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a VERY strange hypothetical
Hello all a very bizarre idea came to my mind and I'd love some input. I was thinking about how if a dulcimer has a false bottom the entire actual...
@NateBuildsToys started 4 years ago - replies: 19
Humbucker stye pickup...?
Hi all, has anyone put a humbucker style pickup on a dulcimer? If so, would you use one with 3 silver dots (I think they’re called cores?) for a...
@tpatts started 5 years ago - replies: 6
Two more from the workshop
Herewith two more from the workshop. Do I need more instruments? .... probably not but I do enjoy the challenge that each one presents through its...
@Hobbyhorse started 4 years ago - replies: 10
fret wire crown height and width
It seems like most dulcimer builders choose medium crown height and crown width fret wire. Doing some research I see considerable variation...
@larryciesla started 4 years ago - replies: 10
Wood Choice - Food For Thought
I came across this experiment for classical guitars and found it interesting. http://www.leonardo-guitar-research.com Have fun with it. Ken...
@Ken Longfield started 8 years ago - replies: 13
Has anyone made a Scheitholt?
I have a strong interest in Early music and would like to make a version of a Scheitholt as described by Praetorius (#8 in the illustration). I...
@Papageno started 4 years ago - replies: 14
Wood Cupping When Thin
Does anyone have problems with wood cupping when getting thin. I resawed some red oak today down to about a 1/4''. My plan was to edge join it and...
@tednms started 4 years ago - replies: 8
High strings
Checked my strings tonight and found that at first fret i could get a dime under it but at seventh fret it took a quarter , a nickel and a dime ....
@tednms started 4 years ago - replies: 4
hollow fret board
Hollow fret board verses solid . Is it worth the trouble ?
@tednms started 4 years ago - replies: 17
Teardrop Dulcimer plans with shorter VSL
I have built 3 dulcimers from kits and I’m working on a 4th one. I want to challenge myself soon to build a teardrop dulcimer from “scratch” but...
@SheilaG started 4 years ago - replies: 6
Number 173 finished
Black Walnut is perhaps my favorite wood, a little curl makes it really special.
@WildMeadow started 5 years ago - replies: 3
2nd dulcimer build custom cardboard
I hope folks don't mind me posting my cardboard builds here, some may look down on them compared to all the Fine solid wood instruments out...
@Hunterdude started 4 years ago - replies: 38
First dulcimer
Hello folks. During this period of lockdown I’ve busied myself making a tear drop dulcimer. Things are progressing fairly well considering my lack...
@clwydianrange started 4 years ago - replies: 3
"scheitholt" good plans available?
Well...I hope it not bad form to post this question in a "dulcimer" forum...I got the bug to build simple dulcimers and during my research...
@Hunterdude started 4 years ago - replies: 26
the "door dulcimer" ?!?!?!?
I'm always trying to dig around and look for ideas that might inspire some creativity, and this one was VERY intriguing. On some blog discussing...
@NateBuildsToys started 4 years ago - replies: 3
Old Folkcraft kit
I am building a dulcimer from an old Folkcraft kit. This is my third kit to put together and I’ve never built from a Folkcraft kit. Anyway, the top...
@SheilaG started 4 years ago - replies: 4
Favorite Bridge and Nut Material?
I made these out of cow bone and avoided the bad smell by working the bone with hand tools to avoid overheating.....installed on my Backyard...
@Hunterdude started 4 years ago - replies: 23
Another "Not A Dulcimer" Build
In collaboration with a Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland professor of Musicology, I am re-creating a "lost" Celtic instrument, called a Tiompan,...
@Ken Hulme started 4 years ago - replies: 6