DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers Discussions - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T17:22:42Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/dulciworld/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=nomaking my first dulcimer/strumstick/ kind of thing,tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2022-01-21:2592684:Topic:36912702022-01-21T00:39:38.217ZGARAGE HERMIThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PAULHAMMERSLEY
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<p>i've made about 20 or so cbg style guitar's but not with a cigar box, they're too expensive here in England, i've used fishing box's/wine box's/35mm slide box's etc etc, heard some dulcimer's on youtube and i really like the sound of them so i've decided to make a dulcimer kind of thing, i'm just gathering the part's at the moment, i'm using two…</p>
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<p>i've made about 20 or so cbg style guitar's but not with a cigar box, they're too expensive here in England, i've used fishing box's/wine box's/35mm slide box's etc etc, heard some dulcimer's on youtube and i really like the sound of them so i've decided to make a dulcimer kind of thing, i'm just gathering the part's at the moment, i'm using two broken barometer's for the body, the green part is onyx,</p>
<p>i want to make a 4-string but i need to know how far apart the two high string's are from each other, there'll be a few more question's i'm sure but one thing at a time,</p>
<p>thank's,</p> Any dulcitar and strumstick festivals, gatherings or events.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2018-12-04:2592684:Topic:32485782018-12-04T18:45:39.789Zthe Padmahttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/thePadma
<p>Hi</p>
<p>Are there any dulcitar and strumstick festivals, gatherings or events on the continent?</p>
<p>Attached are some pics of me instrument builds.</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>Are there any dulcitar and strumstick festivals, gatherings or events on the continent?</p>
<p>Attached are some pics of me instrument builds.</p> Need sources to buy dulcimer soundboard woodtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-09:2592684:Topic:26871392016-09-09T02:15:43.892ZDano Schultzhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/danoschultz
<p>Hi folks! I need some help finding sources for pre-cut wood for a dulcimer soundboard. I'm building my first dulcimer and using some nice re-claimed wood from a piece of old family furniture. I have a variety of sizes and thicknesses of wood to work with. However I have nothing thin enough for a soundboard and no saws or planers available to me to cut something.</p>
<p>I need something that is ready to use, other than cutting to shape and sanding. Stewart-MacDonald has thickness-sanded…</p>
<p>Hi folks! I need some help finding sources for pre-cut wood for a dulcimer soundboard. I'm building my first dulcimer and using some nice re-claimed wood from a piece of old family furniture. I have a variety of sizes and thicknesses of wood to work with. However I have nothing thin enough for a soundboard and no saws or planers available to me to cut something.</p>
<p>I need something that is ready to use, other than cutting to shape and sanding. Stewart-MacDonald has thickness-sanded bookmatched 2-piece soundboard sets of stika spruce, and I could just use that, but I would like to see what else might be available.</p>
<p>Any suggestions would be appreciated.</p> Mountain dulcimer phaser type sound?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-09-05:2592684:Topic:26858092016-09-05T20:31:02.772ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Hi all. </p>
<p>Just joined this group having started playing mountain dulcimer this weekend. I'm using a piece of oak as a noter and I'm getting weird phaser type sounds as I slide up and down the fretboard. Anyone know why that would be? I will add that I think the strings are quite old and I'm using an old oak handle from a pin hammer having sanded it clean and cut the hammer head off. Could it be one of these tgings causing it? It's not a horrible sound but I'd rather sort it if possible…</p>
<p>Hi all. </p>
<p>Just joined this group having started playing mountain dulcimer this weekend. I'm using a piece of oak as a noter and I'm getting weird phaser type sounds as I slide up and down the fretboard. Anyone know why that would be? I will add that I think the strings are quite old and I'm using an old oak handle from a pin hammer having sanded it clean and cut the hammer head off. Could it be one of these tgings causing it? It's not a horrible sound but I'd rather sort it if possible so I don't HAVE to have it all the time. I tried to upload a sound sample but was unsuccessful. It's almost exactly like a phaser type effect. Any help or ideas? I'd definitely appreciate it. </p> New to all of this.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-24:2592684:Topic:26546502016-07-24T06:40:26.293ZKirk Bolashttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/KirkBolas
I've been a string and fret player for 35 years starting with guitar. If it has strings and frets (and fretless in a couple of cases) I can figure it out. I've built s few Partscasters but nothing from scratch as I've never felt the confidence needed to construct a neck from scratch or do the fret installation. For reasons that'd take too long to explain, after discovering the CB DIY Build Community, I decided I could do this and a dulcitar was the way to go. I'm planning on building one as a…
I've been a string and fret player for 35 years starting with guitar. If it has strings and frets (and fretless in a couple of cases) I can figure it out. I've built s few Partscasters but nothing from scratch as I've never felt the confidence needed to construct a neck from scratch or do the fret installation. For reasons that'd take too long to explain, after discovering the CB DIY Build Community, I decided I could do this and a dulcitar was the way to go. I'm planning on building one as a Christmas gift for a friend who lives in Maine and if it comes out ok, another for her sister in California. Are there any pitfalls that most beginners seem to get caught in that I should be aware of to avoid? Any helpful tips? The gal in Maine is partial to the four stringed dulcimers and dulcitars, so that's what I'm aiming to build. I'm installing a pick up system in it too so she can plug it in. I've "electrified" a number of ukes, mandolins and banjos, so that part I'm comfortable with. I'm just looking to avoid any rookie mistakes. Newest Dulcitartag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-19:2592684:Topic:26519612016-07-19T21:17:10.884ZGreg Thompsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GregThompson
My newest dulcimer. I had to make another because I sold my first one, recently.<br />
It's always a good excuse to build...<br />
Gourd body w/ Purple Heart fret board, walnut nut & head trim, brass and paduk accents, walnut and maple bridge, tacks for makers, oak neck and oak plywood sound board.<br />
Gitty: tuners, fret wire, tail piece and piezo.<br />
Dulcimer strings from Strings and Beyond.<br />
I'm not a musician at all, but I really enjoy plying these strummers.
My newest dulcimer. I had to make another because I sold my first one, recently.<br />
It's always a good excuse to build...<br />
Gourd body w/ Purple Heart fret board, walnut nut & head trim, brass and paduk accents, walnut and maple bridge, tacks for makers, oak neck and oak plywood sound board.<br />
Gitty: tuners, fret wire, tail piece and piezo.<br />
Dulcimer strings from Strings and Beyond.<br />
I'm not a musician at all, but I really enjoy plying these strummers. "Evolving" dulcimer fret patterns?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-09:2592684:Topic:25938622016-05-09T22:04:09.504ZHabanera Halhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/HalSpalter
<p>I've started a small production run of strum-stick style instruments to sell at craft fairs along with my turned items such as bottle stoppers, ice cream scoops, magnifying glasses, etc. I'm fretting most of them with a diatonic scale, including the "6-1/2" fret, but I just found out about a so-called "1-1/2" fret (regular 3rd fret on a chromatic scale) that is being used sometimes to make it easier to play a C or F chord when tuned DAd. My target audience for these will mostly be new,…</p>
<p>I've started a small production run of strum-stick style instruments to sell at craft fairs along with my turned items such as bottle stoppers, ice cream scoops, magnifying glasses, etc. I'm fretting most of them with a diatonic scale, including the "6-1/2" fret, but I just found out about a so-called "1-1/2" fret (regular 3rd fret on a chromatic scale) that is being used sometimes to make it easier to play a C or F chord when tuned DAd. My target audience for these will mostly be new, beginning players who will probably have little knowledge of diatonic vs. chromatic scales, blues scales, etc. I want to supply them with an instrument that is fun, easy to play, and can grow with their abilities.</p>
<p>My question to the group: Anyone have experience with the "1-1/2" fret, does it make the stick dulcimer easier or harder to play, and can anyone lead me to sheet music or tabs of public domain songs using the 1-1/2 that I can supply my customers with? Any videos showing a stick dulcimer being played with the 1-1/2 would be most appreciated as well.</p>
<p>BTW - here are some pics of the first batch of 4. All have necks made of Spanish Cedar. The bodies are either Paduak, Eiberia, or African Blackwood. Fretboards are EIR, Wenge, or Paduak. Finish is sanded to 1000 grit, sealed, then given three coats of hand rubbed antique oil. I'm planning to build about 2 dozen or so, some will be 4 stringers, some will have full chromatic fretting, some will have electrics built in.</p>
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<p>P.S.: None of the craft fairs that my wife and I did last year had anyone selling any type of musical instrument. </p> playing questiontag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-08-30:2592684:Topic:23826362015-08-30T11:34:37.016ZTruth Instrumentshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Truthinstruments
So I have been intrigued by the diatonic fret system but have never seen one in person before or had the chance to play one. I'm considering doing this style of fretting on my next build but I have one question. I play a lot of blues scales with "grace" (accidental) notes. I understand that these notes are not fretted but I wondered if it would be possible to bend them from a lower fret. Simple question but any help would be appreciated. I scoured YouTube and google but could not find any…
So I have been intrigued by the diatonic fret system but have never seen one in person before or had the chance to play one. I'm considering doing this style of fretting on my next build but I have one question. I play a lot of blues scales with "grace" (accidental) notes. I understand that these notes are not fretted but I wondered if it would be possible to bend them from a lower fret. Simple question but any help would be appreciated. I scoured YouTube and google but could not find any examples. Completed my first strummer/Dulcitartag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-08-29:2592684:Topic:23820262015-08-29T15:40:09.818ZGreg Thompsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GregThompson
After completing my first Dulcitar, I don't fancy the stick strummer name, I have really come to love this instrument. I've no musical experience, other than banging on my other builds, and this instrument makes me feel like I can make music. I love the sound! The construction was no different than my other gourtars and CBGs, so the experience of building is continuing. I made a couple mistakes and want to increase the quality of my work. But for now, this is really fun to play!!<br />
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Body is a…
After completing my first Dulcitar, I don't fancy the stick strummer name, I have really come to love this instrument. I've no musical experience, other than banging on my other builds, and this instrument makes me feel like I can make music. I love the sound! The construction was no different than my other gourtars and CBGs, so the experience of building is continuing. I made a couple mistakes and want to increase the quality of my work. But for now, this is really fun to play!!<br />
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Body is a gourd, maple thru neck, Paduk finger board, nut and bridge, birch sound board, piezo. Tuned dulcimer strings DADD. Nice acoustic volume, too.<br />
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I will definitely be making more of these. Strum sticktag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2015-08-20:2592684:Topic:23744272015-08-20T21:21:51.508ZBobby Fieldshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BobbyFields
<p>I am on sick leave for the last five months so cash is a problem but I really like the looks of those Strum sticks. What could a feller expect to pay for a nice looking,playable stick? I hope to get well soon and hope to buy one. I have seen some real nice ones on this site.</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
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<p>I am on sick leave for the last five months so cash is a problem but I really like the looks of those Strum sticks. What could a feller expect to pay for a nice looking,playable stick? I hope to get well soon and hope to buy one. I have seen some real nice ones on this site.</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Played15</p>