I find those two reso-dulcimers (pics 3 and 4) very interesting...how do they sound?
Frying pan is lackluster. Dull tone and a bit rough on the ears, but VERY loud for it's size. Only nice thing i can say about it is you can get a warm old-timey sound out of it. I tune it D3-A2-D2 and like it much better that way since it makes the deep tones nice and loud and lower pitches are less 'tinny'
The bundt cake pan is great. I have made a couple with thinner pans that are louder with nicer tone but the one shown is very bright, very loud, and you can fill the cake pan partway with water to achieve a lesser 'aquavina' type effect. I would say while they do sound metallic and bright, they definitely do not sound as 'rich' as the reso dulcimers i've seen videos of. Sorry my vernacular is lacking hopefully all that makes sense!
Have you ever tried a "spider" type bridge? I don't know if that's feasible (I'm not a builder), but, if it could work I'd bet it would sound great!
I find those two reso-dulcimers (pics 3 and 4) very interesting...how do they sound?
Frying pan is lackluster. Dull tone and a bit rough on the ears, but VERY loud for it's size. Only nice thing i can say about it is you can get a warm old-timey sound out of it. I tune it D3-A2-D2 and like it much better that way since it makes the deep tones nice and loud and lower pitches are less 'tinny'
The bundt cake pan is great. I have made a couple with thinner pans that are louder with nicer tone but the one shown is very bright, very loud, and you can fill the cake pan partway with water to achieve a lesser 'aquavina' type effect. I would say while they do sound metallic and bright, they definitely do not sound as 'rich' as the reso dulcimers i've seen videos of. Sorry my vernacular is lacking hopefully all that makes sense!
I find those two reso-dulcimers (pics 3 and 4) very interesting...how do they sound?