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@alex-lubet
• 6 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
"Thanks for your kind words, everyone. It's great to be here.
I think my dulcimer journey might be a bit unusual. I started on guitar almost sixty years..."
@robin-thompson
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
Posted a response to "Don Neuhauser":
"@lilley-pad Don passed away a few years back. "
@frank-dudgeon
• 6 days ago
• comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: After the Flood
@lilley-pad
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Don Neuhauser":
Created a new forum topic "Don Neuhauser":
"Hello everybody, does anyone know if Don Neuhauser is still making instruments? His Dulci-Bro Resonator.
Going by the pictures I've seen on the internet..."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
"Yes, I remember that as well, Robin. Good to be reminded!"
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
Posted a response to "International Appalachian Dulcimer Day":
"While I'm thinking about it, John Henry was, to my knowledge, our elder participant in IADD. And he met Jean Ritchie many years ago on one of her trips to..."
@dulcidom
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Updated a YouTube Video:
The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
@dulcidom
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Thank you @nate for these clarifications. I observed the same phenomenon on my spectrograms, indeed. Let's not forget that if we make a string vibrate, the..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
Posted a response to "Mountain Dulcimer Picture in Mathematics Magazine":
"Thank you for taking the time to articulate your results dulcidom! I have been playing around with these ideas quite a bit. I have a one string dulcimer that..."
@phil-myers
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @dulcidom: The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
Liked a youtube item created by @dulcidom: The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
@dulcidom
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
"Mark Gilston:
I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune.
Hello Mark. The original (=..."
@mark-gilston
• one week ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
Posted a new Comment on The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 16th c.):
"I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune."
@mark-gilston
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted new YouTube video(s):
Kak U Sokola (Like a Falcon)
Kak U Sokola (Like a Falcon)
@richard-streib
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
"Cabbagejen, we're glad you joined. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of information here and some great folks with a lot of..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
Posted a new Comment on @cabbagejen:
"Welcome to FOTMD Cabbagejen. It's good to have you aboard. Let us know if we can offer any help as you begin your dulcimer journey.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"I ran into a problem with a wound bass string once. There was a bit of a buzz which I tracked down to a broken winding. See the attached photo.
I identified..."
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"I hope Jacques responds, Nate, yet if he doesn't we all know your cool work is out in the world, in the wild. "
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"I have found that the first strings to 'go dead' and sound crappy are usually the wound strings. The easiest course of action here (pun intended) is to..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @dwyerjh:
Posted a new Comment on @dwyerjh:
"Hi Dwyer, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• one week ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
Posted a new Comment on @alex-lubet:
"Hi Alex, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
@benjamin-w-barr-jr
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @tulip:
Posted a new Comment on @tulip:
"Hi Tulip, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer,..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Current Set:
Posted a new Comment on Current Set:
"My first, second, fourth fifth and sixth kitchen pan dulcimers "
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"I have made an effort to reach out to Jacques but i dont think i have actually reached him. I dont know if hed like my instruments but id really like for him..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"Robin Thompson:
For $175, the sound will be relegated to being lost to history. Yet we have something better here at FOTMD-- Nate!
Way too..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"I'll have to look into how that mechanism works, however I have considered a few ways to stir the bowl, and honestly most of them are beyond my ability. I..."
@nate
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"Specifically with the language of tinny, My first guess would be that the strings are not seated correctly in either their slots at the bridge, or their..."
@dusty
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"Hi @mdwannabe. First, strings get stiff and stale just from exposure to air. They also get grimy from being played, but strings age even if they are not..."
@mdwannabe
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Tinny sounding strings":
Created a new forum topic "Tinny sounding strings":
"I have a June Apple Dulcimer that played really well when I got it but I took it out again and the bass string has a horrible tinny sound when it is played...."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
Posted a new Comment on Makeover for Sally :
"This kind of reminds me of the rowing machines that have a water reservoir in them and feel like water resistance while rowing indoors. They also make a..."