Folkcraft Instruments has been crafting handmade mountain dulcimers since 1968. We've been providing the best dulcimers, plus the dulcimer cases, tab books, dulcimer string sets, and everything else a mountain dulcimer player needs. We even provide dulcimer parts - machine heads and wood parts - for builders of all skill levels. We're happy to build a custom mountain dulcimer for you, make you a custom instrument case, or make you a custom string set. All of our dulcimers are handmade in the USA.
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Folkcraft customers speak out!
Any string gage I’ve needed I’ve been able to find at Folkcraft
Folkcraft makes it easy and convenient to find the right strings for your dulcimer, and then buying in bulk is the cream on top!
I had it spiral bound. Lays flat. A great collection of song
Attractive and easy to install
A fine tuner which attaches with ease. Love it
After consulting with Folkcraft, purchased a protective case for my Folkcraft Kantele. Great quality and price, arrived in a short time. Good look and better protected. Great dealing with them as always
Thank you for helpfully answering my questions regarding these strings!
Love these music books way back when and still do today.
It was a miracle. I needed 10 copies of this book immediately and I caught Richard as he was moving out of his current office. He said he could get them to to me. AND HE DID. Ten gorgeous, spiral bound copies arrived early. Thank you, Richard.
I have been building dulcimers for decades and have purchased most of the hardware for the instruments from Folkcraft due to the quality of the parts, reasonable price, and the excellent customer service. Highly recommend!
I bought my walnut FolkCraft dulcimer during a period in time that know must have been a challenging time for Richard and his team. They were slap in the middle of the move from IN to MI. Regardless of the challenges a move like this must have presented he and his team were always there to offer the best customer experience. At some point during this overall process of preparing my dulcimer, a dulcimer of the wrong VSL was shipped. When I made Richard aware of the issue, again, he extended the best customer care anyone could ask for and replaced this instrument and he corrected this error quickly. I will always be returning to FolkCraft every opportunity I have to buy another one of their fine crafted instruments. I think the next one I buy will be a California style body with an ebony fretboard. I had an opportunity to play one recently, and I love the feel of the ebony and rich tone of the larger CA body.
Steve Eulberg - First 50 Songs You Should Play On Mountain Dulcimer
There are not many places for a "lay musician" to find some of the more esoteric parts for harps and hammered dulcimers. Folkcraft had exactly what I needed. I'll definitely be back for help with repairs and maintenance of my dulcimers. Thank you.!
