Folk of the Wood
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Folk of the Wood presents
An Introduction to the Folkroots Mountain Dulcimers
Established in 1968, by Michael & Howard Rugg of Felton California, FolkRoots was one of the early companies to commercially produce Appalachian dulcimers. The FolkRoots "California" dulcimer style is characterized by it's deep body (2 1/4") and longer scale length (29 1/4") giving it more volume than traditional dulcimers. Body dimensions are 36 1/2" long X 7 3/4" wide. Fingerboard width is 1 3/8". All solid woods, metal tuning gears and ebony nuts & bridges are standard. In 1989 Folkcraft purchased FolkRoots and moved manufacturing to its facility in Connecticut.
FOLK ROOTS MODELS
D-100SMahogany Hourglass model with spruce soundboard.
D-550 Black Walnut Hourglass Model, solid walnut.
D-550S Black Walnut Hourglass model with spruce soundboard.
D-550ST Teardrop model, Black Walnut with spruce soundboard.
D-350S Cherry Hourglass model with spruce soundboard.
D-350ST Cherry Teardrop model with spruce soundboard.
Baritone Models Tuned in "A" "E" "A", a fifth lower than standard dulcimer tuning, this tuning gives the dulcimer a lower sound register perfect for solo, ensemble and accompaniment playing. The Baritones feature "guitar-style" pegheads with sealed gear tuning pegs, 1 1/2" wide fingerboards with exotic wood overlays, Corian nuts and bridges cut for traditional and equidistant string spacing, two-piece book-matched backs with center inlay, and decorative heelcap.
BT-350 Cherry Baritone model with Spruce or Western Red Soundboard.
BT-550 Walnut Baritone model with Spruce, W.R. Cedar, or Butternut soundboard.
Short Scale (27") for models above, available by special order at no additional charge.
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Testimonials:
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 Hi Brian, Just wanted to let you know I received the Folkroots dulcimer. The accessories haven't arrived yet, but I'm sure they will shortly. This is one GREAT sounding dulcimer! It had been years since I played one (I used to build them when I was a kid) but it was amazing how fast it all came back. A typically classy Folk of the Woods product. I'll get hold of you folks the next time my acoustic obsession once again rears its head. Ron Marr
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Shown here is the D-100S
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Shown here is the D-350S
