Introducing: "The Cumberland" Chromatic Dulcimers

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$1,697.00
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Meet "The Cumberland" River Dulcimer, Deluxe Edition!

Whether you’re an expert musician or just starting out, The Cumberland is designed for you. Its light and portable build means you can take it anywhere – from jam sessions with friends to impromptu performances on your back porch as the sun goes down.

This River Dulcimer comes with a full chromatic fret layout, giving you all the frets you need to play any song. It’s tuned to DAD – just like the strings of a traditional dulcimer, but fretted like a standard guitar, ukulele, or mandolin (i.e., all the scale notes, not just the key of D). Complete with Stringjoy strings, and expertly crafted by our partnering luthier, it'll surprise you how rich, crisp, and full it sounds.

Please note that each instrument is unique, so expect yours to have wood grain patterns that differ from the pictures.

Quick Specs:

  • Tuning: DAD
  • Scale: Chromatic

"The Cumberland" Chromatic River Dulcimer, Deluxe Edition, includes:

  • Hand-crafted, luthier built & finished in the USA
  • Carved bone nut and bridge saddle
  • Cherry book matched top
  • Maple body and neck
  • Ziricote fretboard 
  • Diamond abalone fret marker inlays
  • Ambered satin shellac finish for a vintage look
  • 1.5" body depth
  • Tapered neck
  • Radiused fretboard
  • Carbon reinforced neck
  • 2-piece neck and body construction
  • Upgraded strap button
  • Stringjoy strings
  • Individually intonated
  • A Deluxe Inglewood reinforced nylon travel case
  • Nylon instrument strap
  • Free US shipping
  • Undying love and affection


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🎶 About Chromatic Tuning:

Chromatic dulcimers are tuned DAD, like a traditional dulcimer guitar; however, they include "all" the frets required for the full western 12-tone scale. That's a mouthful, and simply means you can play all the notes, and also play in any key.

If you're familiar with traditional dulcimers, a chromatic dulcimer will be a new adventure, and a bit of a brain buster (in all the best ways)! You'll also unlock a load of new creative spaces by including more keys.

And if you come from the world of guitars, you'll find a familiar home with the fully fretted neck, while the open DAD tuning will give you a new playground of opportunities. Strum away while you find a new melody. You're going to enjoy it, I guarantee!

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