Group Discussions
A different all cedar dulcimer
Ed Gaunt's discussion on an all cedar dulcimer inspired me. I am designing a 4 string fingerpicking dulcimer that will get tuned daD D1. The idea...
@Matt Berg started 12 years ago - replies: 11
Butterfingers are not just a Halloween candy.
After getting too much Halloween candy on my fingers (donated by my kids, of course) my latest dulci slipped from my hands and landed bottom...
@Matt Berg started 12 years ago - replies: 5
Fencepost Dulcimer?
I just squared up a cedar fence post from my father-in-law's farm. I was planing to book matcha pair of 1/8" slabs for a topand/or bottom. Has...
@Ed Gaunt started 12 years ago - replies: 36
Finding the volume of a MD body during the build.
Line the body of the dulcimer before final glue up of the top/bottom with plastic, or use a strong bag, and fill with water. Measure the amount of...
@Skip started 12 years ago - replies: 32
Building Baritone Dulcimer
I am in the design stage. What scale length are you guys using, and what is your overall length?
@Jimmy Lamar started 12 years ago - replies: 8
McSpaddin Kit Dulcimers
I've always wanted to try and make a dulcimer, I started a cigar box one a long time ago but never finished it.So the other day I was on Ebay and...
@Dana R. McCall started 12 years ago - replies: 13
Black Hearted Sassafras
with all the things I need to do and finish up you think I would not be looking for a new wood to make a new dulcimer from. But I seen Black...
@phil started 12 years ago - replies: 11
What unusual woods have you tried?
There are several species I prefer to use and i can usually have predictable results each time I work with them. Every now and then I come across...
@Doug Berch started 14 years ago - replies: 24
First Dulcimer - fretting by ear
My good lady had a couple of TV progs she wanted to watch this evening, so I thought I'd take the opportunity of a couple of quiet hours to build...
@Robin Clark started 12 years ago - replies: 22
Prichard Repro.
Hey guys just wanted to share my current build, a C.N.Prichard repro. It is all poplar, and is made from drawings I made of an original. I am...
@Kevin Messenger started 12 years ago - replies: 10
linoleum mountain dulcimer?????
I don't want to offend anyone with this idea ...had a guitar called a danelectro its body was made of this ...also old Sear's Silvertones ...is it...
@RavenMadd Garcia started 12 years ago - replies: 3
cheap geared tuners?
Thought that I would post this where people discuss parts a lot. I have a low/mid-range quality dulcimer that I play often (for a beginner). It is...
@Rick Kennedy started 12 years ago - replies: 12
Toxic Wood!
Just wanted to remind everyone that some exotic woods can be toxic. I just finished my latest dulcimer project last week out of lace wood, cumaru,...
@Ed Gaunt started 13 years ago - replies: 3
Building a lap guitar
Have any of you ever built a lap guitar? I've had someone ask me to make one for them, but never have. I was just wondering if any of you fellow...
@Molly McCurdy started 13 years ago - replies: 5
Teak oil or tung oil?
I'm building a dulcimer out of walnut with a zebrawood top. Someone told me that the only finish you can use on zebrawood is teak oil. Before I go...
@Molly McCurdy started 13 years ago - replies: 2
A Tool for Cutting Fret Slots with Super Accuracy
I've been developing a fret cutting template that can be created for any scale length (two scales, one on each side of a 1/8"x1-1/2" aluminum bar)....
@Dwain Wilder started 14 years ago - replies: 2
