DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

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DULCIWORLD:  Dulcimers & Strummers

This group is opened to everyone that builds, plays or just likes the sound of a dulcimer. Both the strum and lap types, it`s all in the fretting.

Members: 387
Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022

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making my first dulcimer/strumstick/ kind of thing,

Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Mar 30, 2022. 2 Replies

Miniature dulci-tar for young child

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by James Conder Jan 14, 2018. 11 Replies

Mountain dulcimer phaser type sound?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by QGolden Sep 15, 2016. 17 Replies

Need sources to buy dulcimer soundboard wood

Started by Dano Schultz. Last reply by Dano Schultz Sep 10, 2016. 5 Replies

New to all of this.

Started by Kirk Bolas. Last reply by Gordon Cooper Aug 2, 2016. 3 Replies

Newest Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson Jul 19, 2016. 0 Replies

"Evolving" dulcimer fret patterns?

Started by Habanera Hal. Last reply by Greg Thompson Jul 7, 2016. 12 Replies

Completed my first strummer/Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by Paul Craig Sep 7, 2015. 6 Replies

playing question

Started by Truth Instruments. Last reply by Truth Instruments Aug 30, 2015. 6 Replies

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Comment by Jesse Lively on December 5, 2015 at 6:10am

First dulcimer completed, thought I'd share it with you guys. Inspired to make one when I seen the one that Bluseheart made! Thanks to all for the ideas and the inspiration!

Comment by QGolden on December 3, 2015 at 7:42am
http://www.bearmeadow.com/calculators/fret-calculator.html

I have used this online calculater with great results.
Comment by Seth Tabberer on December 2, 2015 at 11:40am

I use CB Frets

Sounds similar to Fret Finder. I have access to a plotter, so I use CB Frets to print out an entire page full of fret templates at once. No cutting and taping required.

Comment by Will King on December 2, 2015 at 5:38am

Hi Bobby....I use Fret Finder.  It prints our a PDF file that you cut on the registry lines and tape together, lay on the fret board and make your marks. Very simple and accurate....I have compared them to many real guitars, ukuleles and banjos and they match up perfectly.  Give it a try.

Comment by Bobby Fields on December 1, 2015 at 3:54pm

Lost again,

I have been reading and studying and I am still lost.I am making a couple strum sticks. Thanks,things are going fine up to now.The trouble got started when I want to mark the frets.I went direct to Stewmac and put in my digits.I got numbers that just don't seem like they can work. I have an old dulcimer that is 27.5 inches scale the first fret is 75mm to first fret, I want to make a scale that is 25.5.Stewmac says that the first fret should be 2.728 and number two at 5.157. I know that I an doing something wrong I just  do not know what.

I want it to fret like a lap dulcimer.

Please some one show me the light.

Bobby

Comment by Bluesheart on April 1, 2015 at 7:16am

Thanks for the advice and inspiration. I have completed my first mountain dulcimer and am loving it. Spent some time learning to play it last night and I'm very happy with the acoustic tone and sustain though the volume could be better. She and I had a couple of moments last night !

Comment by PhilUSAFRet on December 15, 2014 at 6:21am

Put a magnetic pickup on it Battmann

Comment by Battmann on October 26, 2014 at 10:17am

This was suppose to be another cigar box dulcimer but the maple neck was slightly bowed. I didnt want to throw it out so I attached to the teardrop shaped oak. That problem was fixed . of course now I lost  some sound  and tone. i'[ll  probably put a piezo in it next.

Comment by Diane in Chicago on September 22, 2014 at 12:19pm

Well, lookee there!  Thanks, Ben!

Comment by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker on September 17, 2014 at 1:03am

The new location of Diane's Cigar Box Dulcimer article on CigarBoxGuitar.com:

http://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowledge-base/building-cigar-box-mou...

 

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Discussion Forum

making my first dulcimer/strumstick/ kind of thing,

Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Mar 30, 2022. 2 Replies

Miniature dulci-tar for young child

Started by Richey Kay. Last reply by James Conder Jan 14, 2018. 11 Replies

Mountain dulcimer phaser type sound?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear. Last reply by QGolden Sep 15, 2016. 17 Replies

Need sources to buy dulcimer soundboard wood

Started by Dano Schultz. Last reply by Dano Schultz Sep 10, 2016. 5 Replies

New to all of this.

Started by Kirk Bolas. Last reply by Gordon Cooper Aug 2, 2016. 3 Replies

Newest Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson Jul 19, 2016. 0 Replies

"Evolving" dulcimer fret patterns?

Started by Habanera Hal. Last reply by Greg Thompson Jul 7, 2016. 12 Replies

Completed my first strummer/Dulcitar

Started by Greg Thompson. Last reply by Paul Craig Sep 7, 2015. 6 Replies

playing question

Started by Truth Instruments. Last reply by Truth Instruments Aug 30, 2015. 6 Replies

Strum stick

Started by Bobby Fields. Last reply by Seth Tabberer Aug 21, 2015. 5 Replies

newbie help

Started by stav. Last reply by Ellwood T. Bear Apr 6, 2015. 3 Replies

Mountain Dulcimer Necks

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart Apr 1, 2015. 10 Replies

What about a blues-cimer?

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Brown Water Jerry (Rice) Nov 10, 2014. 21 Replies

Fret Spacing - standard and not

Started by Diane in Chicago. Last reply by Jesse Halter Jul 1, 2014. 57 Replies

Dulci scale length

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart Nov 24, 2013. 9 Replies

my first strummer

Started by Bad Wolf. Last reply by Battmann Aug 31, 2013. 6 Replies

just finished this little stick strummer

Started by jeff burgoyne. Last reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted Jun 17, 2013. 1 Reply

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