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Who makes the widest fretboards? 1.5" or wider?!

Hi everyone! Thanks for adding me to FOTMD. You could say I have very fat fingers when fretting, and improving technique and finger strength will...
@gail-a started 3 years ago - replies: 8

Just Finished No. 1

Hello friends!  I just finished my first mountain dulcimer, made completely from scratch. I used a remnant of a curly maple gunstock blank (one...
@glp1958 started 3 years ago - replies: 11

Building the Virginia Hogfiddle Kit Videos

I don't make the Kits anymore but I wanted to share the Videos I made for the customers who bought the Kits. These are long, drawn out, boring...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 3 years ago - replies: 3

Building Dulcimers Cheap

Hey all, when I first started building dulcimers it was a very inexpensive process. Tied on fishing line frets, eyehole screws for tuners, anything...
@NateBuildsToys started 3 years ago - replies: 5

Bridge Placement for Proper Intonation

Hello, this is always something I've had to relearn on every single dulcimer I build, through trial and error. I'd love for it to be put in...
@NateBuildsToys started 3 years ago - replies: 2

Question on sound differences

Its me again with another question made the mistake of showing my wife photos of different dulcimer body styles and she likes the hour drop shape...
@Don Smith started 3 years ago - replies: 8

Need Some Input

I have started my build of a Dulcimer for my wife I have all the wood cut except for the fret board, I have ripped all my pieces of wood to 1/8...
@Don Smith started 3 years ago - replies: 6

Bridge location question new member

Hi to all, I’m new to the forum and was hoping someone may be able to assist me in restoring a very old “courting dulcimer” for a friend. I...
@dad roadie started 3 years ago - replies: 9

need some guideance

does anyone have a suggestion as to how i can get my wife to relax her picking hand as most know my wife has dementia, she was also hit by a hit...
@Don Smith started 3 years ago - replies: 11

fret installation on older just intonation dulcimer

Hello builders.    I am getting ready to build a copy of the old noter style dulcimer with frets only under melody string. It will be Just...
@Bill Robison started 3 years ago - replies: 5