Accessories

ACCESSORIES

Strings / Fingerboard Oil / Humidifier / Fingerpicks / Dulcimer Stand / Mouse Pad

How to String Your Dulcimer Diagram / Instrument Care Pamphlet

We do our best to have all items in stock and ready to ship when your order arrives. If we cannot ship your order within ten days we will notify you.

Shipping Charges: all accessories ordered and shipped with an instrument ship at no extra charge with the exception of the dulcimer stand.

Please see Shipping Charges for shipping costs of accessories ordered without an instrument..

BLUE LION DULCIMER STRINGS
Type	Description	Gauges	Price
Standard	Loop end strings with bronze wound bass string	.012; .012; .014; .024w	$5.00
Four Equidistant	Loop end strings with bronze wound bass string	.012; .014; .014; .024w	$5.00
Six String	Ball end or loop end strings (specifiy with order) with bronze wound bass string	.012/.012; .014/.014; .024w/.024w	$8.00
Bass	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.024w; .028w; .032w; .052w	$8.00
Baritone	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.016/.016; .024w; .032w	$8.00
Six String Bass	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.012/.024w; .016/.032w; .024w/.052w	$9.00
Acoustic Jam	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.012/.012; .014; .024w	$7.00
Acoustic Jam Five String - Baritone	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.012; .014; .016; .024w; .032w	$8.00
Acoustic Jam Five String - Bass	Ball end strings; silvered steel and bronze wound	.012; .014; .024; .032w; .052w	$9.00
Soprano	Ball end strings: silvered steel and bronze wound	.012, .012, .014, .024w	$7.00

click to download the How To String Your Dulcimer pdf file

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INSTRUMENT CARE

Click to download our Instrument Care Brochure pdf file

FINGERBOARD OIL — $5.00 All unfinished wood is subject to drying in response to environmental factors, and drying out of the fretboard can cause all sorts of problems, including cracks or loose frets. For use on unfinished fretboards, this light oil penetrates, moisturizes and helps to preserve the fingerboard wood. It is nontoxic and won't get sticky or develop a film. The 2 oz. bottle will last a long time and has a pleasant orange odor. This oil is our choice for maintaining and preserving rosewood and ebony fingerboards.
FINGERPICKS — $5.00 (shipping $2.00 if ordered separately)
Two extremely lightweight and comfortable .015 gauge nickel silver Dunlop "mini" fingerpicks and a nylon thumbpick make up this set. The fingerpicks are lighter and easier to adjust (and to get used to) than the standard gauge metal fingerpicks. The set comes in a small plastic ziploc bag for storage.
HUMIDIFIER — $5.00 In very dry environments, a humidifier may be needed to protect an instrument from excesive dryness. The Herco Guard-Father humidity control is a special clay mixture in a plastic container which slowly releases moisture to prevent cracking due to drying of wood. Small enough to keep in your instrument case the humidifier lasts practically forever.

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DULCIMER STAND - $185.00


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(plus $20.00 shipping)

Limited production- please contact us to determine current availabililty
We currently do not have any stands in stock. We hope to do another run in the first part of 2013 as soon as we get our next shipment of walnut lumber.

The Blue Lion dulcimer stand is designed to be a sturdy and elegant way to keep your instrument out and handy while still offering a relatively safe way to display it. While no stand will offer the protection you achieve when keeping the instrument in its case, many folks want their instruments out and easily available for playing at a moment's notice. For performing, it's been designed to accommodate different shapes of instruments without readjustment, so if you're playing a bass and a standard dulcimer (for instance) both will fit on the same stand.

This stand is built of solid walnut and is adjustable to fit almost any dulcimer. The Blue Lion logo is laser etched onto the face of the stand. The base and body of the stand support the instrument, while the upper arms keep the instrument from tilting one way or the other. The arms are adjustable both horizontally and vertically and are are held in place by a black three-sided knob which makes it very easy to tighten securely.

The back support is also held by another knob, so when you pick up the stand the support leg does not swing freely. This makes it easy to move the stand around without having to reset the support. The support leg features a positive stop so it cannot open further than the engineered angle.

The dulcimer rests on a felt lined base, and felt strips also protect the back of the instrument where it rests against the stand. The upper arms are covered in clear tubing which prevents the instrument from being scratched when moving it in and out of the stand.

Due to limited resources (us) this stand is a limited production item. We will try and have them in stock, however; if you're contemplating ordering one for a gift, check with us at least a month or two in advance to make sure we can have one ready.

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The Lion and the Mouse!

We are pleased to offer you a source for a beautiful mouse pad to match your Blue Lion dulcimer! Jane Mazzotta, of Moodus, Connecticut, is now crafting these high quality accessories. You can only obtain one of these directly from her. The price is $12.00 plus $3.00 shipping. (Ask her about the matching bookmark!)

Contact Jane (you'll have to write her directly) at:
dulcimermouse@hotmail.com for more information or to order one today!

Autumn mouse pad

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