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@wally-venable
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Event:
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
Traditional Music Day at Pricketts Fort
@wally-venable
• one month 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
• one month 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
• one month 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
• 2 months 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
• 2 months 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 months 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 months 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
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Is attending an Event:
Fort New Salem Dulcimer Fest (WV)
Fort New Salem Dulcimer Fest (WV)

