Folkcraft® DulciVox, Mahogany Body, Spruce Top

This DulciVox pairs an African mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top and guitar-style internal bracing, for more power and sustain than you'd expect from a dulcimer. Its 12-inch-wide body and free-standing wenge bridge let the top vibrate freely, for a big, sweet acoustic voice. Three strings in DAD. Built by Casey Smith.

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Woods used
Back, sides, head, fretboard: African mahogany
Top: Sitka spruce
Bridge: wenge
More information about wood can be found here.

String setup
Three strings, .012, .015, .024RW
Standard, DAD tuning

Dimensions
VSL (scale length): 25"
Fretboard width: 1 1/2"
Side height: 2 1/4"
Body: 30" x 12" x 2 1/4"
Overall: 37 1/2" x 12" x 3"
This dulcimer has our California-style body.

Nut, bridge, frets
Diatonic fret pattern (more information about frets)
1.5, 6.5, 8.5, and 13.5 frets included
Micarta nut and saddle material
Nickel-silver fret wire, standard size
Mother of pearl position dots at frets 3, 7 (double), 10, and 14 (double)

Features
Traditional flat head
Enclosed gear tuners, black finish

Also included
Strap buttons
Padded case with shoulder strap

Luthier
Casey Smith

Why a Folkcraft dulcimer? We've built mountain dulcimers by hand in the USA, one at a time from solid woods, since 1968. Today our workshop is in Rock, Michigan, and every instrument carries our five-year warranty. Many of the world's finest players choose our dulcimers; meet our endorsing artists here.

Here's a video of Bing Futch (Folkcraft Endorsing Artist) playing prototype number three of this instrument.

Here's a video that shows Bing at the Folkcraft shop, showing how the Folkcraft DulciVox is made:

This dulcimer is ready to ship now, free by UPS. Questions? Call us weekdays, 8 AM to 4 PM Eastern, at (317) 539-1855. Looking for something different? Design your own dulcimer here.