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@tonyg
• 2 weeks ago
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Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"Thanks for all your responses. I try to play what I'd consider traditional style......no chords or extra frets, mostly bagpipe tuning. However I do use a..."
@tonyg
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":
Created a new forum topic "In the days before picks.....":
"Besides turkey feathers and bare fingers, was there anything else folks might have used to play the dulcimer back before picks were invented?"
@tonyg
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "favorite fiddle tunes to play SLOWLY":
Posted a response to "favorite fiddle tunes to play SLOWLY":
"I think Goin' to Boston and Red Haired Boy sound good played slower. In fact, I think a lot of music sounds better (to my ears) on the dulcimer played more..."
@tonyg
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"What string gauges do you use on your traditional dulcimers?"
@tonyg
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"I've always been partial to the Uncle Ed Thomas design."
@tonyg
• one month ago
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Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"Thanks for the link John......I'll check it out."
@tonyg
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Created a new forum topic "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"Are there any traditional mountain dulcimer makers who still make instruments more reminiscent of old time dulcimores?"
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
"Wow....that's funny Ken......I do a very similar thing: when I'm in bagpipe tuning, I take an uncut cap, and slide it under both drone strings which gives..."
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
"I had an afterthought that's kinda related: I'm most often tuned Bbb bagpipes tuning, which allows me to play either ionian or mixolydian without retuning...."
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
Posted a response to "Eaa Tuning":
"I don't have occasion to play with others, so the actual key I'm in in unimportant. Usually I'm tuned Ebb, so I just drop the first and middle strings to a...."
@tonyg
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Eaa Tuning":
Created a new forum topic "Eaa Tuning":
"I don't find much about Eaa mixolydian tuning and was wondering why since it lends itself to traditional no chords style playing?"