Group Discussions
How to make curly maple "pop"
I read a trick a while back about how to make the pattern in curly (and birdseye) maple really pop when you are finishing it. Something about...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 9
Cherry and Curly Maple Galax
Thought you folks would like to see the Galax dulcimer I just finished for Ed St. Jean. I made one a few years ago from walnut and Sitka spruce,...
@John C. Knopf started 11 years ago - replies: 11
Modifing another builder's dulcimer
Has anyone ever modified another makers dulcimer so that it can be played? Here's my problem. I've got this small dulcimer that uses zither...
@folkfan started 11 years ago - replies: 9
Probst Dulcimer for Aaron O'Rourke
Recently delivered dulcimer for Aaron O'Rourke First (for Me) 45 arm rest bevel Figured Mahogany back & sides Carpathian spruce top All...
@Rick Probst started 11 years ago - replies: 15
Rocky Mountain Dulcimer
Has anyone made a Ray Jacobs Rocky Mt. Dulcimer? I watched a youtube video of him and his Wife playing them. Looked like a bit of fun, and to...
@David Williams2 started 11 years ago - replies: 3
peg taper tool
I at one time found online an easy peg taper jig that used a spokeshave iron and a block of wood. I didn't bookmark the page, and now I can't find...
@David Williams2 started 11 years ago - replies: 4
Does my Dulci need to go on a diet?
I'm extending a side thread that started on the previous discussion (Dulcimer Numero Uno) about dulcimer weights. General opinion is that they...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 15
Sound holes on dulcimer sides
Hello. Have any of you ever made a dulcimer with the sound holes on the dulcimer sides instead of on the top? I've seen one like this, but never...
@Molly McCurdy started 11 years ago - replies: 2
Effects of Fretboard Arches
Anyone interested in the effects of various kinds and sizes of arches on dulcimer sound really need to visit Richard Troughear's latest...
@Ken Hulme started 11 years ago - replies: 0
"Twangy" string
I just finished a dulcimer that has a very twangy-sounding middle string. Bass and melody sound fine. I though it might have something to do with...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 10
Position markers on chromatic dulcimer
I have noticed there are many different opinions where to place position markers on the chromatic dulcimer. I am at a critical point of placing...
@Laura Bell started 11 years ago - replies: 5
First dulcimer build for me/Cardboard kit
I joined this group a while back because Jennifer made an awesome dulcimer with a kit and I had to comment on it. Then I felt obligated to try to...
@Patty from Virginia started 12 years ago - replies: 16
Bocote Dulcimer
Finished my latest "baby" It's a shorty: 20.25 VSL. Bocote sides and bottom, curly maple top, cherry fingerboard, ebony nut and bridge. 24/18/14...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 4
Dulcimer that changes its tuning
I purchased a dulcimer that has a fantastic voice, but after I tune it sounds like it goes out of tune after being tuned. Also, the other weird...
@Laura Bell started 11 years ago - replies: 20
Sound posts or not
It could have been that in my dreams that I read, you would never use sound posts like the ones employed in violins when making MD's Now I have two...
@Alan Thompson started 14 years ago - replies: 16
Need Help With Top Plates
New builderhaving much frustration trying to true my plates for the top. I made a shooting board, clamped my sitka spruce and began with a block...
@Jimmy Lamar started 11 years ago - replies: 6
Retro-fitting a pick up
I am interested in adding a pick up to one of my dulcimers. Is it a do-it-yourself job or does it should it be done by a professional?
@hehsr04@live.com started 11 years ago - replies: 5
Not a Mountain Dulcimer
A few folks here at FOTMD know that I was working on a hammered dulcimer and wanted to see pictures of the finished product. It is a gift for my...
@Ken Longfield started 11 years ago - replies: 9
String view from INSIDE the soundhole!
Too bad my dulcimer doesn't have a sound hole below my strings, or I'd definitely try this!...
@Ed Gaunt started 11 years ago - replies: 1