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First dulcimer

Hello folks. During this period of lockdown I’ve busied myself making a tear drop dulcimer. Things are progressing fairly well considering my lack...
@clwydianrange started 5 years ago - replies: 3

Kodaline - All I Want

new dulcimer cover! a little more straightforward than my last one but still fun to play.
@glowhazel started 5 years ago - replies: 1

"scheitholt" good plans available?

Well...I hope it not bad form to post this question in a "dulcimer" forum...I got the bug to build simple dulcimers and during my research...
@Hunterdude started 5 years ago - replies: 26

Sympathetic Strings

What do the wise and knowledgeable luthiers of FOTMD think about sympathetic strings? I learned that several of the instruments closely related to...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 33

the "door dulcimer" ?!?!?!?

I'm always trying to dig around and look for ideas that might inspire some creativity, and this one was VERY intriguing. On some blog discussing...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 3

Roanoke

Picked up my Jim Good dulcimer after several years of not playing.
@DulcimerDavid started 5 years ago - replies: 1

Fret Placement on Chromatic Dulcimer?

Hello all! It has been tons of fun building and learning to play diatonic dulcimers, but part of me feels that it would be useful to try to learn...
@Nate started 5 years ago - replies: 12

2nd dulcimer build custom cardboard

I hope folks don't mind me posting my cardboard builds here, some may look down on them compared to all the Fine solid wood instruments out...
@Hunterdude started 5 years ago - replies: 38

Old Folkcraft kit

I am building a dulcimer from an old Folkcraft kit. This is my third kit to put together and I’ve never built from a Folkcraft kit. Anyway, the top...
@SheilaG started 5 years ago - replies: 4

Breaking strings

I always seem to end up with a broken string when playing any tuning except DADd.   Is there a trick?
@kathleen started 5 years ago - replies: 3