Last call for a wood dulcimer that is ready to ship
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...
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Bob Stephens
- Nov 15
- 1 min
Two Wood Dulcimer Are Available!
For the first time in the five year history of Stephens Lutherie there are two wood dulcimers in stock. They are virtually identical...
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Bob Stephens
- Oct 24
- 1 min
The Hybrid introduction at the Black Mountain Music Festival was a a great success!
In the first week, four hybrid dulcimers have been sold representing over $2500 raised for charity. The first HyVibe smart dulcimer was...
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Bob Stephens
- Sep 4
- 2 min
Wow, 3D printed hybrids are now a real thing!
The latest hybrid designs were delivered to Aaron O'Rourke and Butch Ross. a few weeks and the initial feedback has been very positive....
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Bob Stephens
- May 2
- 2 min
Planning on attending Black Mountain Music Festival October 14-19
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...
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Bob Stephens
- Apr 23
- 5 min
Is the world ready for a smart dulcimer?
This blog summarizes my initial impressions of the installation and use of the HyVibe System in a special version of my 3D printed/wood...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Big Z, the new mega printer!
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...
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- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
Hybrid 3D Printed and Wood Dulcimer
Today I wrapped up months of work building prototype dulcimers that combine traditional wood and 3D printed components. The goal is to...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Everything and more!
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...
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- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Houston, we have liftoff!
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...
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- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
Looking good at 16 hours
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...
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Print a Dulcimer?
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...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
Progress Report
Progress is being made toward a functioning lutherie shop. As the snow melts away and the distinctive cry of cranes returning can be...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Timing is Everything!
Stephens Lutherie is moving to Madison, Wisconsin in the middle of the the snowiest winter in a decade. The forecast for this weekend is...
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- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Taming the Mando X-braced Beast
Yet another dulcimer has emerged from the Stephens Lutherie Skunkworks. To satisfy my curiosity, I whipped up a new instrument that...
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- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
A new path forward for Stephens Lutherie
After considerable thought, I have decided to focus my future work on design advancements of the dulcimer and other instruments rather...
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- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
It's a Micro Bass- can you dig it?
While I derive considerable satisfaction from completing and delivering instruments to my clients, there is nothing so satisfying as...
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- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the scenes at Stephens Lutherie
The Stephens Lutherie Skunkworks has been making the most of “sheltering in place” and cranking out prototypes for the next generation of...
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- Mar 1, 2020
- 5 min
Care and Feeding of the Aaron O'Rourke Fingerstyle Dulcimer
Now that the evolution of the Fingerstyle Dulcimer has pretty much stabilized, it seems appropriate to pull all of my thoughts on how to...
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Aaron O'Rourke Fingerstyle Update
Once again Aaron is serving as the guinea pig in chief to drive the latest double back design to perfection. I caught Aaron at Dulcimer...
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