After holding my price for seven years I have decided to drop the price of my wood dulcimers $100! The above three will be the first available at the new price. They all can be set up with either steel or nylon strings. They can also be set up in standard, baritone or bass pitch. The curly maple one (on the right above) is currently set up as a baritone. From left to right they are: L- birdseye maple back and sides with a sitka spruce top M- highly figured walnut top and

This curly maple and redwood dulcimer is available for sale! As with last year's recap I want to thank you for your continued support of my charities. Total charitable donations have grown to just under $10,000, which is fantastic. In addition, I have begun to suport serious professional artists who could benefit from a professional quality dulcimer. In 2025, $4025 worth of instruments were made available to three musicians to further their pursuit of the mountain dulcim

First, let me say thank you to all of my customers who have enthusiastically supported the Hybrid dulcimer project and in turn, the...

This short blog is for any nerds that my be following my 3D printing adventures.  If you are not into 3D printing, none of the following...

Now is the time to get on the list for the delivery of either Aaron O'Rourke nylon string or Butch Ross steel string dulcimers for 2024. ...

There is still one unclamed walnut dulcimer that is ready to ship. It can be set up for nylon or steel strings, in standard, baritone or...

For the first time in the five year history of Stephens Lutherie there are two wood dulcimers in stock.  They are virtually identical...

In the first week, four hybrid dulcimers have been sold representing over $2500 raised for charity. The first HyVibe smart dulcimer was...

The latest hybrid designs were delivered to Aaron O'Rourke and Butch Ross a few weeks ago and the initial feedback has been very...

I just wanted to let everyone know that I plan to have instruments available to try out and purchase at the Black Mountain Music Festival...

This blog summarizes my initial impressions of the installation and use of the HyVibe System in a special version of my 3D printed/wood...

After a gestation period of nine months, I am very happy to announce that the new, custom built 3D printer is up and running. Designed...

Today I wrapped up months of work building prototype dulcimers that combine traditional wood and 3D printed components. The goal is to...

I was able to scrounge enough old parts and pieces together to get my first impressions of the 3D printed dulcimer. Put aside all you...

At 1:15 AM, one day, nine hours and two minutes after the print started, there it stood like a rocket on the launchpad. Amazingly, with...

So far so good, but still another 16 hours to go. It will be interesting to see if there is a loss of accuracy when printing 27.5 inches...

Setting up my shop has taken so long that I couldn't wait any longer to start building dulcimers again. So what do you do when you have...

Progress is being made toward a functioning lutherie shop. As the snow melts away and the distinctive cry of cranes returning can be...

Stephens Lutherie is moving to Madison, Wisconsin in the middle of the the snowiest winter in a decade. The forecast for this weekend is...

Yet another dulcimer has emerged from the Stephens Lutherie Skunkworks. To satisfy my curiosity, I whipped up a new instrument that...