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@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Yes I got your message about the twisted loops... unfortunate. Hopefully the luthier can get those twisted loops off without damaging the brads underneath..."

@intelisano • 4 days ago • comments: 174
Posted a new Comment on @strumelia:

"I understand about the loops. However, whoever put these strings on, twisted the loops until there were no more loops. As though they would never have to be..."

@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on After the Flood:

"@davisjames We're happy you enjoyed the tune, Jamie! If this tune called a Miles Davis tune to mind, we porch players are deeply honored, too. "

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Remember that to remove a string you want to replace, you can also simply cut it in the middle with a wire cutter/pliers and then remove the two pieces a..."

@themusicaldabbler • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "2 dulcimer dilemma":

"Thank you for posting this. I'm also a beginner, and also happen to have 2 very similar dulcimers (though not from the same builder). I think I will do..."

@davisjames • 4 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on After the Flood:

"For some reason this makes me think of Miles Davis "Kinda Blue"...Perhaps the sense of space and the modal nature of it.Geat stuff."

@john-petry • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "2 dulcimer dilemma":

" I wistfully think about some day having a flat-headed one...... And then there were three......That's how it starts. If you are not in a dulcimer group, try..."

@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"It worked! Yes, string changes on the KYoung instruments are not as easy as on some dulcimers yet his instruments are wonderful. You may need a helper on..."

@intelisano • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Trying again"

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Use a photo editor to shrink the size of the photo. A good size would 8 x 10 inches. I can easily do that on my MacBook Pro using the Preview app. I would..."

@ken-longfield • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Intelisano. It's good to have you aboard. You have a wonderful dulcimer in that Keith Young instrument. You're starting off on the right..."

@greatlakes73 • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "2 dulcimer dilemma":

"Hello all, I have a very "spoiled" problem! Just starting out on the dulcimer with an hourdrop all-walnut model by Warren May that I bought from him last..."

@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Hi and welcome to FOTMD! Keith Young made wonderful instruments so you've got an instrument from a master luthier. Is it possible you can re-size your..."

@mike59 • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "WTB: glass noter":

"Thanks Ken for your reply - I can easily obtain bottleneck type slides here where I live, so it's the rod I'm looking for. Dusty, this is terrific news! I'll..."

@intelisano • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Photo is apparently enormous. I'll try again. "

@intelisano • 4 days ago • comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on @intelisano:

"Hello all. I’ve joined this site hoping to get advice. I’ve been given a Keith Young dulcimer. I’d love to learn to play it, but it needs new strings and I..."

@pierre-yves-donnio • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @robert-owens: Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"This is a great thread, and what a great old dulcimer! Beautiful wood too.Just my 2 cents, but for a fragile old dulcimer like that at 28" scale length and a..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Okay, great, thanks! You're certainly a wealth of info about all of this...glad we have connected. I will follow your advice and try those string gauges, and..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:

"Thanks Ken! You've been a big help already. I wish I could make it to Hindman next week, but it's not looking like I'd be able to on those dates. If that..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:

"I'll be in Hindman, KY next week, April 24, 25, and 26, for the Hindman Dulcimer Homecoming. I guess that's about a 3 1/2 drive but if you can get down..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"With a 28" length I think you would do well with 0.012 for the melody string (the one closest to the player), the same gauge for the middle string, and 0.022..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:

"Well, Robert, I'm usually here welcoming people but I responded to your forum before coming here. Welcome to FOTMD. You are fitting right in. I've enjoyed..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:

"Thanks very much! This is a great resource...I've already gotten some very helpful replies from 3-4 different people...already on my way to getting it back..."

@richard-streib • 5 days ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on @robert-owens:

"Welcome Robert Owens to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. How special to have and to fix up that old dulcimer that has been a part of your..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks Ken. Well, I don't know if that's more than I want to know, but it's more than I knew I needed to know! So, I've measured the vibrating string length..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Thanks Nate. I have various hardwoods as well as bone blanks for guitar saddles & nuts that I could maybe use. I also have the reamers, which I use for..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Well, in discussing the tuning pegs I forgot all about your other questions. It does look like the nut is made of metal. Perhaps it is a piece of sheet metal..."

@nate • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"On one hand, if you particularly wanted to install a "zero fret" made of metal that is an option. Common materials for dulcimer nut and bridge are very hard..."

@dusty • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "WTB: glass noter":

"Mike, I have one of the Hall brand pyrex glass noters that Amazon used to sell. Here is the listing explaining that it is no longer available: Hall dulcimer..."

@robert-owens • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"Hey fellas. End of the day update here... I appreciate all of you who have weighed in to help me solve this puzzle. So, I was able to remove the tuners, by..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "WTB: glass noter":

"Mike, are you asking about a solid glass rod or a cylinder that you put your finger in like you would use for playing slide guitar? If it is the former, do a..."

@mike59 • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "WTB: glass noter":

"If nobody has one, or is not interested in selling, the big question is: does anyone still make them? Amazon has some "no longer available" items but that's..."

@ken-longfield • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Help with restoring a 1962 Arthur Dixon dulcimer?":

"I decided to look at some Dixon dulcimers. Here are links to two photos of Dixon dulcimers:..."

@mike59 • 5 days ago

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