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A Labor of Love

Forty-two years ago, I built my first dulcimer in a class at Maryville College. It’s also been 22 years since I built my first website, for Rock Crusher Elementary School. Now, these hobbies have come together in this latest venture.

I prefer to build my dulcimers one at a time, with design input from the customer. Consequently, no two of the 49 dulcimers I have created thus far are exactly alike. They do, however, reflect the traditional style and construction techniques of the mountainous region from whence I came.

Let’s custom-design your dulcimer today!

Tim Stuart

Owner/Craftsman

The Lucky Diamond Dulcimer

From time to time, I am asked to do some dulcimer improvement or repair work. For the most part, this will involve procedures such as adding a 6 and-a-half fret, fixing a buzz in a fretboard, or even creating a new fingerboard.V I will take on most of these jobs if I feel confident that …

The Pick of the Litter

Finally worked my way to the final details of the pegs, nut, bridge, and strings. I had decided to go traditional and install violin pegs. It would really look sharp, but make it more difficult to get into exact tune. To help alleviate this, I allowed for the installation of fine tuning beads at the …

Down the Home Stretch

Thanks to careful design, everything is fitting together nicely. The first coat of polyurethane. This’ll be finished sometime this weekend.

Putting It All Together

With the peghead completed, it was time to do some shaping, adding sound holes and gluing things together.