POPLAR HILL MOUNTAIN DULCIMER


The Poplar Hill mountain dulcimer is our top of the line concert or "artist" model.  It is a beautifully crafted instrument suitable for both the professional and the novice musician.  This model is larger than the others and has a wider and deeper body, producing a deep rich tone and greater volume.  The fretboard is also wider to easily accommodate any string configuration: four equally spaced strings, three equally spaced strings, or double melody strings equally spaced with two drones.

The standard Poplar Hill features a bookmatched black walnut body with gracefully curved heart-shaped soundholes handcarved into a bookmatched top of Western red cedar.  Each side has five steam bends, gently contouring the body at both the headstock and the tailpiece.  The back seam decorative inlay is a repeating colorful pattern.  Custom order without the back inlay would be $10 less.

This model may be custom ordered with any of these additional options:

- Cherry, sycamore, maple (Ambrosia, quilted, or Birds eye) wood body with Western red cedar top (no extra charge)

- Zebra wood back, sides, fretboard and headstock (pictured - add $50)

- Brazilian rosewood back, sides, fretboard and headstock with floating fretboard (add $100)

- Five strings instead of four (add $25)

- Six strings instead of four (add $50)

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Upgrade to scroll headstock and Grover gold-plated in-line planetary gear tuning pegs (add $50)

- Upgrade to Stewart-MacDonald Five-Star gold-plated tuning pegs with planetary gears for fine tuning (add $100)

- Upgrade to Waverly 2-Band vintage-look gold-plated planetary gear tuning pegs for fine tuning (add $125)

Specifications:

2-1/4" x 8" x 36-1/2"

Grover gold-plated "Mini Rotomatics" encased gear tuners with 14:1 gear ratio for microfine tuning


Cost:   $395


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