Tennessee Music Box Style Dulcimers
This style of dulcimer is sometimes called a "Church Dulcimer" or a "Box Dulcimer" as well as a Tennessee Music Box. Although in reality the original Tennessee Music Boxes made in the 1800's were larger and much more crude than my modern version. You can read more at this link Tennessee Music Box. The shape of this dulcimer adds a lot of interior space compared to a regular dulcimer, which is great for overall sound when setup with normal DAA/DAD tuning, but also allows it to better produce low notes making it an excellent shape for baritones. For custom orders a Tennessee Music Box can be made with any combination of wood and soundholes and any of the standard options.
Base Price: $425 Plus $30 shipping
Every Tennessee Music Box features:
- Eighteen nickel silver frets with 1½, 6½ , 8½ and 13½ frets included - a full two octave range.
- Grover Sta-Tite tuners with a 14:1 gear ratio and lifetime manufacturer's warranty.
- Abalone or Mother of Pearl inlaid position markers.
- Matching all metal strap buttons
- Ebony nut and bridge slotted for double melody and equidistant string spacing (on 4-string dulcimers).
- 26" scale length for ease of playing.
The following features can be added to any Jenny Lind™ dulcimer:
- Baritone or Bass setup - cost $15. (See article on Baritone Dulcimers here)
- Extended Range™ 5-string (combination regular/baritone setup) $35 (Click here for information on Extended Range™ dulcimers)
- Gold Grover Sta-Tite tuners with 14:1 gear ratio and classic "Butter Bean" tuning knobs - cost $15.
- Fully chromatic, two octave fretboard with 24 nickel silver frets - cost $35.
- Six string configuration with three pairs of doubled strings - cost $25.
- Gaboon Ebony fretboard overlay $69
- Indian Rosewood fretboard overlay - cost $49.
- Indian Laurel fretboard overlay - cost $35.
- Bone nut and bridge - cost $15.
- Internal Piezo pickup with either chrome or gold hardware and matching strap buttons - cost $69.
- Double back - cost $85.