Black Mountian Dulcimer Model 81D
The Black Mountain Dulcimer model 81 and 88 are the flagship models featuring all solid wood construction, grover tuners rosewood fingerboards, mother or pearl dot inlays.<p> A longer scale and deeper body give these larger dulcimers more volume and a deeper tone. They feature scroll heads, heartshaped sound holes, four string set up, nickel/silver fretted fingerboards (with included 6 1/2 and 13 1/2 "extra frets"), chrome mechanical tuning machines and solid wood tops and backs. The Deluxe version 81D also features rosewood fingerboards with mother-of-pearl position dots, and a rosewood center stripe inlay on the bookmatched backs. These hourglass shaped bodies have lacquered, handrubbed finishes. Length, width, and depth are 36" x 7 7/8" x 3 1/8". Scale length" is 29 1/4" <p> The Model 81Deluxe has a solid vertically "grained spruce top and solid walnut back with maple/rosewood/maple inlay, walnut sides, head and rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl position dots. &l