Maxine, Coming from you that is a very atractive offer but Georgetown is a pretty fur piece from Possum Trot. Thanks When I was 17 I found that all the pretty girls my age around he re that I might find interesting were cousins. Your cousin, Jess Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "charles friedly" <mfriedly@adelphia.net> To: <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [KYLAUREL-L] PLAYING A TUNE BY EAR. > > Jess, > > The next time you go to Berea, take that dulcimer and get Warren May to > restring it for you. He is the expert in your section of Kentucky. > > I belong to the Monday Night Dulcimer Players here in Georgetown, Ky. We > meet on Monday evenings at 6:30 at the United Methodist Church on US 25 > and welcome all who would like to join us. Don't ever quit. > > When I purchased my dulcimer from Warren back in the early 1990s, I said I > probably would not be able to play because of my arthritic hands. He > encouraged me and gave me a hardwood stick tuner and said I could. This > is my second group of players and we have such a good time. If someone has > to quit for a while, they usually come back. We have married couples who > are players too. We are like one big happy family. > > Come on Jess, get that dulcimer down off the wall and get it fixed. If > you and Ruth are ever over this way on Monday night, join us, whether or > not you have the dulcimer with you. I guarantee you will enjoy our group. > > Love to you both, > > Maxine Bowling Friedly > Your fourth cousin (no times removed) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jess Wilson" <jswlsn@prtcnet.org> > To: <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:48 AM > Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] PLAYING A TUNE BY EAR. > > >> PLAYING A TUNE BY EAR.By Jess Wilson >> >> I had often wondered what it would be like to be able to play a simple >> tune by ear, having your fingers to be able to fret the strings so that >> the rosin on a bow or the plucking of a string would bring forth a tune. >> >> Then an acquaintance of mine earned appointment in the Peace Corp to, I >> think, Indonesia. Anyway be brought back some native mahogomy wood which >> he made into some dulcimers. I bought one and began to practice. >> >> As my fingers toughened I made some progress in being able to bring forth >> a simple tune. Soon I could play any tune I had ever heard. The odd thing >> was I could not visualize where I should place a finger on the fret >> board. The fingers seemed to know what my brain could not about where a >> finger should be for a particular note. Finally A string broke and now >> the dulcimer is like; >> >> The harps that once through Tara`s Hall, >> >> The soul of music shed, >> >> Now hang as mute on Tara` walls >> >> As if that soul had fled. >> >> >> ==== KYLAUREL Mailing List ==== >> To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list send an email to: >> KYLAUREL-L-request@rootsweb.com >> In the MESSAGE type the one word .... SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 > > > ==== KYLAUREL Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list send an email to: > KYLAUREL-L-request@rootsweb.com > In the MESSAGE type the one word .... SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) > >