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Location: Morgantown WV
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@wally-venable
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"Re Prichard:
>>> John C. Knopf>>> Wally, I don't know about Prichard's sales methods, but I haven't heard of him using a push-cart like Ed..."
@wally-venable
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
Posted a response to "Traditional dulcimer makers":
"Origin of the Hour Glass Shape
I would like to offer a bit of speculation about the Hour Glass shape most commonly used for lap dulcimers.
I know of no..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on UK and European Mountain Dulcimers:
Posted a new Comment on UK and European Mountain Dulcimers:
"Nonsuch also publishes a quarterly newsletter. It runs about 40 pages, and is split about equally between club news, Mountain/Fretted/Appalachian Dulcimers,..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on UK and European Mountain Dulcimers:
Posted a new Comment on UK and European Mountain Dulcimers:
"I use a wooden dowel about 1 cm in diameter and about 20 cm long. I can cut several from a single length costing less than about 2 pounds.
I'm in the USA and..."
@wally-venable
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How to dehumidify":
Posted a response to "How to dehumidify":
"Is there any more reason to worry about the effect of humidity on wooden musical instruments than the effect on wooden furniture?
Humidifiers and..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Mountain Dulcimer History & Traditions:
Posted a new Comment on Mountain Dulcimer History & Traditions:
"Howie Mitchell's book is readily available as a .PDF download from the Smithsonian website...."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on PattyFest -(WV):
Posted a new Comment on PattyFest -(WV):
"From a program standpoint, everything went well.
The new location works well, although we need some bigger signs in a couple of places.
Attendance was..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 1
Liked a photos item created by @richard-streib: detail on back
Liked a photos item created by @richard-streib: detail on back
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "tremolo":
Posted a response to "tremolo":
"The Russian balalaika shares problems an sounds with the mandolin. It is an instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck,..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Gardner Dulcimers - Grafton, Ohio":
Created a new forum topic "Gardner Dulcimers - Grafton, Ohio":
"My wife, Norma, happily bought two dulcimers from Don Gardner, and others here in Morgantown have also done so through his website.
He customized each..."