Dulcimer Samples A selection from the Passage Workshop



"Irwin"

Designed from the back cover photos of the LP  "The Strayaway Child"

Specifications

Full dulcimer picture
Original construction: October 1990

Top:  Western Red Cedar;
Body:  Baltic birch plywood overlayed with Cocobola;
Trim:  Gaboon Ebony;
Bridges:  Pau Ferro (Bolivian Ironwood) with Ebony and Maple markers;
Pin blocks:  Persian style laminated maple;
Inlay:  Ebony set in a Pau Ferro ring;

Number of courses:  15/16;

Innards:  10 longitudinal braces of 3/16" cedar;
Top support:  Three adjustable bars (per openings in front);

Other features:  Strength is multiplied by several factors because the top is spherical with a 25 ft. radius.

 

Dulcimer collage...
Western Red Cedar top with walnut rails.  Markers are Mother of Pearl.

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