Recent Developments at Stephens Lutherie
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...
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- Apr 7, 2019
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The next build is in process
I just finished resawing backs, tops and sides from boards for the next build. If you have given me the specifications for an...
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- Apr 2, 2019
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First build of the Aaron O'Rourke Fingerstyle Dulcimer is underway!
I have been collecting materials for the first build of the Aaron O’Rourke Fingrestyle Dulcimers and am set to begin construction. I...
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- Mar 20, 2019
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A new Aaron O'Rourke Fingerstyle Dulcimer is born!
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...
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- Mar 20, 2019
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The death of the "Nylon String Dulcimer"!
The instrument formerly known as the Aaron O’Rourke Nylon String Dulcimer is no more. Hereafter, it will be referred to as the Aaron...
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- Feb 10, 2019
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It's a dulcimer!
It turns out that the gestation period for a new dulcimer is also close to nine months. With apologies to all the true mothers of the...
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- Feb 9, 2019
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Building dulcimers with a CNC router
My dulcimers rely heavily on the accuracy of my computer controlled (CNC) router. I would even say that without it, I could not produce...
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- Jan 28, 2019
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Nylon String Sound Test Results
Last Wednesday was a great success. Aaron and I spent almost four hours testing pretty much every combination of three bodies, three tops...
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- Jan 20, 2019
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Off to Chattanooga for testing with Aaron
The big day is almost here! For several months I have been preparing three nylon string instruments for sound comparison tests with...
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- Jan 20, 2019
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Carving away everything that isn't a great nylon string dulcimer
As Wayne Henderson likes to say about building a great guitar, all you have to do is carve away everything that isn't a great instrument....
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- Dec 15, 2018
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Instruments are flowing through the shop.
The photos show the seven instruments that are currently making their way through the shop. Four are steel strings and three are nylon...
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- Nov 29, 2018
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Aaron just posted another video of the nylon string dulcimer.
See the potential Aaron is opening up for this new instrument.
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- Nov 11, 2018
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Soundboards- the soul of the dulcimer
Today I finished rough sanding 14 soundboards that were previously bookmatched and glued together. These will have more impact on the...
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- Nov 11, 2018
- 6 min
Thoughts on the Nylon String Dulcimer
Below are the texts from three recent postings I did on Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer where I attempt to give a bit more detail about...
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