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@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jerry-posner: Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer?
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jerry-posner: Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer?
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Wally, thanks for your comments. I found no evidence of shops making musical instruments in Pennsylvania making zitters. There were some violin makers and of..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Ken Longfield and Ken Hulme said""These instruments were constructed by craftsmen on an individual basis probably in home workshops. There is no record of..."
@dusty
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
@dusty
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Interesting and persuasive stuff, Ken. Thanks for sharing."
@rob-williams
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer? ":
Posted a response to "Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer? ":
"Jerry- I know you posted this query about your Geoffrey Johnson Dulcimer 2 years ago but I'm just getting around to finding it. I also have a Johnson made..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"There will be no burning of mountain dulcimers here at my house! "
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"A comment I received via email suggested a better way of saying: In German, scheit means log or piece of wood, while holt or holz means wood. I like the..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Thanks, Ken L & Ken H for the research and your article! One thing I realize is the story of the Appalachian dulcimer and its origins is still being..."
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"
Liked a forum discussions item created by @ken-longfield: Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Here is a bibliography for the article.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song." "
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
Created a new forum topic "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"I learned today that theme of February, 2026 issue of Dulcimer Players News will not be "tradition." I submitted an article in 2024 and was asked if it could..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"Oh my, Strumelia, that poor guitar!
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"I have dot placed stickers, using stationary department dots or masking tape, on one or two of the instruments I own, but if I buy a modestly priced dulcimer..."
@jennifer-landry
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"Thanks for the tip about that. My dulcimers live in their cases with their humidifiers as our house is dry as heck all winter even with room humidifiers so..."
@strumelia
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"I thought i'd add one little tip here... Wooden dulcimers and other instruments tend to darken over time when exposed to light. This can be a nice thing, for..."
@olddog75
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
@jennifer-landry
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"Reviving an old thread here just to say thanks for the links, I’ve ordered some of the recommended stickers for both my vintage dulcimer, and also for my..."
@banjostray
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
@joseph-besse
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
"Thank you, @homer-ross! I hope this year brings you lots of time for strumming! "
@homer-ross
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
"Very nice!"
@homer-ross
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
@homer-ross
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
"Great tune and so well played. Thanks for sharing."
@homer-ross
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
Posted a new Comment on Drifting off - a lullaby :
"@dan We're happy you like it! However, if you did not fall asleep, the lullaby failed to do its job. Thanks for listening and happy strumming! "
@alex-lubet
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
"Nice"
@dan
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Drifting off - a lullaby
@john-petry
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
Posted a new Comment on @sylvia:
"Hello Sylvia,
Don't know if this will help.. here is a Facebook link to a dulcimer group "sort of" near to you. Perhaps some members are even closer to..."
@phil-myers
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
Liked a youtube item created by @leo-kretzner: Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer
@phil-myers
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: Come In From the Cold
@ken-longfield
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
"Thanks for sharing this jaunty tune Leo. Did you add the 1.5 fret to the dulcimer?
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a new song.""
@robin-thompson
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on Frazier's Jig on mountain dulcimer:
"P.S.- That Sunhearth seems made for that 4 equidistant set-up!"