I made a capo for a small dulcimer I have, but it also works on the travel dulcimer I have which was built by a lady who used to work for Folkcraft and is identical. Richard Ash just came out with the new capo for this dulcimer which should work fine.

Yes. The FolkRoots travel dulcimer capo may be the one that will work for you. If in doubt, give Richard Ash (owner of Folkcraft) a call tomorrow and discuss it with him before buying one. He's very friendly and helpful.

http://www.folkcraft.com/p_1482_cat_7000234_hdr_7000292_sort_cattitle_pg_1.html

You will probably want the one for the travel dulcimer.

Believe it or not, a pencil and rubber band works well as a capo until you can find a suitable one.

 

My 1978 Folkroots dulcimer has a fretboard about half as thick as the McSpadden

.My capo just isn't working. I've seen folks talking about a Folkroots 'travel' dulcimer and there was a capo built for that, but I don't think that is what I have. Mine looks just like a normal dulcimer.

At first I was thinking my capo was having a 'fail' but then realized we were dealing with a size issue. Anyone found a capo to get around this? Thank you!

updated by @d-chitwood: 06/08/16 09:24:05PM