Hi Barb!
Yes, I was very careless and didn't hydrating my instruments. Dulcimer was here for 3 years and we had dry air all this time, but this winter became crucial for dulcimer :( It's a good lesson for me.
Thank you very much for your quick answers! I was very sad and I feel much better now. I showed your advices to my luthier friend and he'll do as you say.
Hi guys,
I have one great sounding dulcimer of Rodney Hensley made of cherrywood and it got some cracks on the side. As I see, this one was construted without kerfing.
I have a friend who is guitar luthier, he has no experience of dulcimer repairment but has the tools and experience of woodworking and electric guitars making.
Extremely need your advise - what operations he has to do to fix the cracks and which glue to use better for this operation not to loose this great sound.
Side is little bit going out of the body shape in the crack place.
Mr. Hensley's site is down and I can't ask him directly for advice.
Thanks in advance, Volha
