All of the hammered dulcimers we carry are double coursed. This means there are two parallel strings close together and tuned to the same pitch for each note.
Dulcimers vary in size by the number of courses.
These extra notes are at the bottom and have a longer vibrating length to make lower tones. All of our hammered dulcimers include a tuning key and a standard pair of hammers. Dusty Strings Dusty Strings has been building Hammered Dulcimers for 22 years. Ray Mooers is the founder of the company and chief designer of these fine instruments. Many of the models have resulted from close collaboration with noted designer Sam Rizzetta and the legendary John McCutcheon.