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@carla-maxwell
• 4 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a photos item created by @anne-bowman: dulcimer wedding 2
Liked a photos item created by @anne-bowman: dulcimer wedding 2
@bob-n-mo
• 4 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on My Lord, what a morning :
Posted a new Comment on My Lord, what a morning :
"Your performance makes me yearn for a warm summer's morning. Very nice, thank-you Peter."
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Ghost Riders :
Posted a new Comment on Ghost Riders :
"Once again...love the playing,the sound and the song itself."
@dusty
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: His Eye is on the Sparrow
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: His Eye is on the Sparrow
@davisjames
• 5 days ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Hi again,Nate.It's the change in brightness that made me think of a wah wah...the pedal when you rocked it either diminished or accentuated the brightness..."
@nate
• 5 days ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Wally Venable:
As to perceptions of dulcimer sounds, I'm more concerned with what listeners in front or around me hear, rather than what I hear.
That's a..."
@jim-at-gcreek
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
"John,
Thank you for posting your inspiring rendition of this great old hymn. It has always been one of my absolute favorites!
You did a fine job of singing..."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on My Lord, what a morning :
Posted a new Comment on My Lord, what a morning :
"Beautifully played, Peter."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @peter-w: My Lord, what a morning
Liked a youtube item created by @peter-w: My Lord, what a morning
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Great video, and great discussion!"
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 40
Liked a youtube item created by @nate: How do Possum Boards REALLY work?
Liked a youtube item created by @nate: How do Possum Boards REALLY work?
@damon
• 5 days ago
• comments: 15
Posted a new Comment on John C. Knopf:
Posted a new Comment on John C. Knopf:
"Wow, that's a nice electric dulcimer!"
@dusty
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
"Enjoy your newly rejuvenated dulcimer, @roue!"
@bob-n-mo
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
"That sure warms the heart. Thank-you, John."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
"Lovely as always, John."
@strumelia
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: His Eye is on the Sparrow
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: His Eye is on the Sparrow
@john-w-mckinstry
• 5 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
"Hi Gordon, Thanks for your comments on "His Eye is on the Sparrow".Being a Canadian you might like to know the Civila Martin was born in Nova Scotia in 1866...."
@gordon-hardy
• 6 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
Posted a new Comment on His Eye is on the Sparrow:
"Such a beautiful uplifting hymn John. I really appreciate your introduction. Thanks so much for sharing."
@nate
• 6 days ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Jamie, are you referring to the tone of me lifting it up and setting it down, or just the contrast of possum board vs none?
When i think of the Wah wah..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"I remember as a teenager around 1970 the classical music station my mother always had going on the radio would occasionally play some Reich. It was so..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
"Looks good. I'm glad this worked out for you. Enjoy playing the dulcimer.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@roue
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
Posted a response to "McSpadden FM12W care and feeding":
"Thanks for all the advice. I finally had time today to take the strings off, sand, and treat the wood ( howard feed-n-wax ). It's looking good as new. The..."
@tonyg
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "McSpadden 3-String Walnut Hourglass Dulcimer":
Created a new forum topic "McSpadden 3-String Walnut Hourglass Dulcimer":
"McSpadden FHWW hourglass dulcimer, signed and dated Jim Woods 2016. Like many players, I’ve never seen the need of a double melody string, and while I’ve..."
@davisjames
• one week ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Hi Nate.I enjoyed your post.At the end when you experimented with the dulcimer on and off the possum board,the difference in sound made me think of the wah..."
@damon
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Yeah, with dulcimer I hear very much the same kind of music Steve Reich was composing back in the 1960s and 70s:
Honestly, I think it would sound better on..."
@bonnieannie
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"I've actually heard of Glowhazel! They're based in VA too it turns out. Was just listening to their 2020 EP earlier, here it is on Bandcamp..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Ken, thanks for posting the link to the Interesting Dulcimer Experiment book. I've only read the introductions so far. The bridge between instrumental and..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Well i hope that character uploads again, because it was very cool ambient dulcimer music."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"@glowhazel may not have made any posts for several years, but they last logged in here 14 months ago. I'd imagine they are still playing music of some sort. "
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuners":
Posted a response to "Tuners":
"Interestingly Jim, leaving the clip on tuner on the instrument has become a symbol of proud naivete in some genres. The idea that a player needs regular..."
@jim-yates
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuners":
Posted a response to "Tuners":
"Here's a point about the damage that can be caused by leaving a clip on tuner fastened to your instrument. There are solvents in the plastic or rubber pads..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Wally Venable:
Listening to a dulcimer with and without a possum board isn't a scientific test. What YOU hear when playing is also affected by changes in..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Perhaps some of you would be interested in reading this book: Interesting Dulcimer Experiment
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song." with or without a..."
@randy-adams
• one week ago
• comments: 40
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
Posted a new Comment on How do Possum Boards REALLY work?:
"Frankly the pseudo scientific dulcimer tests I've seen have produced some colored graphs but didn't make too much sense to me. I'll trust my own ears as..."