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@wally-venable
• 13 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"On the membership application:
"I first saw/heard a mountain dulcimer: ______ "
Would you expect an adult to remember when they first saw a keyboard, violin,..."
@wally-venable
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer History and Tradition":
"I suspect that we spend more time on “history” than the players of most other instruments. How much time do modern guitars players spend on Les Paul or C.F...."
@wally-venable
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
""... corset stays.. "
Typically whale bone between say 1700 and 1900."
@wally-venable
• 6 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
Posted a response to "In the days before picks.....":
"One might imagine Viennese, or other urban European musicians, using scraps of ivory from the shops of harpsichord builders on their zithers.
Google sez:..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Is attending an Event:
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Event:
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
">>> I think where I'm getting all messed up with this trying to blend in with the ukuleles is that they're chromatic and we're diatonic.....
You are..."
@wally-venable
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
">>> just playing the tunes root chord will work when you can't figure out the other chords
That is essentially what you are doing if you only..."
@wally-venable
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer-Ukulele WHAT":
"Yes, an A chord is just an A chord, no mater what the instrument, but ......
Unless you have a chromatic dulcimer, there will be lots of times when you can't..."
@wally-venable
• 3 weeks ago
• 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
• 3 weeks 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
• one month 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,..."