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Cardboard Dulcimer Recommendations

Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

Thanks Ken Hume, Ken Longfield and Dwain Wilder for your responses. All helpful!

Cardboard Dulcimer Recommendations

Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

We are a group of 8 seniors playing dulcimers together. Several of us are interested in playing different dulcimers and are looking into purchasing inexpensive cardboard dulcimers to try out chromatic, or 4 equal distant, or baritone tuned dulcimers. I see several makers of cardboard dulcimers, Folkcraft, Backyard Music, Fireside Harps (are they still in business? I'm only seeing on Etsy), and Mountain Dulcimers for Children.

I'm not crazy about the idea of having to cut and install the frets ourselves as it seems Folkcraft kits require, but I'm interested in all your ideas and comparisons. Personally I care a lot about intonation, so want frets to be accurately distanced.

What are your recommendations? Ideas?

Do you have a pre 1989 FolkRoots or CapriTaurus dulcimer (made by Howard Rugg)?

Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

Just purchased from a friend - made October 25, 1974 - Capritaurus model 300 Special. Spruce top, rosewood body, ebony fretboard. It's in mint condition. Super happy!!!

Festival List

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Thanks, Ken - actually we're driving across country from CA to TN and back to attend the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough TN which happens the first weekend of October each year. We've always flown, but will be retired this time! So we get to take two months + for this trip. Got to make the best of it, but will not be making it to Florida this time.

Ken Hulme said:

Actually the list here is pretty good. Also the list at EverythingDulcimer: http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/event_display.php

Not a lot going on in the Fall - Sept-Nov but you're always welcome to snowbird down here to Florida where there's almost always something happening!

Festival List

General mountain dulcimer or music discussions

Where is the most exhaustive list of Dulcimer Festivals to be found? I'm specifically looking for September, October and early November festivals this year, but would like to know about all of them!

updated by @kay-bolin: 06/11/15 07:42:57AM