My Dulcimer Build

[@joelroberts1581]

Great design, great work, great vid. You’ve really inspired me.

[@vokinn72]

Dude that was awesome! Very well done :)

[@Lucas-yq5qo]

Its really sounds like seagul merlin, very well done.

[@k-makesomething]

Awesome! I've been thinking about making something like this.

[@RC-ht6kh]

Awesome would love if you had put measurements and wood sizes...

[@Rich2481]

can you tell me what your strings are tuned to G or D? thanks

[@SonicBelchFire]

D tuning. D-A-D

[@clemmcguinness1087]

Nice instrument Sir What wood did you use for the neck? Thank you

[@SonicBelchFire]

thank you! I used red oak

[@commonsensibility2051]

SonicBelchFire .red oak is the worst wood you can use for the neck! I recommend balsa wood! It's strong and light although a little pricey. Yes. We all want to cut corners, but the end result must be defined by pride! Do we want a half baked project that fools no-one. Or do we want that wow factor.something that says, yes yees, yeees, this is the sex bomb pinnacle to your project. It's not just me that recommends balsa above red oak,no a thousand online users say, if only I had paid more attention to balsa wood in my younger years I would be creating outstanding musical instruments! There you have it ,! A thousand people can't be wrong ! So there you go people. It's ok to substitute balsa wood for red oak! Happy strumming or whatever you fucking do with that thing.

[@rod1148]

How did you lay out the lines for the frets?

[@SonicBelchFire]

I used the stewmac fret calculator and a precision ruler www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator.html

[@patrickmurphy6470]

bmx er?

[@SonicBelchFire]

I don't ride too much, but my brother dave belcher was on the animal team so I get all the clothes from him

[@thomasverga469]

Very nice job, where did you get your design from, the measurements etc....?

[@SonicBelchFire]

Thank you! I made up the design for the most part. I liked the idea of making a dulcimer that plays like a guitar. It's roughly based on a cigar box guitar I guess, only its a triangle. I calculated the scale length and the frets with the stewmac fret position calculator

[@festbloch4135]

Nice work very good but sound like a seagul merlin. It is not whyle you put diatonic scale on small instrument that you can call it "dulcimer". A dulcimer is a old citar our kitar from greece more than 2200 years before. a dulcimer could have diatonic, chromatic or fretless scale. What is important is that tthe resonator is in the global space of the longth of the strings. It is playing like a lap steel guitar. The old Dulcimer and epinette in Nord europa during the XVI and XVII was made directly with drawer or very long box (Remeber that Dulcimer is not a american instrument but still exist till medieval european times. Fretted instrument still existing till the kigndom of Charlemagnes - that notes during 700 after christus) Have a nice music with your instrument.

[@SonicBelchFire]

sick bro thanks