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Comment by Shane Sylvester on May 9, 2014 at 8:43pm

Hey thanks for all the comments a real good help,when i made the big body I thought must be big sound,my mistake live and learn.

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on May 9, 2014 at 3:00am

Standard lap dulci string gauges are .012 [ some have a double set ]   .014, .022 wound. For a basser sound .012, .022 wound, .030 wound.

Comment by Reeds Taylor on May 9, 2014 at 2:51am

Shane I'm not sure the strings used on a dulcimer, but I normally use med D'Adrio's 2,3,4,and 5th string outta the pack..... for open G tuning that is....More serious players....go so far as to choose each individual string gauge. Hope this helps

Comment by The Phrygian Kid on May 9, 2014 at 2:30am

Nice !!

you'll find bone will give you a much brighter sound and possibly a little more volume than your Tassie Oak.  Im coming to really like the sound of hardwood rather than bone for some of my guitars recently.

You're better off getting a bone off someone you know with a dog, s stinky blackened one thats been in their backyard for months..

the dog will have sucked all the marrow and grease out of it and once you sand or cut the nasty outside off oyull have much nicer stock.  I learned that off our Randy here

Comment by Shane Sylvester on May 9, 2014 at 2:00am

I used tassie oak for bridge and nut,what gauge strings would you recommend . I was looking at bridge and nut and I have strings fairly deep in maybe they are not vibrating enough could that be an issue Taylor. I will collect some bone from my local butcher and fabricate some new nuts and bridges thanks for the heads up Shane

Comment by Reeds Taylor on May 9, 2014 at 1:13am

What are you using for a nut and bridge?...I use bone on my builds and seem to have good vol and tone...string gauge can be a factor as well....there are many things that it could be....but these would be the first things I would check/change

Comment by Shane Sylvester on May 9, 2014 at 12:53am

not very loud at all .Does anyone out there have any ideas why .I think I have enough sound holes I followed the plans Only thing I can think of was I put angles on joins on body like a regular guitar to join top and bottom ? lots of work for a quiet guitar. Its 8th of an inch plywood