The Folk Traditions Store

In Savannah's Historic District

12 Price Street (1/2 block south of Bay Street). Phone: 912-341-8898.

Flutes
Harps
Banjos
Hammered Dulcimers
Music Learning
Accessories
Mountain Dulcimers

The Dusty Strings PD-40 Piano Dulcimer

diagram showing note array and string gaugesThe Dusty Strings PD-40 Piano Dulcimer has solid wood construction and 3½ fully chromatic octaves. It's piano-like scale pattern (see the diagram to the right) is especially useful for people with piano backgrounds are learning the dulcimer for the first time. It's solid mahogany soundboard gives it an especially rich tone. We sell it with folding stand, soft case, and double-sided, wood and leather, large head hammers (click on thumbnail above for a close-up), spare strings and Madeline MacNeill's Playing the Piano Dulcimer for $1,159.

The Dusty Strings Prelude

diagram showing note array and string gaugesA well-crafted beginners' hammered dulcimer, the Prelude has a sturdy laminated birch soundboard and back. It plays 2½ octaves in the traditional tuning pattern to the right. We sell it with folding stand, soft case, and regular single-sided, wood hammers (click on thumbnail above for a close-up), spare strings and Linda Lowe Thompson's Beginning Hammer Dulcimer for $635.

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Last modified: 11/15/05