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Location: Morgantown WV
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@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 15
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
"PattyFest Music Festival Saturday, June 7, 2025 9 a.m. — 8 p.m.East Fairmont High School Fairmont, WV The stage schedule and workshop lists are now on the..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"You can make a stable, playable dulcimer which is only a stick. You just won't hear much without adding a sound box or putting it on a table top resonator...."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"I taught engineering mechanics (Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials - the courses which drove students out of Engineering) for a quarter of a..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
Posted a response to "storing an instrument":
"String instruments which are played regularly are typically "kept in tune" for many decades on end.
Strings may be damaged by age or environmental factors,..."
@wally-venable
• one month ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:
"I decided to explore this further.
The 26 inch length I mentioned in an earlier post is for a custom built box. The handle, feet, wheels, etc. have to be..."
@wally-venable
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "six string Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "six string Dulcimer":
"Except that mine is Dd-Aa-aa (or maybe dD-aA-aa, or aa-Aa-Dd if you prefer the reverse order)"
@wally-venable
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "six string Dulcimer":
Posted a response to "six string Dulcimer":
"Or like an "unreal Dulcimer." On my 6-string dulcimer, tuned in DAA with 6+ fret, I have a wound string in the middle pair tuned an octave below normal and a..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
Posted a response to "Tinny sounding strings":
"I ran into a problem with a wound bass string once. There was a bit of a buzz which I tracked down to a broken winding. See the attached photo.
I identified..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":
"Ukulele fret boards are essentially the same width as those on dulcimers- about 1 1/2 inches. Guitar pickups are wider, but they say they can be cut. That's..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Amplification of an acoustic dulcimer":
"Since you have a serious need for a pickup, I would not suggest a stick-on mounted on the face of the dulcimer. Particularly since you say you feel sounds..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:
Posted a new Comment on Dulcimer for Travelling:
""...The answer to, What size is a carry-on suitcase?, depends on whether you're flying domestically or internationally. Standard, domestic, carry-on luggage..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Short scale dulcimer":
"The lower instrument in my photo on the left is one I made a few years ago. The VSL is about 15 inches and it has a standard string set. It is tuned to DAA,..."