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- Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:11 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Experimental (hammered) dulcimer/zither build
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4404
Re: Experimental (hammered) dulcimer/zither build
That's a pretty ambitious project. I built an HD with 90 strings (3 strings/course) based on Charlie Alms' book. It is heavy and tuning all those strings is a pain in the neck. It has a 1/4" plywood back and a floating redwood top (1/4" too IIRC). It does have fairly substantial internal b...
- Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:27 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: End-of-the-year giveaway!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8610
Re: End-of-the-year giveaway!
Happy New Year all! Here are the entries in the order they were received: 1 Eric Knapp 2 Bob Ionta 3 JC Whitney 4 Bill Raymond 5 Bob Gramann 6 Carl Dickinson 7 Karl Wickland 8 Bryan Bear 9 Joshua Levin-Epstein 10 Alain Lambert 11 Paul Rhoney 12 Peter Wilcox 13 Darrel Friesen Here is the drawing from...
- Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: End-of-the-year giveaway!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8610
End-of-the-year giveaway!
Hi all, For this end-of-the-year giveaway, I'll give out four StewMac $100 USD gift certificates! It will work like our previous ones- to enter, add a post to this thread saying so. The first responder is 1, the second is 2, and so on. When the time ends, I'll use a random number generator to pick f...
- Mon Aug 26, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Tsimbl/hammered dulcimer newbie questions, part 1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7953
Re: Tsimbl/hammered dulcimer newbie questions, part 1
I've built a couple of HDs, one with a floating (redwood) top and one with a fixed (spruce) top. They've both held up fine and I put sound holes in both. I don't think one is easier than the other. Both tops were about 1/4" thick, but I did have to edge glue them up. You might also check out ou...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Worcester Polytechnic Institute survey request
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7727
Worcester Polytechnic Institute survey request
Hello Fellow Luthiers! We are students of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Class of 2026 working on a project for the Fretology project (https://fretology.org) developed by the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab at WPI. We’re conducting a survey to understand where luthiers like you get your inform...
- Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Soundhole
- Topic: Forum certificate has expired?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11942
Re: Forum certificate has expired?
Should be fixed now. Sorry for the unexpected down time.
- Tue Jun 11, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Scheduled forum down time!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5884
Scheduled forum down time!
Hi all,
Due to a server upgrade, the forum will be down around 4 PM CDT tomorrow 6/12. Hopefully it will take less than an hour.
Charlie
Due to a server upgrade, the forum will be down around 4 PM CDT tomorrow 6/12. Hopefully it will take less than an hour.
Charlie
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Bowed Stringed Instruments and Bows
- Topic: Re-hairing a renaissance bow?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17729
Re-hairing a renaissance bow?
Hi all,
I'm just wondering how hard/expensive it is to rehair a bow myself. This is a renaissance viola da gamba bow, probably student grade.
Thanks,
Charlie
I'm just wondering how hard/expensive it is to rehair a bow myself. This is a renaissance viola da gamba bow, probably student grade.
Thanks,
Charlie
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Guitar appraisals in Canada?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17783
Guitar appraisals in Canada?
Hi all,
Andreas Barth's widow is trying to get some of his (Willow Guitars) work appraised in Canada. She says most shops there (as in the US) don't want to do appraisals for custom guitars. Any suggestions?
Andreas Barth's widow is trying to get some of his (Willow Guitars) work appraised in Canada. She says most shops there (as in the US) don't want to do appraisals for custom guitars. Any suggestions?
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:06 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: New forum feature- digests
- Replies: 0
- Views: 513181
New forum feature- digests
Hi all, We have a new forum feature, digests. Basically this allows you to get a snapshot of forum activity via e-mail. You can choose to get these updates daily, weekly or monthly and you can select which forum(s) you want to get updates from. To set it up, go to your UCP (User Control Panel). You ...
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:54 am
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: locating cuase of buzz/hum.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 25553
Re: locating cuase of buzz/hum.
Also see our buzz FAQ, put together by our members: https://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6
- Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:03 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: How to mark HD bridges
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15734
Re: How to mark HD bridges
I have a couple of HDs and neither of them has markings. My teacher never said anything about adding markers either. However, I did run across this pdf, and looking at page 10, there is a reference for adding markers at the root of the common major scales. https://www.westcoastharps.com/uploads/2/3/...
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:08 pm
- Forum: Support the MIMF
- Topic: Please support the MIMF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 53257
Re: Please support the MIMF
Thanks Bob, Karl and other. You are correct, we get very little from the Amazon link. StewMac now has a good affiliate program, so if you're buying from them, please use the link (top of the page) and we get a little back. Finally, as has been noted, you can financially contribute using the PayPal l...
- Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:18 am
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Happy holidays and best wishes for 2023 to all
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24378
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2023 to all
Hi all,
Best wishes for a happy holiday to everyone and I also hope 2023 treats you all well!
Charlie
Best wishes for a happy holiday to everyone and I also hope 2023 treats you all well!
Charlie
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:30 am
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: Capped double reed instruments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 41023
Re: Capped double reed instruments
It was an 18 oz cup, so rather big. Perhaps too stiff?
- Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:31 pm
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: Capped double reed instruments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 41023
Re: Capped double reed instruments
Well, it's from a plastic Dixie cup instead of a yogurt cup. It is starting to make some noise but it's kind of hit or miss.
- Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:49 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Support MIMF!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 45874
Support MIMF!
HI all, Our long-time sponsor, StewMac, has just started an affiliate program and we are now part of it. So anytime you click on a link to StewMac, whether it is inside a post or the banner at the top of the page, we will get a percentage of the order. So please click away, as server expenses keep g...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:16 pm
- Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
- Topic: Capped double reed instruments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 41023
Re: Capped double reed instruments
The 3d printed cornamuse can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:38656. It hasn't been updated since 2012 though. The origin of that design I think was: http://web.archive.org/web/20011227123922/members.aol.com/gerraith/corna.htm#5.%20Making%20the%20reed although one of the drawings is ...
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:26 am
- Forum: Auctions
- Topic: Osage orange back & side set
- Replies: 6
- Views: 54878
Re: Osage orange back & side set
Hi Bob, technically you are too late. See my PM that I sent you.
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:51 am
- Forum: Giveaways
- Topic: "Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29984
Re: "Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans"
Thanks all, I spun the random number generator and #1 came up, so Joshua was indeed lucky!