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@steve-eulberg
• 4 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom):
Posted a new Comment on Noter-Style Master Class (online, Zoom):
"This was a terrific day!
Here is a photo we took of participants all showing their noters and picks!"
@richard-streib
• 4 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @rwsanders58:
Posted a new Comment on @rwsanders58:
"Welcome RWSanders58 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is an active forum with lots of knowledge and expertise represented here. I..."
@richard-streib
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
"That is awesome Dan. Great sound"
@robin-thompson
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
"Way cool, Dan. I like the KY hourglass shape lots. "
@robin-thompson
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @dan: Black Thomas replication
Liked a forum discussions item created by @dan: Black Thomas replication
@strumelia
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
Posted a response to "Black Thomas replication":
"What an understated beauty, Dan!"
@notsothoreau
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"I think I will try and put grooves on that bridge. I can look at my Ron Gibson and get an idea of what they should look like. Managed to snap the bass string..."
@ken-longfield
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"I really can’t tell much from the photos and am not sure what you want to know. Folkcraft kits came in two shapes; hourglass and teardrop. From the scroll in..."
@wally-venable
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
""Kit" can mean a lot of things. For example, an fine instrument plus case plus a ukulele pick, a 3 inch "noter" plus a CD and book can be described as a kit...."
@dan
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Black Thomas replication":
Created a new forum topic "Black Thomas replication":
"Thomas using traditional hide glue, galvanized wire and hand made milk paint."
@davisjames
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].:
Posted a new Comment on Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].:
"Thanks,Robin.I've never been able to decide if I like the sailor or despise him...but I've been singing it for 50 years,laugh."
@brudar
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"I am going to put in a gratuitous plug for one of my favorite dulcimer authorities (I almost said “elders”, but she’s only a few years ahead of me!) -..."
@brudar
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"Alex_Lubet:
Happy Sunday, all.
May I respectfully and in friendship request more posts on chromatic vs. not chromatic? There has been a great deal of..."
@notsothoreau
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"I am thinking it might have been sold noter style just because of the accessories. My Dulcimer Shoppe dulcimer has a label that said it is a kit...."
@brudar
• 4 days ago
• comments: 16
Posted a new Comment on key signature for modal music:
Posted a new Comment on key signature for modal music:
"I know I’m replying to a 4-year old dead thread, but hope someone may find this useful.
A key signature identifies the collection of 7 notes used in the..."
@alex-lubet
• 4 days ago
• comments: 1
Created a new Group discussion "4 versus 3":
Created a new Group discussion "4 versus 3":
"Hi All,
I hope you are well and I wish you a good week.
For about the past year, I've been playing almost exclusively on four equidistant strings. I have..."
Four-Equidistant Strings
Four-Equidistant Strings
@alex-lubet
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"Happy Sunday, all.
May I respectfully and in friendship request more posts on chromatic vs. not chromatic? There has been a great deal of interesting..."
@wally-venable
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"If you have not studied the Folkcraft website, a visit is in order...."
@john-petry
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Posted a response to "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"I managed to delete the entire thread while trying to delete a draft......
One of the reasons I still have a land line....
Because of the way your strings..."
@notsothoreau
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "No grooves on bridge revisited":
Created a new forum topic "No grooves on bridge revisited":
"I managed to delete the entire thread while trying to delete a draft. Will try again with pictures.
This is a 1987 Folkcraft dulcimer. It was made in..."
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].:
Posted a new Comment on Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].:
"You play and sing this just right, Jamie. It's good to hear the sailor was truly sorry and wished to confess his betrayal of Maggie. "
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"I'd be willing to bet though, that there are thousands more currently active mtn dulcimer players today than there were at any particular time between 1880..."
@dan
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Shortening Bread:
Posted a new Comment on Shortening Bread:
"What you'ins can't see just out of screen shot is the glass of ice water he dips his noter in to cool it off!"
@lilley-pad
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Guitar strap (Straplok)":
Posted a response to "Guitar strap (Straplok)":
"Well kids it looks like my experiment didn't work out. Boy was that a waste of money oh well live and learn. The idea was to find a nice streamlined..."
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Created a new Audio File:
Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].
Created a new Audio File:
Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].
@richard-streib
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @elaine-p:
Posted a new Comment on @elaine-p:
"Welcome Elaine P to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. I am sure you have much to offer and I look forward to you sharing your expertise..."
@robin-thompson
• 5 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Shortening Bread:
Posted a new Comment on Shortening Bread:
"Got some string theory working here, Randy! "
@cottage-timbre
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"Skip- It's a sobering thing, and ironic given the forum we are on, but part of the reason these things are dying in actual practice is because more and..."
@skip
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"I got my first MD after I was advised to learn more about HD's before trying to build one. I stopped by the Dulcimer Shop in Mt View and bought a McSpadden..."
@cottage-timbre
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
Posted a response to "Reasons NOT To Get a Chromatic":
"John- If it has a slide it isn't an IRISH whistle anymore. :)"