Frank Cone needed a small lightweight hammered dulcimer in a range suitable for playing Medieval or Renaissance music. We came up with a 9/9 (9 treble and 9 bass course) dulcimer. The range is approximately the lower two thirds of the common 12/11. The dulcimer weighs 10 lbs and is 38" X 11 1/2" with a 24 1/2" top rail....
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I make a couple different sizes of bowed psalteries, the two and half octave Alto and the two octave Soprano. I wasn't ever expecting to make a four octave instrument but experimental performer/composer at Iowa State Matthew Coley decided he wanted to try to incorporate this instrument into his mix. I can't wait to hear what he does with it....
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