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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very good strings delivered promptly
This dulcimer strap is high quality. It's wider and sturdier than most. Do be aware that it takes a bit of hand strength to squeeze the clasp, which might be a challenge for older or arthritic hands.
Favorite sound from these strings!
The machine heads were easy to install and worked perfectly. I should have installed them sooner. It was a perfect choise.
This tuner keeps you right on pitch. Very easy to use. I would definitely recommend it.
Choices are great. Love these picks!!!
The strap is well made and I like it that it is wide and has a rather large clip.
Will give five stars simply because of the quick mailing. I bought them to gave a spare set of strings and haven't used tgem
I purchased an older dulcimer that was missing its nut. The existing slot for the nut was narrower than the standard 1/8” Derlin nuts that Folkcraft offers, so I bought the Bridge and Nut Stock and sanded it down to the thickness I needed. It took a while to do, but it was easy to work with and worth the effort. So, actually, making the nut didn’t make me nuts!
I ordered the Wood Handle T-shaped Tuners to replace the L-shaped Tuners with plastic handles that came with some Bowed Psalteries. They work much better, especially fine tuning quicker. In addition, they have an 8-sided tuning shaft instead of a square one, which holds the tuning pin tighter. I highly recommend them.
The workmanship and artistry of my new dulcimer are inspiring. I’m a beginner and hope to do this lovely instrument justice.
At first, I didn’t like it at all. I could not press the release clasp. I finally figured out that I need to squeeze the very end by the receptor side…. Not the wide, fat end. I also felt that the width was way too cumbersome because I put the strap behind my back. Now I half sit on the strap. I find that it gives the dulcimer much more stability. For standard dulcimers, I would wholeheartedly choose and recommend this strap. However it is too .much for a small dulcimer like a sweetie or a ginger. Overall it is a very comfortable and classy strap. I
would definitely purchase it again!
Janet Kurisko
Fun to play together or practice with a looping pedal. Not too difficult, but imaginative arrangements.
Thesr are my favorite strings by far. I will alwaus.use them.
