where to post it within this website. So, here..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @msteg3:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Msteg3. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your questions. You might try searching this site for things that interest you. We..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Thanks for the story Peter. I enjoyed it. You never know where dulcimer might appear. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pete-babechuk: Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Pete, i just love that story! "

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pete-babechuk: Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market

@shopdad • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Hey Pete I know the feeling. For many years the only thing I could play was the radio. Being at a Ham Radio event I suppose there are a few people like me...."

@pete-babechuk • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Playing a dulcimer at a ham radio flea market":

"Just wanted to share this 'cuz I thought it was funny. So I went to the Monroe Michigan Ham Radio Club Hamfest a couple months ago. It's a swap and shop..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @msteg3:

"Welcome Msteg3 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad that you joined this active forum. There is a lot of knowledge represented here and a wide array of..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Play Music on the Porch Day 2026":

"Welcome to mountain dulcimer play, @kittiwake1! It's neat you're coming up with your own tunes. I enjoy making up the tunes my husband and I play--..."

@kittiwake1 • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Play Music on the Porch Day 2026":

"Very nice! By the way, do any of you enjoy making up your own tunes? I'm just a beginner on the mountain dulcimer, but I find myself strumming various..."

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, Tupelo Honey. It's good to have you aboard. Do you have a mountain dulcimer and are you playing it. Have fun exploring this site. You can..."

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

"Welcome Tupelo Honey to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined.This is a very active community of dulcimer afficianados. We are here to support..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"Robin Thompson: I don't know whether it's a Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not. These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"While I'm at it, here's a link for the 2026 Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming:..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"@john-c-knopf Correct, the dulcimer in the video is not a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. I only mentioned the Troublesome Creek dulcimers to let Strumelia know..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"The dulcimer in the video is NOT a Troublesome Creek dulcimer. It has a guitar-style head, whereas the Troublesome Creek dulcimers have the short scroll..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"Robin, I didn't know that. Do the Troub.Creek dulcimers that Don lately plays have double backs? (sometimes called Galax backs) I'm curious as to why he..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"I don't know whether it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer or not in the video. These days, I believe Don has been playing the very cool Troublesome Creek..."

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

"Welcome to FOTMD, DGPickard. It's good to have you aboard. What do you consider unique and interesting? Solidarity Forever is something you don't hear on the..."

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

"Welcome DG Pickard to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer So good to have you on board. There is a lot of information here. Look around and see how much. We are..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"That's cool Robin! I think that dulcimer has a double back... maybe it's an older Modern Mountain Dulcimer, like Don Pedi usually plays?"

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread...":

"A cool clip of fiddle & mountain dulcimer from Clifftop this year:..."

@butch-ross • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Solid body electric dulcimer":

"I once had a student who bought a chromatic dulcimer and wanted me to teach her how to transition from a diatonic instrument. So the first thing I did was..."

@tonyg • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"Thanks for all your responses. I try to play what I'd consider traditional style......no chords or extra frets, mostly bagpipe tuning. However I do use a..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

""... corset stays.. " Typically whale bone between say 1700 and 1900."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"One might imagine Viennese, or other urban European musicians, using scraps of ivory from the shops of harpsichord builders on their zithers. Google sez:..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"I play with leather picks all the time. I don't buy these-- they are leather tabs cut off worn dungarees. So, I imagine folks might've just used whatever..."

@strumelia • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":

"I'm guessing you mean "before plastic/nylon dulcimer picks" were invented. Picks of many kinds have been used to play zitter family instruments for over a..."

@tonyg • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":

"Besides turkey feathers and bare fingers, was there anything else folks might have used to play the dulcimer back before picks were invented?"

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Number 6_25 Jinny sound clip:

"Does that ever sound good.It sparkles laugh."

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