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...

After considerable thought, I have decided to focus my future work on design advancements of the dulcimer and other instruments rather...

While I derive considerable satisfaction from completing and delivering instruments to my clients, there is nothing so satisfying as...

The Stephens Lutherie Skunkworks has been making the most of “sheltering in place” and cranking out prototypes for the next generation of...

Now that the evolution of the Fingerstyle Dulcimer has pretty much stabilized, it seems appropriate to pull all of my thoughts on how to...

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...

Tests on the prototype bolt on bridge went very well and the concept has now been integrated into the Aaron O'Rourke Fingrestyle...

With considerable help from my webmaster (who happens to be my daughter), I have finally managed to get a significant portion of my wood...

The latest issue of Dulcimer Player News is all about innovations and innovators in the dulcimer (mountain and hammer) field. My Aaron...

I realize that things have been quiet at Stephens Lutherie of late, but that is not because nothing has been going on. Aaron and I...

I just finished resawing backs, tops and sides from boards for the next build. If you have given me the specifications for an...

I have been collecting materials for the first build of the Aaron O’Rourke Fingrestyle Dulcimers and am set to begin construction.  I...

The first production Aaron O’Rourke Fingerstyle Dulcimer has been in Aaron’s hands for over a month now and he has verified some thoughts...