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@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@barnjam ... just from my personal viewpoint- when playing oldtime tunes up high in the second octave solely on the melody string, -because i play with a..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I refreshed my memory on playing melody jn DAA, and the results are as follows. I truly enjoy the rich tonal quality of playing on the lower octave. The..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"barnjam:
Richard Ash at Folkcraft has a great write up on the subject of hands, fingers, and VSLs...."
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Skip, in his original post he said "I wish it were a tad longer so that I could get the best of DAA and DAD tuning, allowing me to walk down the fretboard on..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Thanks for moving this to the proper category. Interestingly, Richard Ash at Folkcraft has a great write up on the subject of hands, fingers, and VSLs...."
@skip
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"As an example; Standard, 28.5" VSL McSpadden tuned DAA will do exactly what you just described. Any dulcimer with the same fret layout will also meet that..."
@homer-ross
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Click Old Hen (AAC Dulcimer Tuning)
@homer-ross
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer)
Liked a youtube item created by @barnjam: Willafjord Reel (Milford Blevins 8-String Dulcimer)
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"It means you asked a good question that hits on interesting ideas. :)
It may be helpful to know: what exactly is the range of notes that you would like to..."
@barnjam
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I never expected my question to make the rounds, but a lot of great information and ideas are being shared. John Knopf to had some great ideas as well. One..."
@nate
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Dusty Turtle:
What this demonstrates, I think, is that the wideness of the fretboard and the distance between strings is an important variable, perhaps more..."
@nate
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Dusty Turtle:A dulcimer with a long enough VSL could be configured for 3 full, usable octaves.
I personally would have no use for such a dulcimer, but it is..."
@dusty
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Well let me close the circle. @Barnjam started this thread because he found it difficult to fret the middle string, so he sought a longer dulcimer with..."
@nate
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Strumelia:
Does that "Stringjoy" Tension Calculator tell you when one of its suggestions would likely result in a string that breaks, or a string that is too..."
@grbmusic
• 3 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @cheryl-james:
Posted a new Comment on @cheryl-james:
"Cheryl, I wanted to ask if you provide permission for a non-profit group to use your Foggy Dew arrangement for performance by our group Mountain Harmony. We..."
@nate
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Skip:
I'm a bit confused by all of this. Fourteen frets is two diatonic octaves, D to D or A to A or whatever, regardless of the VSL. A longer VSL..."
@davisjames
• 3 days ago
• comments: 1
Liked a music item created by @marshall-goers: Planxty Seymour Cleland
Liked a music item created by @marshall-goers: Planxty Seymour Cleland
@grbmusic
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:
"Ben,Ken, and Rich, et al
Thanks for the welcome. I am part of Mountain Harmony, a group of players that focus on heritage music including Celtic, spiritual,..."
@strumelia
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"You may as well try to trademark the name "Black Cat". (But I shouldn't have veered as far off Barnjam's topic as I did. Will try to behave now.) "
@robin-thompson
• 3 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:
"Lovely, John. "
@marko
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Well, now that is very interesting, indeed!"
@skip
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@Dusty, there are 3 octaves across all three strings, 0-6 on the bass then 0-14 [DAd] in the melody [and various combos using the middle string]. Three on..."
@dusty
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@Skip, you are correct that the way most luthiers make their dulcimers, a longer VSL just means larger spaces in between fret wire, for the fretboard is..."
@skip
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I forgot to say you would need 17 frets, not counting 1/2 frets to get 2 octaves A [low] to D [high] on one string."
@cindy-stammich
• 3 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:
Posted a new Comment on The Haven of Rest:
"John, another beautiful hymn! The dulcimer sounded extra sweet, and your singing is…. So comforting - which is what this hymn brings to us! Thank you for..."
@barnjam
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I've found the experts! I'm impressed with all the good ideas and knowledge amongst you. I find this musical journey to be quite fascinating. There are so..."
@skip
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"I'm a bit confused by all of this. Fourteen frets is two diatonic octaves, D to D or A to A or whatever, regardless of the VSL. A longer VSL [fretboard] just..."
@ken-longfield
• 3 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:
Posted a new Comment on @grbmusic:
"Welcome to FOTMD, GRBmusic. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@strumelia
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"@barnjam ...remember you don't 'have to' play in the key of D, either. And having a chromatic means you don't have to worry about the usual diatonic 'gaps'..."
@strumelia
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Nate:
The "stringjoy string tension calculator" says that a 35" VSL tuned to D4 with a 0.007 gauge string (lowest Ive seen in an ernie ball pack) will have..."
@barnjam
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"More good information to consider. I think some combination of DAA tuning with a wider fretboard would be the best solution, without getting into expensive..."
@nate
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Strumelia could you please elaborate on that?
The "stringjoy string tension calculator" says that a 35" VSL tuned to D4 with a 0.007 gauge string (lowest Ive..."
@strumelia
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Extended Range Dulcimer":
"Another factor when making the fretboard longer and longer is that, depending on what notes you want to tune the strings to, you will have to choose string..."
@davisjames
• 3 days ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: All Things Are Quite Silent
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: All Things Are Quite Silent