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Laurel K Scott
@laurel-k-scott
03/02/17 11:38:45AM
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Fine Tuner Beads -- a Primer Needed!
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions

Thank you, Greg! Actually, it was a photo of a Keith Young dulcimer that my friend inherited from her mother that reminded me to ask about the beads. My dulcimer does have the old friction tuning pegs (and might need some peg dope on one, too!) but there is only about 1" to 1 1/4" between the bridge and the tailpiece. (And yes, the strings angle down to the tail.) Would beads work in such a short space, I wonder? The distance between the two looks a bit longer on the Young dulcimer.

Also, I've seen both square and round beads ... does the shape make a difference? Just thinking round would be easier to locate.

Laurel K Scott
@laurel-k-scott
03/02/17 10:07:19AM
1 posts

Fine Tuner Beads -- a Primer Needed!
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions


I don't know whether this is the correct forum for such a question, but friends, this newbie needs your advice!

I've been playing very tentatively with the tuning on my vintage 3-string hourglass dulcimer, which has wooden friction pegs, and I'm wondering whether fine tuner beads would help. I would like to add them if they are appropriate for this style of dulcimer. Where would I get some? Are they just regular wooden beads?

 

Soooooo many questions ... :)

Many thanks.