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@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 10
Posted a new Comment on Reading Tab in Chord/Melody playing:
Posted a new Comment on Reading Tab in Chord/Melody playing:
"There is no standard for dulcimer TABs. There are several common formats.
First of all, the "single number" format which Jean Ritchie used way back in the..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Vintage dulcimer information sought ":
Posted a response to "Vintage dulcimer information sought ":
"Looking at the picture of the head which shows the pegs, I would say they were installed poorly and the strings are incorrectly installed, both in terms of..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
"Walmart has " Fas-n-Tite Brass (plated) Linoleum Nails (5/8" x #16) - 0.75 oz., Steel, $1.58 "
Those and a toothpick in the old hole might be a good choice."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
Posted a response to "What Are You Working On?":
"Why remove the nail head? The nail head makes it easier to hold a string loop on. In addition, if you simply cut the nail head off with pliers you will have..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "John Molineux box dulcimer":
Posted a response to "John Molineux box dulcimer":
"The fret markings clearly are a major feature of the claims. He states:
"In a stringed instrument, the combination, with the sounding board or base, of the..."
@wally-venable
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "John Molineux box dulcimer":
Posted a response to "John Molineux box dulcimer":
"I just looked at the full 1880 patent filing. It is a good .PDF file with search capability.
It is interesting that the word "dulcimer" (or even "dul") does..."