More Examples of 3/16/18/9 Custom Performances
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. This particular model is by far my most popular instrument.
This particular instrument has a redwood soundboard (made black) with a mahogany frame, pin panels and matching dampers with paduak bridges and trim with a custom soundhole.
This instrument has a redwood soundboard stained dark with a jet mahogany stain. The bridges are maple, pin panels lacewood, frame curly maple.
This instrument has a natural redwood soundboard, a birdseye maple frame with goncalvo alves pin panels with ebony bridges and matching trim.
This instrument has a combo mahogany/redwood soundboard which has been lightly stained to bring it together visually. The mahogany is the top one third of the board. The dulcimer has a cherry frame, curly maple pin panels, ebony trim with paduak bridges
This dulcimer has a cherry frame, goncalvo alves pin panels, lacewood binding, cherry bridges and a jet mahogany stained redwood soundboard. The 3 left treble courses are stopped by a steel bar not a wooden bridge.