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tpgugliotta
@tom-g
04/08/20 10:58:47PM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?
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Dusty Turtle:

@Tom-g, our schools here closed just around that time, too. It's great that you are able to use this time on such a rewarding project.  Action on older dulcimers was often high because those playing with a noter don't need the action as low as those of us who use our fingertips.  The dulcimer sure looks lush and beautiful in the picture!

Thanks for the information.  Luckily the fretboard is pretty straight.  I just have to go slow with my cuts to avoid buzzing.  I added a picture of the abalone markers that I got on Ebay also.  Those I installed with a 1/4" Forstner bit cutting a little bit at a time.  I put them at the usual 3, 5, two at 7, and 10.


updated by @tom-g: 04/08/20 11:01:15PM
tpgugliotta
@tom-g
04/08/20 10:10:57PM
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How is the COVID-19 coronavirus affecting you?
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I am from Albuquerque, NM and work for the public schools here.  Our governor shut our state down very early, March 16.  About that time I bought a 1984 FolkCraft dulcimer on Ebay to add to my collection.  It looked un-played when I got it but since I had spare time, I decided to refinish it and put abalone fret markers on it.  I spent a couple of hours each day for a couple of weeks removing the old finish, fine sanding it and putting on a new wipe-on poly finish.  It's a nice looking instrument, all walnut and book matched soundboard.  I've got it all assembled and strung now but the action is too high.  The bridge is uncut, which seemed rather odd.  So I will have to use my coping saw to cut the bridge for each string.  It sounds pretty good.  A little small and bright for my taste though.


RefinishedDulcimer.JPG RefinishedDulcimer.JPG - 423KB

updated by @tom-g: 04/08/20 10:50:04PM