As a custom builder, we encourage you to specify options that will create an instrument that is uniquely yours. These are all made to order, not mass produced. (Also Known as a Fretted Dulcimer) All models are 2" deep, producing a rich resonance that is especially appreciated by fingerpicking enthusiasts. Length is 34" with a 27" fret pattern of 17 frets including the 6 1/2 and 13 1/2 frets. Maximum width is 7" (minor measurement variations will occur).
We use the tried and true Grover 870 tuning pegs with black ivorine buttons, and use loop end strings on brass escutcheon pins. Nut and bridge are of a complimenting hardwood, usually maple, unless you specify otherwise. The traditional heart soundholes are standard. You can specify others from our options or your own design.
Four strings are standard. Three, five and six strings are options.
The teardrop shape, and hourglass shape, feature solid woods (no veneers) and produce our best resonance and sound quality. The base wood is mahogany with a full scroll peghead.
The teardrop shape and hourglass shape, employ laminated wood and a hooked peghead to reduce cost. The sound quality is excellent with a brighter timbre and less sustain than our solid wood models, above.
Don't overlook our fine sounding backpacker's and traveler's Dulcimette and the brighter sound of the Germanic Scheitholt and French Eppinette, Old World, ancestral reproductions. We also make three versions of the Swedish Hummel, another ancestor, featuring seven additional drone strings.
