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 Examples of 3/16/15/8 & 3/16/15/6 Small Travel Chromatics |
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| The instruments below are meant to give you an idea of some of the possible combinations of woods. The selected woods could be used on any of my hammered dulcimer models, Linear Chromatics or Tsimbls. |
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| 3/16/15/8 Small Travel Chromatic with 7/8" string spacing |
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This instrument is only 38 1/2" wide, slightly deeper than normal (4 1/2" total) and weighs only 14 lbs. This particular instrument has a black Redwood soundboard and back, mahogany frame, Santos Rosewood pin panels and Paduak trim and bridges. It also utilizes a metal bar instead of a wooden bridge for the top 3 courses. The treble bridge is at a slight slant on this instrument which is different than all the rest of my dulcimers which have the perpendicular treble bridge. Despite its small size this dulcimer still has nice tone and full chromatic range making it my best option for a light weight travel instrument. The good looking woman modeling the dulcimer is my wife Karen.
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This instrument has a lacewood frame, natural redwood soundboard, brazilian cherry pin panels, cherry bridges and cocobolo trim
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| 3/16/15/6 Small Chromatic with 1" string spacing |
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| This instrument has a natural redwood soundboard with a cherry frame, laura preto pin panels and paduak bridges and trim |  |
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| This instrument has a redwood soundboard made black, curly maple frame and pin panels and paduak bridges and trim |  |
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| This instrument has a natural redwood soundboard with a mahogany frame, birdseye pin panels and paduak bridges and trim. | ||
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| This instrument has a natural redwood soundboard with a cherry frame, macassor ebony pin panels and cocobolo bridges. |
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| This instrument has a natural spruce soundboard with curly maple frame and pin panels with ebony trim and bridges. |  |
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