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The
Travel Model as shown in three views is designed to be packed for
travel. The fret board is mounted on a thin sound board that can be
withdrawn, flipped over, and slid back in place for traveling.
Though open ended, the sound approaches that of the Sweet Woods
standard dulcimers. It is rugged and light weight. In fact, this
model has been used by armed force members in Iraq and also by
members of the Peace Corps. A single-course melody string is used in
lieu of the standard, double-course arrangement. The sacrifice of
melody line volume is a small penalty to pay for compactness. |
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Dulcinator shown with the late Homer Ledford |
The
"Dulcinator" is a resophonic dulcimer that uses a full resonator
much like used in Gibson's Dobro™. It
can be set up as a standard, fretted dulcimer or with raised nut and
played with a slide bar. The "Dulcinator" is configured with four,
equidistant strings tuned D-F#-A-d. It can also be tuned similar to
a Dobro™ to D-G-B-d.
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