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@john-petry
• one week ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
"They are on the way.....Well, at least they are in the mail box for Pick up on the 'morrow....
Hope they are a help to you. Please give me any request for..."
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
"@davisjames I just listened (to remind me of what we played) and was surprised at how we played the tune so I had the guitar player listen, too. We're happy..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I just received word that the article is posted to this website...."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"You're welcome, Strumelia and thank you for the compliment."
@sam-edelston
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Great questions, Ken.
Yes, Elaine asked to be plugged in out of a concern that her bass dulcimer would be inaudible otherwise.
For the rest of us, it was..."
@davisjames
• one week ago
• comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
Posted a new Comment on Sweet Yellows and Pinks:
"What an interesting melody."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"Ken, it's beautiful! Thank you for sharing this."
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on The Praetorius Scheitholt:
Posted a new Comment on The Praetorius Scheitholt:
"I'm just adding a link here to your other post in the General Forum, which has the attached article and more info, Ken. Thanks!"
@strumelia
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: The Praetorius Scheitholt
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Posted a response to "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"Here is the article that was to appear in Dulcimer Players News. Originally it was scheduled for November, 2025 but postponed until February, 2026. I heard..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
Created a new forum topic "The Praetorius Scheitholt":
"I created a thread about this in the Groups area, but I have the feeling that not too many people explore the Groups section. So I am recreating it here in..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks for posting this Sam. You folks did a wonderful job. Just a bit curious here. How were the instruments miked? It looks like Elaine is plugged in. Are..."
@ken-longfield
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
"You are fortunate to have a Ron Ewing dulcimer. He did great work in building them. Enjoy playing this dulcimer.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@robin-thompson
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Ron Ewing Mountain Dulcimer:
"Your Ewing dulcimer is beautiful, Masaki-- Ron was both a great luthier and mountain dulcimer player.
Perhaps you have learned the sad news that Ron Ewing..."
@banjostray
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
@banjostray
• one week ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @noah-cline: Good Morning to Your Nightcap
Liked a youtube item created by @noah-cline: Good Morning to Your Nightcap
@dusty
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@randy-adams
• one week ago
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@sam-edelston
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks, Dusty!
Huge honor. Huge thrill. Incomparable experience. We were all a bit like giddy tourists, taking photos at the stage door, in the dressing..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 23
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
"In 2018 a friend of mine asked if I would like to examine the dulcimer collection at the Smithsonian with him and another friend. He set up the meeting. We..."
@sylvia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 23
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
Posted a new Comment on Help with tuning?:
"Ken, please tell me more about the Smithsonian visit and getting to play Richard Farina's dulcimer. Were you there at the behest of the Smithsonian?..."
@sylvia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on @john-petry:
Posted a new Comment on @john-petry:
"Well I accept your kind offer.
Thank you so much,
warm regards
Sylvia Bailey
210 Hancock St., Apt. 303
Ithaca, NY 14850"
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @rita-arrington:
Posted a new Comment on @rita-arrington:
"Welcome to FOTMD, Rita. It's good to have you aboard. This is a wonderful group of mountain dulcimer enthusiasts. Let us know if you have any questions. I..."
@dusty
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall:
"Thanks, Sam, for representing the dulcimer so well. That must have been a thrill to perform at Carnegie!"
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
Liked a group discussions item created by @sam-edelston: Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall
@john-petry
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
"Hello again,
I make noters as part of my shop. I've had the opportunity to customize for a few customers. Longer, fatter (the noters) notched and plain...."
@sam-edelston
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Updated a Group discussion "":
Updated a Group discussion "":
"Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the 17th Annual..."
Rockin' in the Free World
Rockin' in the Free World
@sam-edelston
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 4
Created a new Group discussion "Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall":
Created a new Group discussion "Dulcimers at Carnegie Hall":
"Last Sunday, January 18, 2026, a group of us performed on (mostly) mountain dulcimers at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This was part of the 17th Annual..."
Rockin' in the Free World
Rockin' in the Free World
@richard-streib
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @okidokiebanjokie:
Posted a new Comment on @okidokiebanjokie:
"Glad you joined Okidokiebanjokie. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Congratulations on getting your first dulcimer. It is a fun instrument to play..."