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Strumelia
@strumelia • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"Although I agree with some of your points Wally, as a native born Brooklyn girl raised in Greenwich Village in the 1950s and 60s, and my parents having been..."
Wally Venable
@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"In addition to differences in spelling, there were differences in pronunciation of the name of our instrument. This almost certainly resulted in differences..."
shanonmilan
@shanonmilan • 2 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @guitarpeggio:
"Building your own mountain dulcimer from scratch is quite an accomplishment, especially given your background in acoustic guitar and guitar repair. It's..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
"SOLD."
Susie
@susie • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"If I had to pick just one, it would be my Folkcraft Custom with a butternut top and walnut back and sides. It has the fret layout I love, a 27" vsl, and a..."
RobMachin
@robmachin • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a photos item created by @cindy-stammich: Dad's dulcimer - close up # 2
RobMachin
@robmachin • 3 days ago
@robmachin is now following @pete-babechuk
Pete Babechuk
@pete-babechuk • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"Silverstrings: I already own my dream dulcimer which is a Blue Lion Acoustic Jam dulcimer. Like Robin’s dulcimer, it is made with a western red cedar..."
Pete Babechuk
@pete-babechuk • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
"Welcome Sarah. Hope to see your arrangements soon"
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Randy Adams
@randy-adams • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a new YouTube video:
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
"Sale pending.  I'll delete this ad if it is completed or update if it falls through."
Ken Hulme
@ken-hulme • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"Dusty's right.  In English there were no standardized way to spell anything until some years after the Oxford English Dictionary was completely published..."
shanonmilan
@shanonmilan • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
"Ken Longfield: Lain, that some very beautiful work. I may build one sometime next year from a kit someone is trading me. BTW, do you live anywhere near..."
Strumelia
@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"The Appalachian dulcimer is a folk instrument that evolved in the US from various folk instruments familiar to immigrants, such as hummel, langelik,..."
Silverstrings
@silverstrings • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"I already own my dream dulcimer which is a Blue Lion Acoustic Jam dulcimer. Like Robin’s dulcimer, it is made with a western red cedar soundboard and walnut..."
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"I'm fortunate to own a dream dulcimer, a Blue Lion Jean Ritchie model instrument.  Top is Western Red Cedar, sides & back are Walnut.  I can't tell you..."
John W. McKinstry
@john-w-mckinstry • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Signed @sue-small's Guestbook:
"Hi Sue, Anne and I are glad that you will play In The Morning, Very Early. "
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
"Great to see you here!  "
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"Tough question. If I could have just one, today, I think it would be a 1917 RT model, a replication of an older Thomas made for Bailis Ritchie in all walnut..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
"Welcome Sarah-Miner to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is a great community of wonderful dulcimer friends. Jump right in and join the..."
Richard Streib
@richard-streib • 4 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @farmerdan:
"Welcome FarmerDan to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is a wonderful community of great folks. Join in the discussions, and for sure..."
Dusty Turtle
@dusty • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"I think Ken's correct.  It's pretty clear that all those different spellings of what we now refer to as a dulcimer -- delcymore, delcimer, dulcimer,..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"That's a good question Nate. I wish I had a good answer. I don't think it is a stylization. You may be closer with your second suspicion. Perhaps these..."
NateBuildsToys
@nate • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"Something I've wondered for a while is, if dulcimer is written in the Bible spelled 'dulcimer', are different spellings a stylization of the word done on..."
jazzc
@jazzc • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"Homer Ross: What type of music do you play now and/or wish to learn in the future? I like slower, thoughtful music, am better at strumming than picking,..."
NateBuildsToys
@nate • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"That's a fun question. I've always wanted a Homer Ledford dulcibro. The craftsmanship is gorgeous, I love the metal sound, and it's a piece of dulcimer..."
RobMachin
@robmachin • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jazzc: If you could have just one dulcimer...
Homer Ross
@homer-ross • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"What type of music do you play now and/or wish to learn in the future?"
jazzc
@jazzc • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
"If you could have your dream dulcimer, or have it already, what would it be?  Woods? VSL? Maker? I'm thinking of getting a new dulcimer and wish to explore..."
jazzc
@jazzc • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
"What beautiful music you've made with this dulcimer.  Someone's going to be a very happy purchaser!"
Sue Small
@sue-small • 4 days ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on In the Morning, Very Early:
"John this is a wonderful hymn! I'm going to try to learn it & teach it to our little dulcimer group here in southern Maine tomorrow evening ! We play..."
Ken Longfield
@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2024:
"Joe, I am following you. If you want to follow me, click on my @Ken-Longfield and then click "Follow." A request will be sent which I will accept. I think..."
Ken Hulme
@ken-hulme • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
"Three years ago this was asked by @shannonmilan  "Do you mean to say they also differ on their tuning?"    "They"  being dulcemores and dulcimers.Yes and..."
Joseph Besse
@joseph-besse • 4 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2024:
"Hi Ken, please include me as one of your followers. joebesse@aol.com"
 
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