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Location: Morgantown WV
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@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
""As to the linguistic issue, scheiße is the German word for sh*t. Scheit in the 16th century was log or piece of wood. I think that is still the translation..."
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@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Let's Bury The Term "Scheitholt"":
"Ken Longfield and Ken Hulme said""These instruments were constructed by craftsmen on an individual basis probably in home workshops. There is no record of..."
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@wally-venable • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "fret markers.":
"I have dot placed stickers, using stationary department dots or masking tape, on one or two of the instruments I own, but if I buy a modestly priced dulcimer..."
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@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Gardner Winter Music Festival:
"GARDNER WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL February 27 & 28, 2026 South Middle School, Morgantown, WV Traditional Appalachian Music,..."
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@wally-venable • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Low-maintenance/easy-to-play dulcimer models":
"You mentioned "Low-Maintenance." Provided that they are properly set up when purchased, lap dulcimers don't need much maintenance work except when a string..."
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@wally-venable • one month ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on CHROMATIC DULCIMER:
"Most dulcimers can not play a chromatic scale. Traditional dulcimers were built to play a diatonic scale, but most are built today with at least one..."
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@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Western North Carolina Dulcimer Collective - Website update":
"I first encountered Steve Smith's TABs when someone passed one out in a dulcimer workshop. The Western NC Dulcimer Collective website lists too many to..."
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@wally-venable • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Shifting bridge and nut":
"You have constructed an attractive instrument. That is only Part 1 of making a fine instrument. Even a very well made string instrument needs "SET-UP" after..."
 
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