Example of a 4/19/18/8 Custom Hammered Dulcimers
The instrument below is 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 4/19/18/8 Custom is a hybrid of my 3/16/18/9 and my 4/19/21/9. Roger Mace, a longtime customer of mine, is always looking for the the elusive perfect dulcimer and had me make this instrument. It had the top end he was looking for both in terms of sound and layout and it had the range but with the more forgiving 1" string spacing. The top five courses on T1 and the four course on T2 treble bridges have 3 strings per course.
This instrument has a Walnut frame with matching bridges and dampers, natural Redwood soundboard, Curly Maple pin panels and Wenge trim.
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