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My Dulcimer Build

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This is a little project I did during spring break.
I was inspired to build this instrument after visiting a small music shop in New Hope and discovering an instrument called the Seagull Merlin which is based off a dulcimer.
( www.guitarplane... )
It sounded like I knew what I was playing as soon as I picked it up since the frets were laid out in a major scale. I liked the idea of having a portable string instrument that was fretted diatonically. So I decided to try to build my own dulcimer that was loosely based on the Seagull Merlin.
The style of this video is inspired by jimmydiresta
Check out his channel here / jimmydiresta
Thank you to C.B. Gitty for the frets.
Check out their site if you're planning to build a cigar box guitar www.cbgitty.com/

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5 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 18

@joelroberts1581 Год назад

Great design, great work, great vid. You’ve really inspired me.

@vokinn72 5 лет назад

Dude that was awesome! Very well done :)

@Lucas-yq5qo 5 лет назад

Its really sounds like seagul merlin, very well done.

@k-makesomething 4 года назад

Awesome! I've been thinking about making something like this.

@RC-ht6kh 3 года назад

Awesome would love if you had put measurements and wood sizes...

@Rich2481 2 года назад

can you tell me what your strings are tuned to G or D? thanks

@SonicBelchFire 2 года назад

D tuning. D-A-D

@clemmcguinness1087 7 лет назад

Nice instrument Sir What wood did you use for the neck? Thank you

@SonicBelchFire 7 лет назад

thank you! I used red oak

@commonsensibility2051 4 года назад

SonicBelchFire .red oak is the worst wood you can use for the neck! I recommend balsa wood! It's strong and light although a little pricey. Yes. We all want to cut corners, but the end result must be defined by pride! Do we want a half baked project that fools no-one. Or do we want that wow factor.something that says, yes yees, yeees, this is the sex bomb pinnacle to your project. It's not just me that recommends balsa above red oak,no a thousand online users say, if only I had paid more attention to balsa wood in my younger years I would be creating outstanding musical instruments! There you have it ,! A thousand people can't be wrong ! So there you go people. It's ok to substitute balsa wood for red oak! Happy strumming or whatever you fucking do with that thing.

@rod1148 7 лет назад

How did you lay out the lines for the frets?

@SonicBelchFire 7 лет назад

I used the stewmac fret calculator and a precision ruler www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator.html

@patrickmurphy6470 7 лет назад

bmx er?

@SonicBelchFire 7 лет назад

I don't ride too much, but my brother dave belcher was on the animal team so I get all the clothes from him

@thomasverga469 6 лет назад

Very nice job, where did you get your design from, the measurements etc....?

@SonicBelchFire 6 лет назад

Thank you! I made up the design for the most part. I liked the idea of making a dulcimer that plays like a guitar. It's roughly based on a cigar box guitar I guess, only its a triangle. I calculated the scale length and the frets with the stewmac fret position calculator

@festbloch4135 2 года назад

Nice work very good but sound like a seagul merlin. It is not whyle you put diatonic scale on small instrument that you can call it "dulcimer". A dulcimer is a old citar our kitar from greece more than 2200 years before. a dulcimer could have diatonic, chromatic or fretless scale. What is important is that tthe resonator is in the global space of the longth of the strings. It is playing like a lap steel guitar. The old Dulcimer and epinette in Nord europa during the XVI and XVII was made directly with drawer or very long box (Remeber that Dulcimer is not a american instrument but still exist till medieval european times. Fretted instrument still existing till the kigndom of Charlemagnes - that notes during 700 after christus) Have a nice music with your instrument.

@SonicBelchFire 2 года назад

sick bro thanks