Vintage dulcimer information sought
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You are right Ken. That was one of the things I wondered about.
My major question right now is the spacing of the strings. The spacer behind the bridge and the nut are notched for a double melody, but the middle string does not have a notch in the centre. I want to replace the rather crude spacer, but I wondered about eliminating it and notching the bridge.
While I am playing with the bridge, the action is significantly higher (5mm vs 2mm) at the last fret. I am assuming that is not ideal. The intonation gets progressively sharper as I go up the fretboard. The bridge itself is removable, but weirdly wider than the fretboard.
BTW, a neighbour makes guitars and will have all the tools we need for the above adjustments.
And lastly, for now, can someone comment on using the tuning pegs if you have them. Tuning it was a major task.
Thanks everyone for your input. This is going to be a fun journey.
Art