Folkcraft® Tail Block, For 1 3/8" Wide Fretboard

Name: Folkcraft® Tail Block, For 1 3/8" Wide Fretboard
Brand: Folkcraft
SKU: 90713202
Price: 7.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Item Number 90713202

Regular price $7.00

Building your own mountain dulcimer? You need this part.

If you are making a dulcimer with 1/10" thick sides, our tail blocks are the perfect addition to your parts list. These tail blocks (tailblocks?) are angled correctly for our pre-bent hourglass (or our unbent teardrop) side sets.

Use one of our precut tail blocks when you glue up the sides to the head, and this block will provide a secure foundation for your dulcimer assembly. Approximately 3/4" thick, and exactly 1 3/4" tall.

Folkcraft tail blocks are available in sizes perfect for either 1 3/8" fretboards or 1 1/2" fretboards. Match your tail block to the correct head (which is also sized to the fretboard), and you'll be good to go!

Folkcraft tail blocks are designed to be hidden inside your completed dulcimer, and the choice of wood species doesn't have a measurable effect on the instrument's tone quality. We make our tail blocks in a variety of woods, so your tail block will be made of walnut, cherry, mahogany, or any of a variety of other stable hardwoods.

Dulcimer Fingerboard

I just bought a black walnut dulcimer fingerboard from Folkcraft. I've been wanting to try an instrument with a 1.5 fret, and Richard kindly added a fret to their standard product for a nominal fee. It arrived quickly in spite of being a somewhat custom order. Intonation is perfect, the neck is straight, and the frets are level. I built a solid body electric dulcimer around the Folkcraft fingerboard. My pickup installation looks a bit clunky, but it's solid. The instrument sounds great. I'll probably order another fingerboard soon and build another that's a bit fancier. I may even try to build an acoustic next time.

Really pleased

I just finished building my first dulcimer with supplies from Folkcraft. I'm very pleased with the items I received, in fact I'm planning my next order.