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I recently finished building this mountain dulcimer and it is an absolute joy to play! Dulcimers are relatively simple to build, similar to a guitar but easier. It has a black walnut back/sides, peghead, and fingerboard, a reclaimed redwood soundboard, eucalyptus red gum binding, and a honey locust burl endcap. I purchased the fretboard from Folkcraft Instruments, but I did all the fretwork myself. The tuners are Gotoh; it also has a buffed wax finish.
Overall, this dulcimer has really sparked my interest in musical instrument build!
Thanks for looking, any comments or questions are welcome!
Dale Miller

For those interested in hearing it:

The link should work now, sorry I had a really hard time getting it to completely upload! :)





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anxiously awaiting the video to listen! This is an ideal first instrument to make - yours is so pretty!
 

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Beautiful work Dale, flat out gorgeous!! The honey locust burl was a great touch. Have you seen Pintodeluxe's review and blog on the 1412?
 

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Beautiful! The level of craftsmanship is…well, wow!! So many fine details. Enjoy playing it.
 

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Be proud of that. Nice work!
 

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Outstanding workmanship. video says it is private… change to public.
 

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Hey, are you related to Drew Miller of the band "Boiled in Lead" from Minneapolis? His mountain dulcimer work on their track "Drowning…" really rocks.
 

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Unbelievable- great job. That will be treasured forever.
 

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Beautiful craftsmanship, love it. Yes sparked an interest in a build, have wanted to for a long time.

Love your tag quote
 

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Thank you all for the encouragement, I appreciate it!

anxiously awaiting the video to listen! This is an ideal first instrument to make - yours is so pretty!

- Bstrom
The link should work now, my apologies for taking so long!

Beautiful work Dale, flat out gorgeous!! The honey locust burl was a great touch. Have you seen Pintodeluxe s review and blog on the 1412?

- CL810
I hadn't saw his review but I just checked it out and it looks like a great one!

Hey, are you related to Drew Miller of the band "Boiled in Lead" from Minneapolis? His mountain dulcimer work on their track "Drowning…" really rocks.

- Eeyore
Not as far as I know of! I'll have to check it out, thanks!

-Dale
 
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