Group Discussions
"Roasted" soft curly maple for dulcimers?
has anyone tried the "roasted "curly soft maple for a dulcimer? Also, I just finished one made of walnut with a catalpa top, nice grain and sound!
@Bill Robison started 5 years ago - replies: 5
Trip to the lumber yard
Headed down to the local sawmill, Lumber Logs LLC, a small sawmill in St Louis that saws logs harvested from trees that are removed from local...
@WildMeadow started 5 years ago - replies: 6
Old Folkcraft Teardrop Kit
I just picked up this vintage Folkcraft kit (~30 years old according to the seller). It's for a solid spruce top teardrop with mahogany side and...
@Dave D started 6 years ago - replies: 11
Dulcimer Build Workshops
I've searched around on the web a bit and can't find many (if any) dulcimer building workshops. I've found a lot of kits and they seem fairly...
@Tanstaafl started 5 years ago - replies: 5
Test
This is a test discussion- I'm checking something to make sure it works right. If you're a member of this Group, please feel free to post any...
@Strumelia started 5 years ago - replies: 10
Things Were Going Okay.... Then This!!!
I glued on the bottom last night, which is a two piece bookmatched black walnut. It seemed flat enough when I glued it. Late this afternoon I...
@Jimmy Lamar started 5 years ago - replies: 18
Does Anyone Have A Good Source For Mountain Dulcimer VSL?
I am getting ready to install frets, and I need to know where to mark the frets for my 28" VSL. I was hoping that someone knows a user-friendly...
@Jimmy Lamar started 5 years ago - replies: 6
Dulcimaster Number 5 Is Here
Here is my fifth (and last?) Dulcimaster electric dulcimer, which will be sent to England soon. It has just 3 strings and a narrower fretboard...
@John C. Knopf started 5 years ago - replies: 11
Ball End Strings: What End Pins?
Coming from an acoustic guitar background, I want to stick with ball end strings for my dulcimer build. Reasons: 1. I have quite a few of them. 2....
@Jimmy Lamar started 6 years ago - replies: 12
1.5 fret under middle string ?
Best approach to placing a 1.5 fret just under the middle string on my dulcimer? I had a staple flattened out and glued in for a while for a...
@Glenda Hubbard started 6 years ago - replies: 5
How Do You Sign Your MD?
I am getting close to gluing on the bottom of my first build. The top will be ready shortly after that. How do other builders sign their...
@Jimmy Lamar started 5 years ago - replies: 7
Traditional Friction Tuners
All you traditional dulcimer builders who use friction tuners. What is the best way to tune and tighten the pegs to where they are not slipping ?...
@Glenda Hubbard started 6 years ago - replies: 21
any tips on making a replacement bridge
for a beat up old hughes kit dulcimer ?...thank you
@RavenMadd Garcia started 5 years ago - replies: 8
Hughes kits
Hi, i see a lot of Hughes Kit dulcimer for sale for reasonable prices, and read in previous threads that while rustic looking, they have good...
@Lisa started 5 years ago - replies: 3
Let’s Discuss Volume
I am mostly addressing the builders here. Maybe I should have posted this over at the Builder’s Group Page. If so, pardon me. I’m still learning...
@Jimmy Lamar started 6 years ago - replies: 44
Finish wearing on fretboard
I have a Walnut Valley dulcimer I purchased second hand in October 2018. The instrument is immaculate and it appears to have never been played. I...
@Richard Streib started 5 years ago - replies: 12
Neck placement, box width
Hi everyone I'm thinking about building a wood box for my cardboard dulcimer. Does the neck have to go down the middle, or can it be offset a...
@Lisa started 5 years ago - replies: 8
Spruce On Top, Or Spruce On The Back?
A recent discussion coalesced in a thread below, which I thought deserved its own tread. I’m in the middle of two builds, which are my first two...
@Jimmy Lamar started 5 years ago - replies: 7
Scallop Fretboard Sound effects
I’m now aware they are not called arches but scallops. Thanks you Strumelia Ken: Please forgive my ignorance for the use of the term (fret bar)...
@Paparazzi started 6 years ago - replies: 23
Tennessee Music Box Plans?
Anyone have any resources for plans, etc. for building a TMB?
@Jimmy Lamar started 6 years ago - replies: 11