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Tim - this is a copy of an email from another dulcimer player "If you get lucky you might find a used hammer dulcimer but you've got to watch the price carefully. An inexpensive (ok, a relative term) dulcimer like a Meadowlark by Rick Thum will go for $250 - $300. The higher level dulcimers will go from $600 - whatever. You might try www.dulcimers.biz for a listing. This weekend the largest dulcimer festival on this planet is going on in Evart Michigan where you can see almost 20 different makers including Rick Thum, Dan Landrum, Ed Hale and some of the other more famous craftsman. Better yet, you take in your hammers and try them all out. That of course works if your in the same time zone. If not try out the .biz website or google Rick Thum Dulcimers."
I would recommend that you be careful about
kits. My late husband built a FolkCraft with a plywood soundboard. It has a very "tinny" sound; it never had that rich, melodic sound that comes from a better instrument. I now have a MasterWorks which has an incredible sound. I think you will spend the same amount of money on a good, used instrument than a cheap kit. Look on ebay; you may have to watch for a while but it may be worth it. And, if you built a kit, I would recommend having a wood soundboard like cherry or mahogany, not plywood.
Betty
The "dulcimerlady"
Tim Smith <TIMMO_1949@...> wrote:
Tim Smith <TIMMO_1949@...> wrote:
I am a poor but honest banjo repairman who is seeking a dulcimer kit.
Perhaps someone has a kit that they started and never finished,
realizing that it was too difficult. Or, perhaps a badly damaged
hammered dulcimer that is repairable. I have good woodworking skills
but little $$.
Tim Smith
http://savethebanjos.com
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