Dulcimer Reviews

Dulcimer guitars, or dulcitars, are a recent creation from Seagull Guitars that artfully blend the mountain dulcimer, banjo, and guitar.
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To most modern-day musicians, the hammered dulcimer is a new and unfamiliar instrument. It’s a multi percussion-stringed instrument with a range of up to three octaves.
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Amplifiers are often associated with electric guitars, but acoustic instruments also benefit from amplification as well. And the dulcimer is no exception.
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Some dulcimer builders maintain an inventory of custom-built instruments, while others will build on-demand based on your specific criteria. We list of some of the best dulcimer builders in the US.
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Traditionally, a mountain dulcimer is played using both a pick and a noter. A noter is typically a small tapered wooden dowel used to hold down the melody string(s) while playing.
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Hammered dulcimers are played by striking strings with small hand-held hammers. Here we review highly ranked wooden dulcimer hammers.
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The vast majority of electric dulcimers are variants of the Appalachian dulcimer, which is the generic model mentioned when one talks of dulcimers. However, some electric versions of the hammered dulcimer are also available.
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The resonator dulcimer is a unique variant of the Appalachian dulcimer. The dulcimer is a string instrument that is a member of the Zither family and it is primarily recognizable by its large shape, simple design, and fretted strings.
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The banjo dulcimer is a modified variant of the standard Appalachian dulcimer and has unique audio characteristics which help to give the instrument its unique acoustics.
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A stick dulcimer is one of the easiest string instruments. With only three strings, it’s very simple, making it the ideal instrument for beginners.
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A dulcimer capo is a mechanical device that is used to hold all the strings down at the fret with simultaneous and equal pressure. This
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When searching for a soulful, beautiful sounding dulcimer, the Seagull Merlin Mahogany SG Dulcimer Guitar Natural is one of the ones that pops up time and time again.
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