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@joe • 3 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @frank:

"McSpadden is a solid choice that you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of. I suggest attending dulcimer festivals and taking condensed classes. Dave Haas and..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @frank:

"Frank, your new McSpadden looks beautiful, but then I'm partial to all walnut dulcimers. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@jdnewberry • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Sorry, I've been traveling all day. The discoloration at the 6.5 fret is exactly that. Either Dad or my older brother (I blame Tom) took a thin wire and..."

@homer-ross • 3 weeks ago • comments: 14
Liked a youtube item created by @jim-fawcett: Flow Gently Sweet Afton

@homer-ross • 3 weeks ago

@homer-ross is now following @jack-ferguson

@homer-ross • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a photos item created by @jack-ferguson: Scheitholt

@nate • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Could what appears to be a slot near the 6.5 just be discoloration of the wood? In the close up photo it doesnt look like those 'slots' go all the way across..."

@homer-ross • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @phil-myers: Home On the Range

@carolynf • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Baritone dulcimette ":

"It was nice meeting you too! Ironically, I'm interested in the baritone partly because I DON'T play with other dulcimers usually. (Nobody around here!) It's..."

@dusty • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Baritone dulcimette ":

"Hi Carolyn. It was nice to meet you last month. I can't remember if I told you, but in addition to the little dulcimette I shared with you, I also have a..."

@carolynf • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Baritone dulcimette ":

"I'm 90% headed towards ordering a baritone dulcimette (Ron Ewing). I got to put hands on a dulcimette at camp last month (thanks, Dusty) and it was just too..."

@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"I never saw Gainer, although I became aware of his presence on campus soon after I arrived here in 1964. He played an important part in Mountaineer Week..."

@alex-lubet • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Alex Lubet At a Place Far Away:

"Thanks. Much more (including a few other instruments) on most of the major streaming services and a new album (with operatic mezzo soprano Victoria Vargas)..."

@robin-thompson • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolan:

"Lovely, Steve! thanks Robin, I appreciate your kind words."

@robin-thompson • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @steve-c: Fanny Power by O'Carolan

@strumelia • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Looking at a closeup of that mystery empty fret slot... My thoughts:A good luthier would never have put that extremely misplaced slot there in the first..."

@steve-c • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6

Updated a YouTube Video:
Fanny Power by O'Carolan

@steve-c • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolyn:

"Cindy Stammich: Well this may be a simple version but it sure is pretty! I like the “pinch” it works well with this song. You say it’s fun to play - I say..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @steve-c: Fanny Power by O'Carolan

@cindy-stammich • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolyn:

"Well this may be a simple version but it sure is pretty! I like the “pinch” it works well with this song. You say it’s fun to play - I say it’s fun to..."

@cindy-stammich • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Home On the Range:

"This was so much fun! The Macon County Farmers Market just got better 🎶😊👏. Thank you for sharing!"

@cindy-stammich • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Hi Jonathan,I am not going to be any help as far as your questions. I just want to wish you all the best in your new adventure! I have a dulcimer that my..."

@jdnewberry • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"You're correct. Strothers said 0.020", 0.010" and 0.013". To be sure, I just ordered an assortment so that I'm sure to have something that feels and sounds..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Gary Gallier's Starsong Dulcimer dim.?":

"I agree with Strumelia that 27" is pretty much "the normal/standard range for a dulcimer." If you haven't already done so, you might check out this site:..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Twenty-seven inches is my favorite VSL. I use 28.5 inches on dulcimers for noter playing. I think if you do the calculations on the Strothers calculator they..."

@lilley-pad • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Gary Gallier's Starsong Dulcimer dim.?":

"I have never heard of a tenor dulcimer. But what do I know. Is this instrument just a standard Starsong Dulcimer?"

@phil-myers • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Home On the Range

@jdnewberry • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Here are better photos. Just ignore the bath mat... That's the best light in this old house! Also, the distance from bridge to nut is exactly 27". Jonathan"

@robin-thompson • 3 weeks ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Zion Ridge:

"@davisjames I'm glad you found it "ear-tickling"! I had to listen to this, Jamie, to find out how we played back when we recorded it. Right now, it's on an..."

@john-c-knopf • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"That's just what I was thinking! One of those aggravating "OOPS!" situations that happen to a builder from time to time. The solution is to play it up..."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"Maybe we should start a thread on Patrick Gainer. I wonder where the photo on the YouTube site was taken. The dulcimer he is holding looks like a Prichard..."

@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Zion Ridge:

"That is so ear-tickling. ..."

@jdnewberry • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Well, that makes perfect sense. I didn't even think of that. And thanks for the compliment. I'll have a better photo in a few hours. Jonathan"

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Wartz-n-All Gathering:

"Wally, thanks for those links about Dr. Gainer. I may have mentioned that I took two courses from him at the Appalachian Regional School for Church Leaders...."

@ken-longfield • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "I need BASIC dulcimer help - Complete novice":

"Thanks for photos Jonathan. It looks like the builder may have miscalculated the placement of the seventh fret and moved it but never filled in the slot. Not..."

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