Folkcraft Shop Blog
Building Bridges In Woodburn
Y'all have sure kept us busy this week! We had a lot of dulcimers go out the door this week - our UPS driver was busy - and even our...
Building Bridges In Woodburn
Y'all have sure kept us busy this week! We had a lot of dulcimers go out the door this week - our UPS driver was busy - and even our...
Solar Eclipse Viewing & Other Exciting Happenings
Happy Eclipse Week, Y'all! What a week we've been having! A ll good so far, at least as of me writing this on Tuesday, April 9. We started out the...
Solar Eclipse Viewing & Other Exciting Happenings
Happy Eclipse Week, Y'all! What a week we've been having! A ll good so far, at least as of me writing this on Tuesday, April 9. We started out the...
Canarywood Runs Red
This has been a great week for dulcimer building. Dad, Casey, and Cheyenne have been working in the shop, and Pam in the sewing room, so we've been highly productive....
Canarywood Runs Red
This has been a great week for dulcimer building. Dad, Casey, and Cheyenne have been working in the shop, and Pam in the sewing room, so we've been highly productive....
Castaway Cruise & The DulciVox Near Ready To La...
Lots of things to cover today, so I'll jump right in... We are very nearly at capacity for the 2025 Castaway Music Cruise. I'm guessing our limit of 30 class-taking...
Castaway Cruise & The DulciVox Near Ready To La...
Lots of things to cover today, so I'll jump right in... We are very nearly at capacity for the 2025 Castaway Music Cruise. I'm guessing our limit of 30 class-taking...
Folkcraft Is Going On A Cruise - Y'all Come, Too!
Today I'm going to share with you some information about a new event for me, and for Folkcraft Instruments, too. We're going on a boat! A big boat. Really big....
Folkcraft Is Going On A Cruise - Y'all Come, Too!
Today I'm going to share with you some information about a new event for me, and for Folkcraft Instruments, too. We're going on a boat! A big boat. Really big....
Back Home From Homosassa
So we're back (Aly, and I) from the Homosassa festival. 2024 was our 10th anniversary (it would have been the 12th, but we lost a couple years of festival fun...
Back Home From Homosassa
So we're back (Aly, and I) from the Homosassa festival. 2024 was our 10th anniversary (it would have been the 12th, but we lost a couple years of festival fun...
Big News
Big news in today's shop blog. Big for me, anyway, and big for Folkcraft. Y'all won't see much of anything different, but I'm excited anyway. First, some background... Years ago,...
Big News
Big news in today's shop blog. Big for me, anyway, and big for Folkcraft. Y'all won't see much of anything different, but I'm excited anyway. First, some background... Years ago,...
From Indiana To Florida & Back Again
We're going to recycle an "In The Shop" blog from last year today. Why? To give Richard a chance to rest up from his road trip to the 10th Annual...
From Indiana To Florida & Back Again
We're going to recycle an "In The Shop" blog from last year today. Why? To give Richard a chance to rest up from his road trip to the 10th Annual...
Dayton Dulcimer Doin's - A New Favorite Festival
I think I've found one of my favorite "new" dulcimer festivals. Last weekend I attended the Dayton Dulcimer Doin's for the first time. Like nearly all dulcimer festivals, this one...
Dayton Dulcimer Doin's - A New Favorite Festival
I think I've found one of my favorite "new" dulcimer festivals. Last weekend I attended the Dayton Dulcimer Doin's for the first time. Like nearly all dulcimer festivals, this one...
Folkcraft Dulcimer-Guitar Prototype Progress
We have two new videos for the prototype dulcimer/guitar instrument we're working on to share with you. This first video has me showing you around the instrument, then playing a...
Folkcraft Dulcimer-Guitar Prototype Progress
We have two new videos for the prototype dulcimer/guitar instrument we're working on to share with you. This first video has me showing you around the instrument, then playing a...
Dulcimer Hybrid Prototype Under Construction
We've been hard at work this week. Getting caught up on dulcimer orders - I may have said that once or twice before - and also making a few new...
Dulcimer Hybrid Prototype Under Construction
We've been hard at work this week. Getting caught up on dulcimer orders - I may have said that once or twice before - and also making a few new...
Some Dulcimer Fun With License Plates
This'll be a quick blog, with a couple of fun photos for your entertainment. A few years ago, an eagle-eyed dulcimer player spotted this license plate and shared it with...
Some Dulcimer Fun With License Plates
This'll be a quick blog, with a couple of fun photos for your entertainment. A few years ago, an eagle-eyed dulcimer player spotted this license plate and shared it with...
10th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
It is exciting to be thinking about - and planning for - festivals and clinics for 2024 already. Folkcraft's first big (road-trip-level) event for 2024 is next month: the Florida...
10th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
It is exciting to be thinking about - and planning for - festivals and clinics for 2024 already. Folkcraft's first big (road-trip-level) event for 2024 is next month: the Florida...
The (Dulcimer) Doctor Is In
It's sure been chilly here this week! Temperatures below zero for several days in a row now. But that's okay - the shop is warm (ish!) and we're working up...
The (Dulcimer) Doctor Is In
It's sure been chilly here this week! Temperatures below zero for several days in a row now. But that's okay - the shop is warm (ish!) and we're working up...
2024 Second Saturday Clinic Lineup
Y'all I hope you're having a good 2024 already. Here's to having this be a great year for all of us! You know that (because I've probably said it over...
2024 Second Saturday Clinic Lineup
Y'all I hope you're having a good 2024 already. Here's to having this be a great year for all of us! You know that (because I've probably said it over...
Where Are Folkcraft Dulcimers Made?
I hope this year is a good one for all of you. I've gotten this question a lot lately, and figured I would answer it here in the newsletter: "Where...
Where Are Folkcraft Dulcimers Made?
I hope this year is a good one for all of you. I've gotten this question a lot lately, and figured I would answer it here in the newsletter: "Where...
Awesome, Ridiculous Rosewood
This is the last shop blog of 2023. What a year this has been! I owe a big "THANK YOU" to my amazing shop staff (Dad & Cheyenne), and to...
Awesome, Ridiculous Rosewood
This is the last shop blog of 2023. What a year this has been! I owe a big "THANK YOU" to my amazing shop staff (Dad & Cheyenne), and to...
2023 A Fun Year In Review
Y'all This is going to be a fun review of 2023, with lots of photos of really neat performers. I hope you enjoy it! Bing Futch performing at the Florida...
2023 A Fun Year In Review
Y'all This is going to be a fun review of 2023, with lots of photos of really neat performers. I hope you enjoy it! Bing Futch performing at the Florida...
Folkcraft Building Project
Here we are in the middle of December 2023 already. Time has sure been flying the past few years. "Due in December" instruments are very nearly all out the door,...
Folkcraft Building Project
Here we are in the middle of December 2023 already. Time has sure been flying the past few years. "Due in December" instruments are very nearly all out the door,...
Fancy Sound Hole Design Work
This has been a week of "finishing up instruments we promised for Christmas." Dad got most of the fretboards and heads done last week, and Cheyenne got most of the...
Fancy Sound Hole Design Work
This has been a week of "finishing up instruments we promised for Christmas." Dad got most of the fretboards and heads done last week, and Cheyenne got most of the...
No Assembly Lines Here
I can't believe it is December already! After finally finishing the 2023 dulcimer festival lineup, we're preparing for the 2024 festivals already. I've talked to Nancy about doing "dulcimer doctor"...
No Assembly Lines Here
I can't believe it is December already! After finally finishing the 2023 dulcimer festival lineup, we're preparing for the 2024 festivals already. I've talked to Nancy about doing "dulcimer doctor"...
Resources For New Dulcimer Players
Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all! I hope your week has been a good one, full of dulcimer playing. Or at least you have time set aside over this long holiday weekend to...
Resources For New Dulcimer Players
Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all! I hope your week has been a good one, full of dulcimer playing. Or at least you have time set aside over this long holiday weekend to...
How To Choose String Gauges For Your Mountain D...
I'm about to open a can of worms, here, and everyone who has played dulcimer for more than 90 seconds will undoubtedly have their thoughts on the following blog post....
How To Choose String Gauges For Your Mountain D...
I'm about to open a can of worms, here, and everyone who has played dulcimer for more than 90 seconds will undoubtedly have their thoughts on the following blog post....
Dulcimer Mysteries & Histories
It has been a crazy week! Now that festival season is finished for the year, we're back in full "making instruments" mode. We have a good supply of orders which...
Dulcimer Mysteries & Histories
It has been a crazy week! Now that festival season is finished for the year, we're back in full "making instruments" mode. We have a good supply of orders which...