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@wally-venable • 5 hours ago • comments: 15
Posted a new Comment on How to lower the action on a mountain dulcimer:
"It certainly looks to me that you have an Applecreek Model 100 series dulcimer. I've owned or worked on about 20 of them. In any case, it is a "flat head"..."
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@wally-venable • 2 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
"Last night we watched the full program from which the langspil video on YouTube was taken. The program is about contemporary "classical" music in Iceland...."
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@wally-venable • 5 days ago • comments: 12
Posted a new Comment on Just starting out, have a question:
"Ken said " Some folks tuned all the strings to the same note; unison tuning which was good for fiddle tunes. ..." The Galax, VA style is all on the same..."
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@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "An Icelandic instrument - the langspil":
"I suggest it is misleading to say that the Langspil is a "relative" of the dulcimer. The world has many three-stringed instruments which are plucked or..."
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@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Fret Rocker":
"I measured the 3-fret distances on my old Folkcraft dulcimer and then made the triangular Fret Rocker shown from a piece of scrap aluminum I had on hand.  I..."
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@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Changing from pegs to machine tuners":
"If you are selling them as musical instruments, the first concern should be how do they sound. If the sound isn't better than a cardboard one, they're not..."
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@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Luthiers, Builder question on finishes":
"From a web search: Where to buy pure, 200-proof food grade ethanol in California? Buying 200 proof food grade ethanol in California is quick and easy from..."
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@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Fret Rocker":
"A "fret rocker" can be any straight edge which spans 3 frets, but not 4. The "special tools" sold for the purpose are metal plates with 4 sides of different..."
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@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Equal temperamant V Just intonation":
"Actually, it should be the distance of each fret from the nut, not the spacing between the frets. Otherwise an error at one fret throws all of the higher..."
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@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Equal temperamant V Just intonation":
"With regard to your tuners vs. your dulcimers, remember that each tuner design uses a mathematical model when making pronouncements. Few, if any, tell you..."
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@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Equal temperamant V Just intonation":
"I just took another run through the linked video.  If you primarily play in isolation, this may be something you want to consider.  If you play with others,..."
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@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 16
Posted a new Comment on Northern WV Dulcimer Doings:
"Mountaineer Dulcimer Club Spring Convention Saturday April 25 , 2026 Central United Methodist Church, 301 Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont WV 10:00 – 12:00 – Learn..."