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• Making Waves With Your Dulcimer
• Twenty Years Of Dulcimers, Laps, And Smiles
• From The Guts Of A Waffle Iron
• Folkcraft Artists Blow-up YouTube
• Sawdust Artist Daydreams
• It's Time To Start Thinking About Christmas (Music)
• Hold On To Your Herdims!
• A Whole Lot Of Hot Air
• Living & Loving Life In The Woods
• Pam Is On The Case
• How To Disinfect Your Dulcimer, Continued
• How To Disinfect Your Dulcimer
• The Purpose Of The Groove
• Bigfoot, Bluegrass & Boogie Fests Too
• Cherries, Appels, And All The Strings
• Dulcimer Sound Holes Extravaganza
• Setting Up Shop
• Getting Back To Dulcimer Building
• Ten-Hour Trips Are Finally In The Rearview Mirror
• One More Trip Across The Bridge
• What's The Best-Sounding Dulcimer?
• Here's The Scoop!
• Rosewood Raises A Ruckus
• A Little Bit Of Fun With Automotive Dulcimer Stuff
• Folkcraft History In The Making
• Growing Pains And Side Bender Stains
• A Day In The Life Of A Dulcimer Shoppe
• Dulcimer Mysteries And Histories
• Postcards From The Gulf Coast
• Looking Good In The Dulcimer Neighborhood
• Having Fun(gi) With Spalted Wood & Playing The Blues
• The DulciVox Turns Two - Happy Birthday, Dude!
• Playing Your Dulcimer Should Be A Top Priority
• Dulcimer Music For The Month Of Love
• Any Day Is A Good Day To Play Dulcimer
• Almost 10 Years of LAP-JO Building!
• Who Will Kick Off The Dulcimer Revival?
• Dulcimer Progress & Predictions
• Things Are Moving Along
• We're Getting Amped Up
• We've Got Over 300 Dulcimer Titles In Stock & All For You!
• Lots Of Awesome & New Dulcimer-Related Stuff Going On
• Surprise!
• Folkcraft Instruments History & Future Happenings
• The Dulcimer Doc Goes On A Rant
• A Bowed Psaltery Gets A Tune-up & Travel Tips For Dulcimer Players
• The Dulcimer Doctor Diagnoses Fret Buzz
• A Forestful Of Dulcimer Trees
• More Adventures In Alternate Dulcimer Tunings
• A Lesson In Alternate Tunings
• From DADs To RUDs - We've Got You Covered!
• Christmas Is Coming - The Books Are Flying Fast!
• A Day In The Life Of A Dulcimer
• How To Tell Which Frets You Have - Or Don't Have - On Your Dulcimer
• What Did Angelina Baker Bake?
• What Will Your Next Dulcimer Be Made Of?
• Lacquer Lessons From Richard, And Henry Ford
• "Woodn't That Be Loverly?"
• Milestones, New Aprons, And Gallons Of Glue!
• Imagine What Stradivarius Could Do With A Laser Cutter
• The More You Play, The Better It Gets
• Songbook Options For Dulcimer Groups
• New Dulcimers Showcase
• Homer Ledford Dulcimer Reconstruction Project
• It's More Than Just A Job
• One Hundred And One Fretboards
• Making Folk Instruments In Wood Is Good
• Are You A Chromatic Fanatic?
• The Strings Are The Thing
• How Many Dulcimers Should You Own?
• We Think About Lumber A Lot
• Mango Dulcimer Demo
• We're Getting Our Steps In
• Give Us A Call, Amanda...
• Love You Like A Mango
• Castaway Music Cruise - Part Two
• Postcards From The Castaway Music Cruise
• Wood Welders And Other Cool Tools
• East Bound And Down
• Lots Of New Instruments In Stock
• We've Been Making Dulcimer Straps This Week
• Registration Is Open For Our 2025 Second Saturday Clinics
• Adventures In Side Bending
• We're Off To A Banner Start
• Fretboard Failure Fiasco
• Churning Out Dulcimers Faster Than Santa's Elves
• Help Us Solve The Lichen Log Mystery
• Let's Go Lumber Shopping
• Pecan & Purpleheart Make Great-Looking Dulcimers
• Folkcraft Crew To Get Time Off For Good (Productive) Behavior
• Richard Goes To Town: Galax-Style
• Making Magic Happen With Creativity & Epoxy
• A Dulcimer Builder Takes A Walk In The Woods
• An Old Dulcimer Gets A New Fretboard
• An Abundance Of Harmonics & Man-Glitter
• Dulcimer People Are Amazing!
• It Takes A Lot Of Parts To Make A Dulcimer Kit
• Make Music Today - Clean House Tomorrow
• Tools, Time & A Great Crew!
• It Takes A Lot Of Moving Parts To Build A Dulcimer
• Dulcimer Sculptor With A Router
• Dave Haas Is Coming To Town
• A Dulcimer Player Sitting On A Fence
• Dulcimer Doctor Chained To His Workbench For Three Days
• If Da Vinci Designed Dulcimers
• Mystery Shape
• Getting Ready For Bing & The Funfest
• Bing Futch Is Coming & So Is Christmas!
• How To Build A Dulcimer From The Ground Up
• Folkcraft/Folkroots Legacy Tour
• Looking For Someone With Amazing Computer Skills
• Summer Is In Session - Second Saturdays & Beyond
• Our First Second Saturday Clinic Is Next Weekend!
• Having A Lot Of Fun This Week & All Of It's For You!
• Dulcimers - A Little Less Rare Than Unicorns & Mermaids?
• How Big Is The Dulcimer Community?
• Feeling Good & Getting A Lot Done
• An Incredible Week For Folkcraft & Dulcimer Books
• Building Bridges In Woodburn
• Solar Eclipse Viewing & Other Exciting Happenings
• Canarywood Runs Red
• Castaway Cruise & The DulciVox Near Ready To Launch
• Folkcraft Is Going On A Cruise - Y'all Come, Too!
• Back Home From Homosassa
• Big News
• From Indiana To Florida & Back Again
• Dayton Dulcimer Doin's - A New Favorite Festival
• Folkcraft Dulcimer-Guitar Prototype Progress
• Dulcimer Hybrid Prototype Under Construction
• Some Dulcimer Fun With License Plates
• 10th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat
• The (Dulcimer) Doctor Is In
• 2024 Second Saturday Clinic Lineup
• Where Are Folkcraft Dulcimers Made?
• Awesome, Ridiculous Rosewood
• 2023 A Fun Year In Review
• Folkcraft Building Project
• Fancy Sound Hole Design Work
• No Assembly Lines Here
• Resources For New Dulcimer Players
• How To Choose String Gauges For Your Mountain Dulcimer
• Dulcimer Mysteries & Histories
• A Side Bender Tries To Retire
• Black Mountain Experience, Part 2
• Black Mountain Experience, Part 1
• Dulcimers And Pizza With Mushrooms
• How To Eliminate Fret Squeak. Or Not?
• Push Sticks
• Fret Patterns For Newer Players
• The Amazing People Working In The Folkcraft Work Shop
• Spalted Wood
• Contemporary Dulcimer Music With Tablature
• Dulcimer Safety
• What affects dulcimer tone?
• Heartwood Versus Sapwood
• Nice People
• Friends In High Places
• Dulcimer Festival Wrap-up, Mrs. Ash
• Recommended String Gauges For A Dulcimer
• Dulcimer Players From Harp Festivals
• Kentucky Music Week
• March Of Technology
• Carol Walker Clinic
• Bing Futch Clinic
• Thank You
• Dulcimer Festival Attendance
• Dave Haas Second Saturday Clinic
• Dulcimer Downloads Wins!
• Dulcimer Repair
• CDs Versus Downloads Results
• CDs Versus Downloads Survey
• Wendy Songe Clinic
• Banjo Scoop
• Padauk Dust
• Folkcraft Affiliate Program
• 1970s Folkcraft Dulcimer
• Old Sandpaper Box
• Homosassa Wrap Up
• Instructional Videos
• Dot At Fret 5
• Fabulous Folkcraft Players
• Working In The Shop
• 2023 Second Saturday Clinic Instructors
• Dulcimer Friends
• Tom McConnell In The House!
• What To Build Next? Survey Results
• Making LAP-JOs
• Purpleheart Sawdust
• Tired Arms From All That Flying
• Handmade Answers
• Handmade Questions
• Cardboard Dulcimers
• Resonator Dulcimer
• Festival Fun
• Return From Black Mountain, North Carolina
• Standard To Bass, To Baritone
• Richard Ash Clinic Tomorrow
• Getting Things Done In The Wood Shop
• Mandy Tyner Clinic
• Videos By Mandy Tyner
• Jim Ash Feature
• Music On The Porch Day
• Beautiful Mahogany Planks
• First 50 Songs Survey Results
• Survey About Contemporary Dulcimer Music
• Meeting John And Karen Keane
• Victorian Romance Rosette
• Adding Frets To A Dulcimer
• First Jam At Folkcraft Since The Virus
• Fixing A Broken Dulcimer
• Lacquering Mountain Dulcimers
• Kentucky Music Week
• Ebony Versus Purpleheart Survey Results
• Ebony Versus Purpleheart Survey
• Pam Parks, Folkcraft Sewer
• Folkcraft YouTube Channel
• 2012 Dulcimer Tour To Dunedin, Florida
• Ebony Lumber
• New Endorsing Artist Carol Walker
• Bert, Bing, And Ernie At The Summer NAMM Show
• Second Saturday Clinics Return!
• Design Your Own Folkcraft Dulcimer
• Dulcimer At Work And At Play
• The History Of Sound Holes
• Custom Sound Holes For Your Next Dulcimer
• Tone Woods For A Dulcimer
• How Often To Change Dulcimer Strings
• New Builder In The Shop
• Cedar Spectacular
• Grateful
• Making LAP-JOs
• Unpacking BMMF Carts
• Black Mountain Music Fest done, back to the wood shop
• Fun In The Shop
• Dulcimers flowing out of the shop door!
• This has been a GREAT week!
• Featured video, photo/bio, fun stuff at Folkcraft
• Lots of fun things happening at Folkcraft!
• Ukuleles On Sale, New Books, More!
• Triple stripe dulcimers ready for shipping!
• Triple stripe dulcimers nearly done!
• New dulcimer photos!
• Happy new year, new things in the shop!
• So much happening this month!
• Lots Of Updates - Please Read
• Building Double-Backed Dulcimers
• Packing Up Our Traveling Festival Display
• Cool Tools: Shaper
• Staying Safe In The Wood Shop
• Cool Tools: Thickness Sander
• Karen Stoldt
• James Street
• Patty Curtis
• Jim O'Sullivan
• Becky Sroufe
• Gene Helmer
• Lucy Bottcher
• Joyce Wilson
• Michael McCormick
• Sally Zwisler
• Gary Curtis
• Gail Garin
• Caleb Morris
• Angela Martin
• June Day
• Nancy Downie
• Anthony Gennaro
• Laura Blanciforti
• Dave Kerwood
• Wendy Holloway
• Joseph Hennes
• Jacquie Caravello
• Sharon Sears
• Knox Welsh
• Beth Hall
• Tina Brown
• Jane Appel
• Doug Londraville
• Karen Z
• Lisa Driver
• Matthew Walworth
• Richard Switzer
• Sue Lander
• Michelle Bowling
• Dan Geddes
• Bill Pendlebury
• Andrea Stader
• Butch Wheasler
• Dorothy Miner
• Mike Volker
• Karen Pounds
• Becky Dahms
• Jeannine Euckert
• Paula Edwards
• Brandon Horton
• Ellen Keirnan
• Margaret Medvedev
• Vickey Sasser
• Dianne Butler
• Lynna Jackson
• Donna Sisk
• Judy Smith
• Rhonda Hayes
• Cindy Moriarity
• Laura B.
• Richard Ash
• Scott Conner
• Diane Harrell
• Nori Gill
• Joanne Hafeli
• Greg Rohall
• Kelly Sasman
• Dale Jablonski
• Pat Forest
• George Haggerty
• Sam Edelston
• Glynda Willis
• Alan Richter
• Thomasina Levy
• Christine Teresinski
• Laura Bell
• Jessie Oldham
• Kenneth Longfield
• David Hooten
• Annette Sheffield
• Bill Cole
• Susan Curtis
• Janice Kincaid
• Toya Koch
• Bill Lloyd
• Julie and Ted Jones
• Tom and Jeanne Bossardet
• Gary Brunk
• Gary Bentley
• Mike Squint
• Mary Ellen Lounsbery
• Andrew Gordon
• Mike Anderson
• Belinda Link