tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post6276504166049929738..comments2023-12-31T13:33:16.827-05:00Comments on Mountain Dulcimer noter and drone blog: The Corn DogStrumeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111992200177574268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-70326482338738329162009-03-01T10:02:00.000-05:002009-03-01T10:02:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Strumeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111992200177574268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-8785556934376718902009-03-01T08:06:00.000-05:002009-03-01T08:06:00.000-05:00Your Noter Dog is gonna save a lot of people a LOT...Your Noter Dog is gonna save a lot of people a LOT of handcramps, Liza!<BR/><BR/>One reason the "Thumb on Top" noter grip doesn't work so well these days is that many dulcimer makers do not build with the old style tall fretboard. Thumb-on-top means knuckles below, and if your fretboard is less than 1" tall there just isn't room for your hand (knuckles attached) to fit between the top of the fretboard and the top of the dulcimer. Look around and see how many of your, or your friend's dulcimer have fretboard more than 1" tall - not many. The older style dulcimers had fretboards between 1" and 1.5" tall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-45414644666206861432009-02-18T19:09:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:09:00.000-05:00What a great idea! I would love to make one of th...What a great idea! I would love to make one of these corn dogs and give it a try. I started having problems several year with cramps in my hand when I played too much. My solution, as strange as it sounds, was to not really grasp the noter at all. I will try to describe what I mean. <BR/><BR/>I do play with my index finger on top. I use a very thin craft stick as my noter, so it extends far back into my palm. I brace the end of it in my palm. Basically, the weight of my hand is just resting on the noter and that keeps it in place as I play. Hmmmmm...this really doesn't make much sense! I will try to take some photos this weekend! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com