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@skip • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":

"You almost have it! Instead of high to low, dAD, use low to high, DAd, it is more conventional for MD. For the other part of your question, always pluck..."

@debi • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":

"Hi Dan, I’m not sure how to answer that. I believe that I’m in mixolydian when tuned dAD. I’m trying to retune the melody string to F# and don’t know if I..."

@dan • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Retuning":

"Maybe if we could get the mode you are trying to get to?"

@debi • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Retuning":

"Hi Dulcimer Folks, When you are retuning from to dAD (hoping I wrote this correctly) to dAF# to play a different tune, if you have not already heard the..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @twistofer:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Twistofer. It is good to have another Pennsylvanian on board. We have a wonderful community of dulcimer enthusiasts here. There are many..."

@debi • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Blue Lion Soprano Dulcimer Questions ":

"Hi Dusty, Thx for your response. The answer to your questions is : All of the above. Additionally, I have smaller dulcimers with shorter VSLs but a full..."

@dusty • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Blue Lion Soprano Dulcimer Questions ":

"Debi, I've never played a Blue Lion soprano, but I have a standard Blue Lion (an old IC) and I have a dulcimer by Ron Ewing that is similar to the Blue Lion..."

@lynj • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-hulme: I Just Got A Dulcimer, Now What? (Article)

@lynj • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jennifer-landry: Playing with hand issues

@richard-streib • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @twistofer:

"Welcome Twistofer to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of dulcimer folks. We are here to support each..."

@richard-streib • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @lynj:

"Glad you joined Lynj.Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. How special to have a dulcimer made by your dad. I am sure you cherish it. This is a great..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @lynj:

"Welcome to FOTMD, LynJ. It's good to have you aboard. This is a wonderful group of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. We try to help and support each other no..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on @gary-roys:

"Gary, sorry for your loss. Your refinishing the dulcimer is a great way to honor her memory. May it bring you peace as you do so. Ken "The dulcimer sings a..."

@gary-roys • one month ago • comments: 528
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:

"Ken, Yeah, I'm not going for even close to hi-gloss. Besides just hanging on the wall for a long time now [Elaine passed away yr-n-a-half ago], I think the..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on @gary-roys:

"Welcome back, Gary. Best wishes on your refinishing project. I'm not much of a fan of glossy finishes on dulcimers. I think I've only done one and it was a..."

@mark-gilston • one month ago • comments: 3

Updated a YouTube Video:
A Stone Mountain Fears No Winds

@mark-gilston • one month ago • comments: 3

Posted new YouTube video(s):
A Stone Mountain Fears No Winds

@susie • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":

"silar31: As of this past Thursday, 2. Christmas came early this year. While I still love my vintage Berg dulcimer from Mountain Made Music (the teardrop..."

@gary-roys • one month ago • comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on @gary-roys:

"After a long absence, I'm back. Slowly getting my act together in retirement [after 10 yrs] and leaning in the direction of getting back to dulcimer making..."

@debi • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Blue Lion Soprano Dulcimer Questions ":

"Hi Folks, I’m very interested in getting some info on the Blue Lion soprano dulcimer . Does anyone here have one or have experience playing one? I would..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Anyone branching out?":

"About twenty years ago I decided to build a hammered dulcimer mainly to show the difference between them and mountain dulcimers. A friend and I were doing..."
Dulcimer Making

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Plagiarism first dulcimer:

"Just wondering where you are on your build Jack. I'm not sure about the need for X bracing in a mountain dulcimer. With a fret board as long as shown in your..."

@debi • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @mountainmender: My happiness with Heinrich Dulcimers

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tterapin:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Tterapin. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun building your next dulcimer. I look forward to your participation here. Let us know if you..."

@jennifer-landry • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "How Many Dulcimers Do You Own? ":

"As of this past Thursday, 2. Christmas came early this year. While I still love my vintage Berg dulcimer from Mountain Made Music (the teardrop shaped one on..."

@richard-streib • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tterapin:

"Welcome tterapin to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Looking forward to seeing your next build."

@richard-streib • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tom-m:

"Glad you joined Tom M. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a wonderful community of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Best wishes on your..."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tom-m:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Tom. Deborah Hamouris lives in Albany, CA and has a monthly group called Dulcimer Friends that meets in Berkeley. If you are near that..."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Barbara Allen" on Mountain Dulcimer

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Tiptoe Hornpipe.:

"Keep missing the boxes!It's 2 chromatics plus an A-D BUTTON BOX."

@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 3
Created a new Audio File:
Tiptoe Hornpipe.

@carol-h • one month ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Whereso Thou Walkest:

"Thank you, John! John C. Knopf: That's very nice, Carol. Thank you. "

@john-c-knopf • one month ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Whereso Thou Walkest:

"That's very nice, Carol. Thank you."

@ken-longfield • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @bob-steele:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Bob. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring this site. Don't be afraid to ask questions. There are folks here who play the..."

@richard-streib • one month ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @bob-steele:

"Welcome Bob Steele to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is an active community of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Look around and see..."

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