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problem with dulcimer
There is a problem with the dulcimer we built. The second melody makes a very high pitched noise that sounds the a very tinny bell. It does still...
@Noah Aikens started 9 years ago - replies: 4
Slot Head
Wonder why I've never seen a slot head dulcimer? Seems as if there are only scrolls and flat pegheads. Slot heads are very functional and look...
@Randy Adams started 10 years ago - replies: 11
peg placement on head
This is a question concerning the dulcimer I am building with my Dad. Does the placement of the pegs on the peg head have to be specific?
@Noah Aikens started 10 years ago - replies: 14
Cigar Box Mountain Dulcimer....almost done!
Just wanted to update the group on my progress with the cigar box dulcimer. Today, my brother and I worked on the fretboard hardware like adding...
@Jim Damico started 11 years ago - replies: 7
Anyone have suggestions for shipping a Dulcimer to Australia
I actually have a fellow in Australia that wants a custom dulcimer. Has anyone ever packaged and shipping one there? I have it ready to crate up...
@Robin Costelle started 10 years ago - replies: 11
#1 is Done
My dad and I have started to make a teardrop dulcimer out of mostly wood pallets that he had gotten off a construction site in Nashville. We have...
@Noah Aikens started 10 years ago - replies: 17
Thickness Sander
After resawing wood for tops, sides and bottoms, it seems like I need to sand them forever to get out the bandsaw blade marks. Was just looking at...
@Ed Gaunt started 10 years ago - replies: 46
Getting rid of overhang
It's to late for the back of the dulcimer mostly, but what is the best way to get rid of the overhang on the dulcimer?
@Noah Aikens started 10 years ago - replies: 5
I'm nearly done!
I love the lines on this instrument. This is the first one that I've made virtually on my own. And the finish is coming along nicely--although I...
@Mark Runge started 10 years ago - replies: 6
Redwood Dulcimer
My son brought me a piece of redwood plank from an old out building that he tore down back in the summer. Here is the end result of the project....
@Ed Gaunt started 10 years ago - replies: 14
Roasted Poplar?
Anyone ever play with roasted lumber? I ran across some "roasted poplar" recently. It is apparently kiln dried and then cooked until the moisture...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 31
WARREN MAY DULCIMER
Is anyone familiar with Warren May dulcimers? This is about 20 yrs old or so, wooden peg tuners and no 6 1/2 fret. after measuring to the 7th fret...
@Bill Robison started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Strap Button Placement
I am working on an Oriole (my 21" VSL model with zither pins in the end block) and the customer (a fellow FOTMD member) wants strap buttons. She...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 2
Nut or Zero Fret?
This has probably been discussed before, but I am too lazy to go back thru the archives. I've build dulcimers both ways; zero fret (my McSpadden...
@Ed Gaunt started 10 years ago - replies: 2
Dulcimer Related Stops on a Road Trip
Maybe an odd question, but...I have a car trip from Baltimore MD to Tallahassee FL coming up in a few weeks. Any suggestions for stops along the...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 21
action height
I have been having problems with a new dulcimer (dulciborn) since it came about a month ago, trying to set it up where I could play it. You all...
@marg started 10 years ago - replies: 7
Dulcimer Building Class with luthier, Jon Williams
Hi all.... I am so excited having just spent 8 days with my luthier, Jon Williams, in his dulcimer building class. He gives it once a year at the...
@Jon Timlin started 10 years ago - replies: 9
Transducer Pickup under saddle
Have you ever had a Transducer Pickup - under the saddle not work when connected to amp? Any suggestions on what to check as to why it isn't...
@marg started 10 years ago - replies: 18
What about the inside?
As an adjunct to my thickness sander thread, I thought I'd start a new related thread. I joined a very rough 1" thick 60+year old redwood board (4"...
@Ed Gaunt started 10 years ago - replies: 6
Glue for hostile environment?
I have a customer who is willing to be a guinea pig for a roasted poplar backpacking instrument. They plan to use it for the Pacific Crest Trail...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 12