This dulcimer is made entirely from curly maple except for the internal brace which is pine.  It has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is about 1-1/4″ wide.  The wood is fairly uniformly curly, but the camera only brought it out in some places. The bridge and nut are ebony, and the … Continue reading Dulcimer #52, curly maple-$200

This dulcimer is just like #50 except that it is a second because the neck is off center on the sound box, you can see this in the pictures. This is only a cosmetic flaw, and does not affect the playability or the sound. I was clamping it in the go-bar press and failed to … Continue reading Dulcimer #51, cherry second-sold

This dulcimer is made from cherry except for the internal brace which is Douglas fir, and the nut and bridge which are ebony. It has a 27″ scale length and is finished with Tru Oil.

This dulcimer is made from cherry except for the internal brace which is Douglas fir, and the nut and bridge which are ebony. It has a 27″ scale length and is finished with Tru Oil.

This dulcimer is made entirely from curly maple except for the internal brace which is Douglas fir.  This dulcimer has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is about 1-1/4″ wide.  The bridge and nut are jatoba, and the strings are made by GHS.  The finish is 5 coats of Tru Oil.  To … Continue reading Dulcimer #48, curly maple-sold

This dulcimer is made entirely from cherry except for the internal brace which is Douglas fir.  This dulcimer has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is about 1-1/4″ wide.  The bridge and nut are jatoba, and the strings are made by GHS.  The finish is 5 coats of Tru Oil.  To see … Continue reading Dulcimer #47, cherry-sold

This dulcimer is made entirely from spalted maple except for the internal brace which is cedar.  This dulcimer has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is 1-1/4″ wide.  The bridge and nut are ebony, and the strings are made by Martin.  The finish is 5 coats of Tru Oil.

This dulcimer is made entirely from curly maple wood except for the internal brace, which is cedar.  There is a knot in the side of the neck near the tuners, it can be seen in some of the pictures.  This dulcimer has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is 1-1/4″ wide.  The … Continue reading Dulcimer #44, curly maple-sold

This dulcimer is made entirely from cherry wood except for the internal brace, which is pine.  There is a streak of white sapwood in the edge of the back piece, it can be seen in some of the pictures.  This dulcimer has four strings and a 27″ scale length.  The neck is 1-1/4″ wide.  The … Continue reading Dulcimer #43, cherry-sold

These are both built to the same general design as all of the others I have built, though the cherry one (#41) is a bit narrower in the middle.  #42 is my first dulcimer made from spalted maple, and it sounds very much like all of the other wood types I’ve tried, but it looks … Continue reading Dulcimers #41 and #42-sold

This dulcimer is made from solid butternut with a Tru Oil finish, a rosewood nut and bridge and a 27″ scale length.  It’s tuned DAdd.  Here’s a link to a video of a couple of of similar dulcimers I made a bit ago:

This dulcimer is made from cherry.  The scale length is 27″ and the it is set up with four strings tuned DAdd.  I can also make dulcimers from other woods if wanted.  To see a video demonstration of two recent dulcimers I made please follow the link below:

This dulcimer was made from cherry in January 2017. The cherry came from the sawmill on the farm where I work and was cut from trees from the property. The bridge and nut are hop-hornbeam, which is a very hard wood. The scale length is 27″. The finish is Tru Oil, which builds to a … Continue reading Dulcimer #33, cherry-sold

This dulcimer was made from butternut in November 2016. The bridge is rosewood and the nut is Corian. The scale length is 27″. The finish is Tru Oil, which builds to a higher shine than the other oils I used to use and which can be easily sanded out and reapplied in the event that … Continue reading Dulcimer #32, butternut-sold

This dulcimer was made from cherry with a red pine soundboard in November 2016. The cherry and red pine came from the sawmill on the farm where I work and was cut from trees from the property. The soundboard has a couple of wormholes near the edge which may add character, you can see them … Continue reading Cherry dulcimer #31-sold

This dulcimer was made from cherry with a red pine soundboard in December 2015. The cherry on the dulcimer back is two-toned because cherry has white sapwood and red heartwood. The cherry and red pine came from the sawmill on the farm where I work and was cut from trees from the property. The nut … Continue reading Dulcimer #30-sold