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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Fun book of tunes not too difficult great for beginners ! CDs are good for hearing what the tune sounds like before trying to play. Wish it came digital.
Love this brush! Not only does it do a great job on my dulcimer, but it really works well dusting my bowed psaltery.
I love the strings from Folkcraft. I always buy them in bulk (12 each) when I receive them I put them in their sets, which gives me 12 sets of strings for considerably cheaper than buying one set at a time. They are very high quality.
Great tabs for wonderful songs. Really nice to play by yourself or with friends.
This 2” wide quick disconnect strap provides a secure and comfortable connection to my dulcimer.
I likely won't get all of them, but "Baker's Dozen #1 Celtic Music" by Shelley Stevens is my third Baker's Dozen book. Two jigs in the book qualify as covering the cost of admission: Swallow Tail Jig and Black Nag, which is double jig. Both require using a capo on the first fret, but no other songs need one. Many of the tunes require strumming brightly and are quite lively. I was even able to create a pleasing medley by combining the book's The Sally Gardens with a version of Sally in the Garden.
I didn’t think I “needed” or was going to buy another dulcimer…until I saw the Lap-Jo Pro in the Folkcraft newsletter of Feb 21, 2025. I thought it would be neat to have a dulcimer that sounded like a banjo, so I ordered it. It is beautiful! I have had so much fun trying new songs that sound really cool on the Lap-Jo. My next purchase will be a small Fishman amp to go with it!
Now I don't have to worry about, "where did I leave that pick?". I have picks stashed in my dulcimer bag, on my music stand, and extras. I really haven't been able to tell the flexibility difference between the colors, so I use them all!
I like this one because you get lots of information for beginners I still go back to it when I have a question
I use these for lessons they work very well
So glad to get some modern tunes as well
I use these for class they are great for beginners
So glad they are doing some of these beautiful Celtic songs
I use these for lessons they are great for beginners
I use these for lessons they are great lots of information
