linglingpapa Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Trying my hand in building a stick dulcimer this time round. Top spruce, bottom Sapele, maple sides, beech neck, 630mm scale length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoterMan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Looks like you've got another nice build underway. FWIW, these are technically NOT a dulcimer. These have a neck (fretboard) which extends beyond the body -- as do guitars, mandolins, banjos, etc. By internationally accepted definitions of musical instruments, a dulcimer has NO Neck -- no fretboard extending beyond the body. What you're making is best called a Diatonic Stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linglingpapa Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 @NoterMan thanks for the information. Here's the completed instrument, 630mm scale length, alongside my first dulcimer. I used classical guitar construction techniques to design and build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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