Plus, the best available support materials for the dulcimer, including songbooks and tapes. The exclusive Black Mountain handmade process insures that each dulcimer has the best tone and most beautiful finish. See our selection of products. Used for many of our dulcimer soundboards. Some of our dulcimers in corporate Redwood soundboards because of the way the sounds interact with the other types of woods used, also because of the close-grained beauty of Redwood.
Mahogany produces a mellow, well balanced tone.
Cherry - The traditional dulcimer wood is Cherry, with a sustaining, full range tone. It is used in the body, head and fingerboards of our instruments. Cherry varies from maple-white to a rich, reddish brown color. Walnut - Walnut is another traditional dulcimer wood used in the body, head and fingerboards of our dulcimers. This wood has tonal qualities similar to Cherry but is characteristically chocolate brown in color with a striking grain pattern.