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instrument George built for Jean in 1951

https://www.si.edu/object/appalachian-dulcimer-used-jean-ritchie%3Anmah_1803595
@Robin Thompson started 4 years ago - replies: 7

End Joints

Interesting youtube look at whether or not end joints are the weakest.
@Matt Berg started 4 years ago - replies: 4

String Gauge and Intonation

Hello all. Am I correct in assuming that the reason for compensating bridges is due to the thickness of the strings? Should I compensate the bridge...
@Nate started 4 years ago - replies: 5

Tips on playing fast

I’m learning Whiskey Before Breakfast to play with my family. My dad expects to play in “fiddle speed” which seems to be around 150 bpm. Being...
@traildad started 4 years ago - replies: 15

Solid Body Bass Dulcimer

We are back in Covid lock down in Auckland, New Zealand and building the above gave me a project to tackle. Built from a kauri floor joist,...
@Hobbyhorse started 4 years ago - replies: 5

Building the Celtic Strum

The strum stick, or stick dulcimer, is the kissing cousin of the mountain dulcimer. I have been thinking of building one for some time. I...
@tukanu started 4 years ago - replies: 14

My Frisian Hummel

Hello everybody, when I visited my parents (they live in East Frisia near the town of Norden) some weeks ago  I bought an eight-stringed  frisian...
@jost started 4 years ago - replies: 6

3D Printing Dulcimers

The following is the latest blog posting from my website for anyone interested in 3D Printing a dulcimer.  It can be done and the...
@Bob Stephens started 4 years ago - replies: 11

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 4 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 4 years ago - replies: 11