A Joyful Noise Dulcimers

A Joyful Noise Dulcimers Handcrafted and custom built mountain dulcimers.

I started putting finish on this batch of dulcimers. What a difference it makes!
02/09/2021

I started putting finish on this batch of dulcimers. What a difference it makes!

Blue and purple! I usually finish the student dulcimers with shellac, but these will be finished with polyurethane. I've...
06/25/2020

Blue and purple! I usually finish the student dulcimers with shellac, but these will be finished with polyurethane. I've been selected to participate in the Penrod Arts Fair in September, and I need to have some instruments that I can use disinfecting wipes on. Alcohol dissolves shellac, hence the need for a different finish. The colors look fun, and I'll be able to tell them apart from the others! The final decision for Penrod will be made August first, so we will have to wait until then!

Here are some of the latest batch of student dulcimers. They also come with custom boxes!
01/21/2020

Here are some of the latest batch of student dulcimers. They also come with custom boxes!

Spongebob helping me file some frets.
11/18/2019

Spongebob helping me file some frets.

Installing fretwire for the latest batch of student dulcimers.
11/18/2019

Installing fretwire for the latest batch of student dulcimers.

I've got the marimbula rosettes glued into the fronts of the three latest instruments. Nice and tight joints with no gap...
08/29/2019

I've got the marimbula rosettes glued into the fronts of the three latest instruments. Nice and tight joints with no gaps!

Three marimbula rosettes. My favorite is the one on the right. It has 64 pieces. Now they have to be inlaid into the fro...
08/23/2019

Three marimbula rosettes. My favorite is the one on the right. It has 64 pieces. Now they have to be inlaid into the fronts.

I've been kinda busy lately working on a project for the Indiana State Fair, but now I'm back on dulcimer construction. ...
08/07/2019

I've been kinda busy lately working on a project for the Indiana State Fair, but now I'm back on dulcimer construction. This is a batch of seven hardwood models that are ready for a coat of finish. The one in the middle is some mahogany that was cut in the early seventies!

It's coming together! All black walnut with a mahogany neck.
05/28/2019

It's coming together! All black walnut with a mahogany neck.

Two things that I love. Homemade fixtures and dovetail joints!
05/27/2019

Two things that I love. Homemade fixtures and dovetail joints!

Here's what I've been working on lately. The first picture is seven hardwood mountain dulcimers that have been assembled...
04/23/2019

Here's what I've been working on lately. The first picture is seven hardwood mountain dulcimers that have been assembled and are getting close to being sprayed with lacquer. The second one is the front and back plates for a tenor ukulele that has been commissioned. It's some walnut that I picked up a while back, and it had writing on it that said it was cut in 1972.

Day two coming up at the IAHE Convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. We had a great time yesterday and are looking...
03/23/2019

Day two coming up at the IAHE Convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. We had a great time yesterday and are looking forward to today!

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