No14 Chromatic Strum Dulcimer Guitar Build

[@DWilks-fo1ze]

Nice. It is essentially a Greek Bouzouki or Baglama being fully chromatic in dad tuning

[@BarryJacksonVocalist]

Love your 4 string chromatic dulcimer

[@nickstubbings]

Really nice build. Looks like it plays nicely too. I'm new to Dulcimers but i've fallen in love with the sound. Im 7 months into learning electric guitar and i already own 2 guitars. Its really tempting to get something like you've created but the missus would draw and quarter me.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

That is a beautiful instrument!

[@MisterNiles]

Have you ever considered building a dulcimer with a dread sized body, six stings and chromatic frets? I'll bet there would be a market.

[@randywalker1925]

Dude that is totally awesome love the way it sounds I would love to have one of those thanks

[@steveringat4666]

Sounds great

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

You could convert a RalBar into a Chromatic RalBar by simply adding Frets to the spots where there aren't any, thankfully it's indicated by lines. You can easily transpose by moving the capo up & down.

[@rizzlepmizzle]

Great build! Love the sound, looks good too.

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

Thanks!

[@CyclicCollective]

Great sound, not unlike a long necked version of the Citole; I expect this is what Seagull had in mind with the shape of their diatonic dulcimer. I wonder how it would sound with Aqula nylgut strings.

[@paulkulcapi9056]

Nice

[@greenNRGinit]

I really like the sound of the Chromatic Strum Dulcimer. Do you build them to sell? Or is there a kit that can be purchased. Thanks! JL

[@timsmart6892]

That looks hella fun! I want one!

[@gxxnie]

I need to get one of those!

[@javonscott4777]

I want one!

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

I'll have some new ones built in the near future. I’ve just come home with some wood.

[@BarryJacksonVocalist]

Would love one

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

Thanks! For a scrap build, this guitar and video has been very popular. I'm am currently working on a new prototype that has a little better construction and will have some up for sale in the next few months. I will post a video when ready.

[@coelacanth64]

Is the fretboard the same as a guitar in terms of spacing? How would one build this?

[@PWL1371]

Think you captured a part of what made the Appalachian music sound unique with this build. People use to build a Dulcimer or fiddle with wood that was available. Thus, giving it a sound most people know but could never perfect. Hope to see more of your projects in the future.

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

Thanks for the kind comment! I seriously made this guitar from scratch materials laying around, and this build has been one of the most popular and commented videos on my channel. It has been fun.

[@timthompson2211]

Do you build those? If so how much? Sounds like what I've been looking for 👍

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

Greetings, thanks for the comment. I do build these. Unfortunately I’ve needed to grow out of my garage and actually build a wood shop. In between that and other house projects, I have been able to get back into guitar building.

[@timthompson2211]

@FlintwoodGuitars ok, how much are they and what do I need to do to get one started? Or do I need to wait until you get your building built?

[@BarryJacksonVocalist]

So how much is the chromatic dulcimer id like one

[@BarryJacksonVocalist]

Hey man any sign of that new dulcimer your building, and how much Im real interested man over here in the uk sounds great like that its chromatic too Let me know

[@deeman524]

Are you selling any of these chromatics?

[@henrybuller9345]

Where can I go to buy one

[@-jank-willson]

it seems a little longer than the merlin

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

The Merlin is around a 20" fret scale. Most of my builds are 23" to 25". I think I remember this guitar being a 25". The longer scale helps a lot with intonation.

[@-jank-willson]

@@FlintwoodGuitars I read somewhere that while 'dulcitars' where a guitar-ized version of regular mountain dulcimers, which was in turn descended from the Hummel that the Pennsylvania dutch brought over and eventually made its way to the southern appalachains, 'chord sticks' or 'music sticks' on the other hand where actually descended from a one-string very long 'bass-like'/ 'cello-like' instrument called the 'pickin stick' that was in turn descended from an old Irish and Scottish instrument that the irish and scottish immigrants brought over, that was literally constructed of a large branch with a single gut string tied off at either end... (and eventually 2 and 3 strings got added) Alternatively, the mountain dulcimer could have been descended from a primitive attempt at re-creating the violin with very limited resources and woodworking skills, way up in the mountains. Originally it would have been played with a bow and called a 'violin', but over the years the bow got dropped and the term 'dulcimer' popped up when people started comparing it to the hammered dulcimer in the 1800's, when the hammered dulcimer was also a popular handcrafted instrument all over america. (before pianos took over) (or maybe the Appalachian dulcimer has its roots in all three)

[@bettyspicer4420]

1:58

[@SteveArvey]

Great build. Have you ever made a full size not chromatically?

[@SteveArvey]

I like the concept being chromatic.

[@FlintwoodGuitars]

Nope, I haven’t made one diatonic yet. I plan on starting a line of guitars that are a little smaller than this one on a diatonic scale.

[@pedrohenriquecastro5270]

Hi, could you teach me how to build one? I actually need to know about the scale and the strings... the rest i can figure it out Beautiful work! Cheers from Brasil!