Folkcraft FSH all walnut vs CSH walnut with red cedar soundboard
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There are a minority of people who can tell the difference of sound between different woods used in musical instrument construction and the different shapes used....what percentage I don't know...10%?...20%?...5%?...
Whenever this subject comes up the majority, who can't hear the difference, claim there is 0%...... : )....
Me?....I used to be in the minority when I was younger and willing to put forth the effort to listen and concentrate intensely....now I'm in the majority... : ).....
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Almost everyone can agreed that different woods have definite tonal characteristics. For one example https://www.taylorguitars.com/blog/guitars-more/tone-talk-rosewood-mahogany-and-maple
Yet when someone in these dulcimer forums asks what kind of wood they could use to get such and such a sound the standard response seems to be "just pick out the wood you find pleasing and the builder can make it sound any way you want."
Shouldn't a dulcimer be made to focus on the tonal characteristics of the wood with which it is built?