STICK DULCIMER MAKING Notes and Plans: WIRE-BOUND WORKSHOP EDITION

Wire Bound Edition in colour of the Stick Dulcimer Making course, as seen on YouTube, originally on DVD-ROM, now expanded and updated in print format, with full notes and plans. 

Benefit from the author’s 20 years of building experience to build your own stick dulcimer, includes everything needed to build a beautiful and playable instrument.
Unlock the secrets to crafting your own stick dulcimer with this comprehensive guide!
Whether you’re a seasoned woodworker or a complete beginner, this book, infused with updated notes and plans complemented by the author’s original video series, complete with QR links and updated content.

The stick dulcimer’s diatonic scale makes it easy to play, allowing for free improvisation with almost no wrong notes. Its key pitch, typically around D, (or G) is suitable for much folk music, including Irish and Scottish tunes. Many Irish tin whistle tunes in D work well on this instrument. The instrument, being small, is easy to hold.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• The guide offers step-by-step instructions for building a stick dulcimer with hand tools and/or machine tools, and it includes alternatives to help you adjust to the tools you possess.

• Full-size plans for the instrument, templates, and jigs. The multi-page format plans can be easily Cut out, pasted and assembled, or traced out.

• Guidance in selecting the best materials, including sustainable options, tonewoods, and fretboard materials.

• Techniques for bending, laminating, fretting and finishing, and setting up.

• Playing Guide and links to get you started making music.

• Notes and plans and photos in full colour

• 8.5” x 11” size, 202 pages 

• 202 pages, white paper 115gsm

• Pages numbered with an index.

• This is the full-colour, wire-bound edition!

Publisher - Michael J King

Language - English

Wire-O Bound

Contributors

By author

Michael J King

Published Date - 2026-02-15

ISBN - 9781068391354

Dimensions - 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

Page Count - 202