Folkcraft® Cardboard Dulcimer Kit, Chromatic
Folkcraft® Cardboard Dulcimer Kit, Chromatic
Item Number 2315287
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This version of our cardboard dulcimer kit has a fully chromatic fretboard, with every half step, so you can play in any key and play tunes that use notes a diatonic dulcimer doesn't have. It's a low-cost way to try a chromatic dulcimer before investing in a wooden one.
It builds just like our standard cardboard kit: pre-cut corrugated paper body parts and a solid hardwood fretboard, slotted and pre-drilled, with a 27-inch scale. Strings and tuners (machine heads) are included. Plan on about two hours. Like all cardboard dulcimers, it has a sweet, mellow sound but less volume than solid wood.
Detailed instructions are included. You'll need: a small hammer (for tapping in the frets and anchor pins); a drill with #49 bit (for drilling the holes for the anchor pins and machine head screws); a small Phillips head screwdriver (for installing the machine head screws); a piece of sandpaper, either 120 grit or 220 grit (for fitting the nut and bridge pieces); a pair of wire cutters (for trimming the frets and cutting the strings to length); and a flat file (for finishing the ends of the frets). You'll also need to provide some white or yellow glue (for assembling the cardboard parts).
