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@dusty
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
"Sid, I assume you are tuned DAd, and that 1-2-4 or 4-2-1 A chord is indeed a stretch. Keep in mind that you don't have to fret the middle string. You can..."
@skip
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
" The space between between frets is a mathematical calculation based on the vibrating string distance two fixed points. The instruments have different VSL's..."
@shopdad
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
Posted a response to "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
"Hello Sid, If I'm understanding your correctly you are having difficulty reaching the frets that are next to the added frets. Someone correct me if I'm all..."
@sid1866
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
Created a new forum topic "Travel dulcimer/strumstick with extra frets":
"Hello, I'm after some advice. I have a stick dulcimer that I bought off someone last year. He said he had it custom made for him in the U.S. (I'm in the UK)..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
"That's a good point, Wally. Something I should have noted.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@robin-thompson
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Late Sunsets:
Posted a new Comment on Late Sunsets:
"Hey, Jamie @davisjames! We play a few tunes out of this tuning and I wanted to add another tune to the list to delay a re-tune by just a bit. :)
Many..."
@wally-venable
• 4 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
"Ken said " Some folks tuned all the strings to the same note; unison tuning which was good for fiddle tunes. ..."
The Galax, VA style is all on the same..."
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Late Sunsets:
Posted a new Comment on Late Sunsets:
"First impressions listening I was reminded of French composer Debussy...the combination of the dulcimer tuning and the guitar I think.A horizontal melody(not..."
@ken-longfield
• 5 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
"Well, Sam, when I started years ago the standard tuning was CGG and gradually moving to DAA. Now DAd is the standard for most dulcimer players. Old time..."
@sam-searls
• 5 days ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
"I play noter-drone with both melody strings. I think the drone overpowered the melody when I tried only one melody string.
I tune to DAA. From what I can..."
@dan
• 5 days ago
• comments: 1
Liked a music item created by @sam-searls: Gray Cat On A Tennessee Farm
Liked a music item created by @sam-searls: Gray Cat On A Tennessee Farm
@joseph-besse
• 5 days ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"Thanks for the great ideas. I will give them a try today.
All the best,
Joe"
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Gray Cat On A Tennessee Farm:
Posted a new Comment on Gray Cat On A Tennessee Farm:
"It's been a long time since I've heard this tune-- thank you for sharing your play of Gray Cat! "
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"I second what ken L said... whatever gauge of strings youo have on there now, put a lighter/thinner gauge set instead, for all strings. That will ease up on..."
@ken-longfield
• 6 days ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"Joe, when you say the strings are wound very tight it might indicate that you need to change the gauge of your strings. Also, if you can hardly turn the..."
@joseph-besse
• 6 days ago
• comments: 13
Created a new Group discussion "How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer":
Created a new Group discussion "How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer":
"The strings on my Ron Ewing Dulcimette are wound very tight and I can hardly turn the tuners to change keys, etc. How can I lower the action? I am using it..."
Dulcimer Care & Maintenance
Dulcimer Care & Maintenance
@ondrej
• 6 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
"@robin-thompson : @dusty :
Thank you very much"
@strumelia
• 6 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
@dusty
• 6 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
"Nice arrangement!"
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
Posted a new Comment on První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song):
"I love the mood this tune evokes! Thank you for sharing!"
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
Liked a youtube item created by @ondrej: První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
@ondrej
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted new YouTube video(s):
První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
První Panenské Nanebevzetí (Baroque song)
@john-c-knopf
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
"A very soothing, pleasant sound to my ears. Don't know the words, but it's nice nevertheless!"
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dog Years :
Posted a new Comment on Dog Years :
"Hey, @dan, Spot was in the family with Puff, Dick, Jane, and Sally! Thanks for listening to our little tune! "
@davisjames
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Late Sunsets
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Late Sunsets
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
"I suggest it is misleading to say that the Langspil is a "relative" of the dulcimer. The world has many three-stringed instruments which are plucked or..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
"That's an interesting video. Guitar makers have been using "sinker" wood for many years. This is wood cut from logs that have been submerged in rivers and..."
