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@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"After reading some of the recent posts here, I went back and read the posts in The Positive Thread. Steve, I think you should go ahead and write up something..."

@benjamin-w-barr-jr • 3 weeks ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @pux0r3:

"Hi PuxOr3, 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"I made a video announcement back in 2022 and it got quite a few views on YT-- I'd shared it to FB. I started hash-tagging posts that same year, I believe...."

@steve-c • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"cairney: I think we should not rush to take credit, it might slow momentum. A mystery is far more interesting and people are running with it. I belong to a..."

@steve-c • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"I think we should not rush to take credit, it might slow momentum. A mystery is far more interesting and people are running with it. I belong to a large..."

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"Personally Dusty, as someone who has struggled from a lack of definitive information on many dulcimer topics, I'd love for you to put it in black letters"

@dusty • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"Well, everybody, it appears our efforts to create International Appalachian Dulcimer Day has been a success, if we define success as the growing awareness of..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 21
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2025 -(KY):

"I'll be in the audience, so you won't see me. Thank you for the donation. I know they can use it. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"Unfortunately, my IADD video has been postponed too long to matter :(. Lesson learned, and next year i will make a point to prepare a video ahead of time so..."

@robin-thompson • 3 weeks ago • comments: 21
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2025 -(KY):

"Thanks, @ken-longfield! Looking forward to watching some events online and will donate to Troublesome Creek! "

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"For what its worth, I have used one of those under bridge pickups that i took off an electric acoustic guitar and put it on a dulcimer, and did not trim the..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 21
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2025 -(KY):

"Here is the link for the 2025 Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming. It has the link for joining the Homecoming online and information for attending in person...."

@mark-gilston • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Skänklåt (Gift Giving Tune) after Hjort Anders

@robin-thompson • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"International Appalachian Dulcimer Day (with all its "nicknames") is, indeed, an unofficial holiday of obscure origin. "

@pux0r3 • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"> but also anything that touches your dulcimer like your hands, picks hitting the fret board, and the sound waves hitting it from nearby instruments Yeah,..."

@wally-venable • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"Ukulele fret boards are essentially the same width as those on dulcimers- about 1 1/2 inches. Guitar pickups are wider, but they say they can be cut. That's..."

@steve-c • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":

"I laughed out loud when I read this post from Buttermilk Junction, some of it is AI I think. At least it is being noticed. Though all of us are “of obscure..."

@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Indian's Lament.:

"I found out that the lyricist (in th 1830's) was a teacher in a residential school in the east for displaced native children from the west-thus,"let me go..."

@john-w-mckinstry • 4 weeks ago • comments: 3

Posted new YouTube video(s):
The Rooster is Crowing

@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:

"I'm enjoying listening to this so much.A real "windy" tune.Wind as in winding your watch."

@ken-longfield • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"The problem with a stick-on pickup is that it will not only amplify the strings, but also anything that touches your dulcimer like your hands, picks hitting..."

@pux0r3 • 4 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:

"I've been chatting with Ron Ewing via email given the discussion below, he's mentioned a bunch of the same considerations (size and even using the zither..."

@wally-venable • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"Since you have a serious need for a pickup, I would not suggest a stick-on mounted on the face of the dulcimer. Particularly since you say you feel sounds..."

@dulcidom • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"To put it simply and summarize my previous post, it seems that the sound in the middle of the string is "warmer" and "mellow" because it is energetically..."

@wally-venable • 4 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:

""...The answer to, What size is a carry-on suitcase?, depends on whether you're flying domestically or internationally. Standard, domestic, carry-on luggage..."

@dulcidom • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Thank you for this very interesting discussion. Excited by the question,I took some measurements on the melody string of one of my dulcimers with an..."

@pux0r3 • 4 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:

"Now that's a fun design I'd like to find a current maker for!"

@ken-longfield • 4 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:

"Unfortunately Dave Lynch died a few years ago. He made a very unique travel dulcimer. Here is a link which shows you what it looks like...."

@nate • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Really well said John. I commend and thank you for contributing to the scientific understanding of string physics. The words may be subjective, but this..."

@pux0r3 • 4 weeks ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:

"Awesome, thanks! I know there's the list of the makers in this forum post, but I had a hard time connecting "VSL" to "it will work on a plane". The ducimette..."

@robin-thompson • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pux0r3: Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer

@strumelia • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @pux0r3: Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer

@johnr • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":

"Since we seem to agree where a string is plucked does make a difference, let’s not forget that the main thing is to use the varying sounds to make better..."

@chcknj • 4 weeks ago

@chcknj is now following @pux0r3

@pux0r3 • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":

"I play semi-regularly with a small/informal (work) jam band. Not only is my dulcimer impossible to hear over amplified instruments, but I feel their music..."

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