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@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @guitarpeggio:
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
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
"SOLD."
@susie
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a photos item created by @cindy-stammich: Dad's dulcimer - close up # 2
Liked a photos item created by @cindy-stammich: Dad's dulcimer - close up # 2
@pete-babechuk
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
"Welcome Sarah. Hope to see your arrangements soon"
@robin-thompson
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
Liked a youtube item created by @randy-adams: The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
@randy-adams
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a new YouTube video:
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
@dusty
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Iain James Craig:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Signed @sue-small's Guestbook:
Signed @sue-small's Guestbook:
"Hi Sue, Anne and I are glad that you will play In The Morning, Very Early.
"
@robin-thompson
• 4 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
"Great to see you here! "
@richard-streib
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @sarah-miner:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @farmerdan:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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,..."
@nate
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jazzc: If you could have just one dulcimer...
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jazzc: If you could have just one dulcimer...
@homer-ross
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "If you could have just one dulcimer...":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "SOLD!: Bill Taylor quilted maple, custom artist model":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on In the Morning, Very Early:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2024:
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's the exact difference between a dulcimore and dulcimer":
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
• 4 days ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2024:
Posted a new Comment on Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming 2024:
"Hi Ken, please include me as one of your followers.
joebesse@aol.com"