Group Discussions
carved scrolls
has anyone tried carving the scrolls in relief, similar to a violin scroll? Do you know where I can find a pattern or instructable for this?
@Bill Robison started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Zither pin and tuning peg question
I have thus far been using guitar or ukulele tuning hardware, but have been working on making very light instruments for taking on backpacking and...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 23
Any hope for this mistake?
HELP! I am so kicking meself in the arse! I've been working on a beautiful dulcimer that I thought was going to be my "masterpiece." I've had...
@Molly McCurdy started 13 years ago - replies: 25
Newbie design questions
Okay, so I built and have greatly enjoyed 5 different stick dulcimers before building a regular mountain dulcimer. I must say that I am blown away...
@Pete Staehling started 10 years ago - replies: 2
Electric Hybrid TMB
I just finished a hybrid Tennessee music box for one of our members here. Most of it looks like my standard TMB, but there were some changes made...
@John C. Knopf started 10 years ago - replies: 12
Sheitholt
I recently saw a Sheitholt on ebay , and thought it was interesting. I knew I could not compete to buy it. So what is a guy to do? I went to the...
@Kevin Messenger started 10 years ago - replies: 12
Needing help fora bass Dulcimer
little over a year ago I made a TMD with out going back and re-measuring, I am thinking it has a 28" VSL I have always had trouble bringing it into...
@phil started 10 years ago - replies: 3
Adjusting a floating bride
I'mcalling on the builders' expertise for this.I recently purchased an older Black Mountain ('78)from ebay. Lucky for me it was in pretty good...
@Jean Van Erem started 10 years ago - replies: 8
Possum board
I am wanting to make a possum board for my dulcimer. First of all, I am not an instrument builder but have built some decent simple...
@Richard Streib started 10 years ago - replies: 5
My first scratch build
My first dulcimer, Karen finished at last! The hardest part was sawing the timber down to 1/8 th inch thick in my tiny 6 foot x 7 foot kitchen...
@Iain James Craig started 10 years ago - replies: 16
Bridge Profile
Hello Everyone, I am about to make a bone bridge for my scratch-built MD and was wondering what shape it should be? Is it standard practice to make...
@Iain James Craig started 10 years ago - replies: 7
Fret Layout ?
Hi AllI have a question about fret layout, if you use a ruler to layout the frets, how do you get these dimensions using the ruler?In other words...
@Ronald R Eaches started 10 years ago - replies: 15
Chestnut as Tonewood: Can you only tell by the holes?!
What is this 1981 Leonard Glenn top and back made from, all you builders out there? Looks as though it should be chestnut, but it's got no holes....
@Geoff Black started 10 years ago - replies: 24
Brian Jones' Electric Dulcimer
I have been doing some research on the internet on the Electric Dulcimer Brian Jones was using on the Ed Sullivan show when he did "Lady Jane".From...
@Monterey started 10 years ago - replies: 4
Tru-Oil Finish
Hello everyone, I am about to finish my new black walnut dulcimer with Tru-Oil and need advice. Ive never used black walnut before and it seems to...
@Iain James Craig started 10 years ago - replies: 4
6&1/2 buzzes
I have an older dulcimer I just picked up. It's very nice except the 6&1/2 buzzes when I strum close to it. I think it hits the 7th fret. How...
@marg started 10 years ago - replies: 4
Signing the inside of your dulcimers?
Hi everyone.How do you all sign the inside of your dulcimers, when you make then? If you use paper labels, where do you get them?ThanksRon
@Ronald R Eaches started 11 years ago - replies: 10
We are all hacks!
I saw this editorial in Popular Woodworking Magazine ( www.popularwoodworking.com ) by Jeff Farnbach, and although it is about furniture making, I...
@Ed Gaunt started 10 years ago - replies: 3
Additional Soundholes
Im just about to cut the sound-holes in my own design teardrop dulcimer. Ive read in these pages that this design tends to be a little bass heavy...
@Iain James Craig started 10 years ago - replies: 2