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Terminology is always so interesting.What I call a "standard dulcimer" refers to my usual body shape and the dimensions of various parts. Each one I build tends to be unique even when they are a standard model as this is the way I prefer to work.I consider a custom dulcimer to be a variation on my standard, usually involving extra frets, number of strings, choices of wood or figured wood, scale length, fingerboard width, etc.I also make the occasional "one of a kind" dulcimer which may be larger, smaller, a different shape or structural design, etc.I set the standard for my "standard dulcimer" very high so sometimes I think that if I made a model and called it a "performance model" it might be confusing. Some people might think that the "standard dulcimer" is not as good as the "performance model" or some such thing.