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@wally-venable
• 23 hours 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
• 5 days 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..."
@wally-venable
• 6 days ago
• comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"I don't want you to get the impression that I'm only interested in "sloppy folk music." I have sung in the chorus of several amateur opera performances and..."
@wally-venable
• 6 days ago
• comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"Bim, Bim, Bong!
And Bim is whatever I say it is !!!
Ritchie Family dulcimer tuning instructions, as per Great-Grandmother Jean.
It follows in the tradition..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"Nate said: Personally, I use a zero fret and spacer, so the height of my nut isn't adjustable.
Correct. That is what McSpadden and some other builders use...."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"Ah, Yes. We often avoid the question asked, but provide great advice on a related topic. I'm guilty here, too. Joe asked How to lower the action on a..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Rescue - Paul Pyle Dulcimer with Cracked Head":
"Paul Pyle is certainly part of dulcimer history, if only for his dulcimer books.
How to Tune and Play the Dulcimer (1973).
To Build a Dulcimer: A..."
@wally-venable
• one week ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
Posted a response to "Bad string?":
"You haven't given us a photo of the tuners, so I can only guess.
Based on what I have seen in photos of some McSpadden tuners, I think there is a thin nut..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 19
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
"Dulcimer Workshops
PattyFest Music Festival Saturday, June 6, 2026 9 a.m. — 8 p.m.
I have attached a .PDF extract of the workshops listings, focusing on..."
@wally-venable
• 2 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
Posted a response to "The Stradivarius Effect":
"When I set string height on dulcimers, I now use a Quarter just above the first fret as a height gauge. (1st photo)
When I saw the posts about making an..."