Charlie Alm's Hammered Dulcimer Book
WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?
Take a look at some instruments built according to
the instructions in Charlie's book.
When you build your first hammered dulcimer, drop us a
note and a picture of you with your instrument!
Cherry case and trim, hard maple pin blocks, spruce soundboard, hand carved
wheat sheaf sound holes, chromed tuning pins. Built by Charlie Alm.
Walnut case with lid, walnut trim, hard maple pin blocks, poplar
soundboard, hand carved wheat sheaf sound holes, blued tuning pins. Built by
Charlie Alm.
Curley maple case and trim, hard maple pin blocks, dyed black redwood
soundboard,
hummingbird sound hole design, chrome tuning
pins. Built by Joel Freeman (pictured), who is Charlie's grandson. Joel
plays a mean hammered dulcimer!
Walnut case and trim, hard maple pin blocks, dyed black spruce soundboard,
hand
carved world and seal balancing world sound hole design, blued tuning
pins. Built by Charlie Alm.
Cherry case with lid, cherry trim, hard maple pin blocks, dyed black spruce
soundboard, rosette sound hole design, chromed tuning pins. Built by Charlie
Alm.