Fret Markers
Instruments- discuss specific features, luthiers, instrument problems & questions
Update...
After thinking about his reason it made me realize that, if true, would have put the placement off by one in the OTHER direction starting with a marker at the 2nd fret. Anyway, a couple of days later he messaged me (a little defensive this time) saying that he spent some more time researching markers and could find no consensus himself so everyone could be right. He then said that he actually felt that he couldn't be wrong because he had followed the example set on the Folkcraft dulcimer site. I knew right then what had happened because every time I open up the Folkcraft dulcimer all the dulcimer's they offer for sale include the 1 and 1/2 fret...LOL. I messaged him back and pointed this out telling him to find the 7th fret (pointing out it is the last of the three thin ones in the center of the fret board or the double marked one) and count backwards and he will see that the dot on all Folkcraft instruments begin on the 3rd fret. Soon he messaged back and thought he might just add the 1 and 1 1/2 fret on all his new units too.