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a VERY strange hypothetical

Hello all a very bizarre idea came to my mind and I'd love some input. I was thinking about how if a dulcimer has a false bottom the entire actual...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 19

In pursuit of the ultimate dulcimer

I have recently decided to suspend production of dulcimers for the general market so that I can devote my efforts to advancing the design.  I am...
@Bob Stephens started 5 years ago - replies: 8

Why I chose meantone fretting on my Thomas reproduction

I've been meaning to post something on this topic for ages, as a follow-up to the earlier thread in which I was weighing up the pros and cons of...
@magictime started 5 years ago - replies: 1

Testing Lacquer v Polyurethane

Has anyone done any testing of how using lacquer v polyurethane impacts the sound of an instrument?  I have talked to different builders, some use...
@Matt Berg started 5 years ago - replies: 13

Where the fingerboard meets the soundboard

Hello all. I have started making my dulcimers with fingerboards that have a  very deep channel on the underside, for extra resonance. I have taken...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 23

Replacing a nut and floating bridge

I have a dulcimer that my husband put together from a kit in the 70s. It has a floating bridge which I would like to replace with a permanent...
@Leny-Sue started 5 years ago - replies: 5

Added some half frets....now what?

Hello all I have been playing dulcimer for about a year on diatonic dulcimers. I added  .5,  1.5, 4.5, and 7.5 frets to my fretboard, because I...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 16

Safety Dance

People really seem to be enjoying this one. Safety Dance, 1983 hit by the Canadian group, Men Without Hats. This flows so nicely on the dulcimer...
@Sam Edelston started 5 years ago - replies: 7

String distance for Flatpicking

I am a newbie to flatpicking mountain dulcimer. Currently my strings are approximately equal distant using three strings. Are there advantages to...
@Leny-Sue started 5 years ago - replies: 1

fret wire crown height and width

It seems like most dulcimer builders choose medium crown height and crown width fret wire.  Doing some research I see considerable variation...
@larryciesla started 5 years ago - replies: 10