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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I am no longer Using solid phosphor bronze music strings in .016 to .028 sizes.
PBz. compared to hard brass, while both work well, comparing their voice, brass blends with other strings better than PBz.
Brass , in my use, is best described as sweeter sounding with
a little less color while producing more lasting overtones. Brass is More flexible, notes are in tune when pushed to the fret.
I was able to get a customized fretboard (25" VSL, chromatic) with this kit for a reasonable upcharge since it had to be crafted manually.
It was totally fun designing and painting the body. I sanded out a string hollow, leaving out a few of the highest frets which I never use, and left the highest notes diatonic. The fretboard is high quality and, even if the cardboard body gets completely destroyed (but it's stronger than it looks), this fretboard will live on as part of another instrument.
The sound is sweet and warm, not very loud, but you can install a pickup easily. I left the top unglued so I could continue to fiddle with the placement of the pickup.
These baritone strings have a really rich, warm tone and are easy on the fingers. All I want to do is play my baritone now!
It was very nice to have this collection of different sizes in order to be able to try them all out.
This is a great resource to have for dulcimer duets! Very nice selection of tunes.
This is a great book to have to find ways of making a baritone fit in a jam, especially for those of us less experienced.
I love this book of dulcimer arrangements from around the world. It's well worth exploring and finding different ways to make music from this wonderful instrument we all love.
Absolutely wonderful!! Easy to follow, great selection of tunes so grab a partner a play!
Folkcraft® Mountain Dulcimer String Set, Ball Ends (.012" .015" .024"RW)
I really like the capo has cork on the arms and rubber where it meets the strings. Seems sturdy. My other capo off Amazon broke fairly quickly.
Good product at a good price
New to baritone dulcimer very helpful with great standard tunes.
I was given a vintage Folkscraft dulcimer and after talking to Richard I purchased 3 sets of 12-15-24 strings for it. What a difference! It sounds like a new instrument. For some reason I had trouble finding the strings on the website but eventually found them. VERY pleased. Thank you Richard.
I saw this pick on BanjoLemonade on YouTube and thought hey.. how come I don't have those! So I placed an order. They are mighty interesting. Love the size and options of thickness for my dulcimer.
Good quality at a good price. Fast delivery
