The ply wood I used for the pin blocks has rather thin layers compared to some of the cheaper plys you sometimes find in hardware stores. However there are some defects in it, which I figured later in the buld. Next time I will most probably laminate my own ply wood for this kind of build to ensure high quality and zero defects also in the invisible layers.
So far it seems very rigid. The holes are 0.5mm smaller in diameter than the tuning pins, which results in a tight fit. The instrument stabilizes more and more, it has been finished for three weeks now and barely detunes when temparature and humidity are constant. I believe that most of the detuning in the early stage is the wood settling and most of all the loops at the end of the strings tightening. For now however the birch ply seems to do a great job
Thanks for these informative videos. Im looking forward to making one soon. What are the things that you used to transfer the hole locations for the dowels from the frame to the pin block?
thank you!! I appreciate the kind words. i dont exactly know the name of those little pins. i purchased these a while ago for 6mm size, however for other sizes i have made them myself by simply putting a threaded screw of the dowel size into a drill and then flexing off the screw head while having the drill on, until you have a nice pointy tip.
I love these intros! This is so relaxing glad I found this channel.
You use that hand saw like a sashimi chef wielding a knife!
When you say “high density birch ply”. Is that a special type of birch ply or is birch ply always high density.
The ply wood I used for the pin blocks has rather thin layers compared to some of the cheaper plys you sometimes find in hardware stores. However there are some defects in it, which I figured later in the buld. Next time I will most probably laminate my own ply wood for this kind of build to ensure high quality and zero defects also in the invisible layers.
solitude woodworking , thanks for replying. I did wonder if birch was hard enough to hold the tuning pins
tight enough.
So far it seems very rigid. The holes are 0.5mm smaller in diameter than the tuning pins, which results in a tight fit. The instrument stabilizes more and more, it has been finished for three weeks now and barely detunes when temparature and humidity are constant. I believe that most of the detuning in the early stage is the wood settling and most of all the loops at the end of the strings tightening. For now however the birch ply seems to do a great job
Nice job. I too build hammered dulcimer as well as mountain dulcimer. Where are you from? What country?
Thank You! I live in Germany. The hammered dulcimer has a large tradition in our and neighbouring countries.
solitude woodworking Wow I didn’t know about that instrumental fact!
Thanks for these informative videos. Im looking forward to making one soon. What are the things that you used to transfer the hole locations for the dowels from the frame to the pin block?
thank you!! I appreciate the kind words.
i dont exactly know the name of those little pins. i purchased these a while ago for 6mm size, however for other sizes i have made them myself by simply putting a threaded screw of the dowel size into a drill and then flexing off the screw head while having the drill on, until you have a nice pointy tip.
awesome tip and awesome instrument. Can't wait to do mine
What is the thickness of the pin block? Thanks.
if i remember correctly its around 30mm although i removed quite a bit of material towards the edges.
@@solitudewoodworking8431 thank you.