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Spruce and Mahogany Galax Dulcimore
I just completed this Melton-style Galax dulcimore/dulcimer. The center piece is poplar, with a Sitka spruce top, red mahogany backs and sides,...
@John C. Knopf started 3 years ago - replies: 5
Peg replacement
Are planetary violin pegs strong enough for dulcimer use>
@Bill Robison started 3 years ago - replies: 5
Museum Replica Bowed Zither
The original was made by Jacob Gross, a school teacher, fracture artist, and occasional instrument builder in Bucks County, PA, home of the...
@Ken Hulme started 3 years ago - replies: 5
Museum Replica Bowed Zither
Back in 1865 or so, a fractur artist, schoolteacher, woodworker named Jacob Gross, a "Pennsylvania German" from Bucks County Pennsylvania, built...
@Ken Hulme started 3 years ago - replies: 7
Olive wood?
Olive wood trimmed in black walnut. Has a bright sound, was hard to work with, Very oily wood, but smelled pleasant. I have enough for one more.
@Dale A Penrose started 3 years ago - replies: 7
Sometimes missing the melody string when I strum
Hello all. Beginner Mountain Dulcimer player. As I practice I find I am having a lot of problems, but top of the list is my tendency to often miss...
@DavidG started 3 years ago - replies: 5
Bill Davis kits
Has anyone had the experience of assembling a Bill Davis kit? I just got one that I am pretty sure is one of his assembled kits Were the fret...
@Bill Robison started 3 years ago - replies: 4
The Journey of a New Comers' New Dulcimer
Hi All After a month of lurking around the site reading tons of information and doing research I went ahead and found a copy of Kimball's...
@Nutmegger started 3 years ago - replies: 6
Noter Drone Method Book
Hi folk, I’m completely new to the dulcimer and would like to learn noter drone style playing. Can you recommend a good tutor book / method book...
@Knobby started 3 years ago - replies: 5
It's Here (Kinda!)
No idea who sees these posts, but I wanted to share that the dulcimer guitar I started designing 2 years ago is finally in a playable, quality,...
@ryanpryor started 3 years ago - replies: 0