Popular Woodworking 2002-04 № 127, страница 57

Popular Woodworking 2002-04 № 127, страница 57

BUILDING A CHILD'S

DoubleDulcimer

OSK5D

This project is simple enough to build with your kids, and nice enough that you'll want to make one for yourself, too.

The Appalachian dulcimer fascinates me, first, because its plaintive music is a link to earlier times, and second, because it is so easy to build and play. Ten-year-old twins of a friend gave me the excuse I needed to build my fourth dulcimer — this time an unusual double, or "courting" dulcimer, to be played by two people at once.

Designed for fun and rugged service, Debi and John's instrument turned out to be one of my easiest and most satisfying projects.

Construct the Sound Box

The straight sides of this design make this part easy. Glue the side and end pieces to the bottom to form a shallow, open-topped box. From V4'1

by Claude Crowley

Claude Crowley builds dulcimers and the occasional Kentucky long rifle in Ft. Worth, Texas

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