Hi - I'm a relatively new HD player and am wondering what you recommend to clean oxidation off the strings. I've tried the green Scotch brite and so far it...
Thank you to Jim Rathbone. Quite sometime ago I asked about playing chords and received a very complete and helpful reply from Jim. but it has taken me a long...
I have the same problem. Problem is that anything abrasive enough to shine up the strings weakens them. That might not be a problem with your HD but I pop a...
Hi everyone! Spring is well upon us so....... here is your first UnOfficial warning about the 2006 UnFest. The 2006 UnFest will be held as always at the...
Glad to have helped. Sounds like you went through a lot of effort to make it work for you. ... -- Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure....
Try brass cleaner with a soft cloth to clean the strings. Half of my santoor strings are brass, but the brass cleaner works as well on the steel as on the...
I have just listed a D-25 Dusty Strings Hammered Dulcimer for Sale on E-Bay. Those interested can follow this link. If anyone has any questions, please feel...
This may not answer your question, exactly, but... I never clean my strings. I've had my current dulcimer about 10 years, and have never cleaned the strings...
I had to laugh the other night at the thought of cleaning strings. If I'm doing a deep cleaning on the HD first I'll use furniture polish on the wood, through...
Hi Gang: It seems like the men in this group find the idea of cleaning strings unnecessary or preposterous or both! Could this be, er, a gender issue??? ...
Hello Pat, (And thanks for the kind words Dave) Unfortunately, I don't know the maker Peter Lamb so I can't be of much help. I'm forwarding this note to two...
Oh! That's rich! Now we've degenerated into guys and gal's thing! Your right of course! (My wife would agree). Ken Kolodner brought out his new (to him)...
Less than 3 weeks away now, at the Tannahill State Park in Alabama, it's the 10th annual BP festival, they added HDs to it a few years ago. Anyone going?...
MizzGnomer@...
May 25, 2006 4:11 pm
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I feel that just like every instrument, the quality makes a difference in sound. The older - dinosaurs- have a very tenny sound no matter how CLEAN and shiny...
Ok, you've got me. What is a BP? I know I'm going to groan when you tell me. I've got a major case of brainblock right now. Jim ... -- Te audire no possum....
BP=Bowed Psaltery Judy in Fl In a message dated 5/25/2006 4:11:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dulcidude@... writes: Ok, you've got me. What is a BP? I...
MizzGnomer@...
May 25, 2006 8:41 pm
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Yaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! I knew it!!!!! Should have called them screeching arrowheads. J ... -- Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure....
In a message dated 5/25/2006 9:02:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dulcidude@... writes: Yaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! I knew it!!!!! Should have called them...
MizzGnomer@...
May 26, 2006 1:43 am
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Just to toss out a thought on cleaning the instrument itself... I have had students who have used various wood polishes, and inevitably there is some kind of...
Ken had rubber pads on the bottom of the dulcimer and I noticed that one of them was missing. I think it was John McCutchen's before Ken got ahold of it. ... ...
Hello, I know this has been posted in the past, but I was unable to find it. Does anyone have tuning charts for the yangqin? Thank you. I would really...
If it looks like this one I have the tuning chart. I haven't even tuned it yet it's just too intimidating LOL. Judy in Fl...
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May 31, 2006 6:25 am
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I have seen some of the older dulcimers with little feet looking pads on the smaller edge. (When resting on the stand this edge would be toward the audience.)...
I could see Judy's pic. My yang qin is slightly larger. I've never seen one with as few as 3 bridges. Paul ... Dr Paul Jewell Sturt Buildings Faculty of...
Hi Y'all! I've been playing HD for almost 1 year now & have a question. Where's the best place for hammers? What kind of hammers seem to work best for you &...
If your looking for hammers to purchase there are any number of places that sell them. Check out www.everythingdulcimer.com for a listing of stores in your...
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