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shrinks too much, it will crack. Instruments with large soundboards, including

hammered dulcimers, are more vulnerable to the dangers of swelling and shrinking

than those with small soundboards (such as guitars or violins). So don't assume that

because your guitar has done ﬁ ne in your climate, your hammered dulcimer will

too!

e challenge for the instrument builder is to make a soundboard that can

accommodate the widest possible variation in humidity without problems. Before

we glue up a hammered dulcimer, we equilibrate the soundboard and back in a con-

trolled environment to a relative humidity of 43% to 45%. Our years of building

these instruments and recording humidity data have shown that this approach ac-

commodates the widest range of real-world humidity conditions without problems.

As is true with most wooden musical instruments, your instrument will be happiest

in a relative humidity range between 40% and 50%. It may do all right outside that

range, but the farther you go in either direction, the greater your risk of damage.

So if you live in a dry climate, or are experiencing a cold spell, you should

humidify your instrument, either by keeping it in a humidiﬁ ed room or by using an

instrument humidiﬁ er.

If you humidify the room, or your house, the only way to be certain your hu-

midiﬁ er is maintaining a safe range is to place a hygrometer (a device that measures

relative humidity) near your instrument and monitor the readings. Inexpensive

hygrometers can be purchased from Dusty Strings or from many music stores. Give

us a call if you need help ﬁ nding one.

If you do not have a hygrometer, or if your room humidiﬁ er is not suﬃ cient,

you should store your instrument in its case with an instrument humidiﬁ er.

are also available from Dusty Strings or most music stores. Put your dulcimer back

in the case with the humidiﬁ er when you're not playing. Check that the humidiﬁ er

is still moist. Rapid swings from dry to moist are hard on any instrument. Once the

ambient humidity reaches a safe range, around 40%, take the humidiﬁ er out. Too

much moisture will cause swelling and warping.

Keeping your instrument properly humidiﬁ ed is an excellent way to ensure

longevity, and is really the only type of maintenance that your hammered dulcimer

requires beyond tuning, cleaning, and replacing an occasional string.

Transporting Your Dulcimer

We have padded, zippered, cordura cases with shoulder straps to ﬁ t all our

hammered dulcimers.

dents and dings in most transport situations. In car travel, just be sure to load the

dulcimer on top of your other gear, bridge side up, where it won't shift; or stand it

on its top rail (with case handle up), braced so it can't fall over. If you're driving for

a distance with the sun beating down through the windows, throw a space blanket

over your dulcimer to reﬂ ect the sun.

10-20% cooler. Please be sure to read about the danger of leaving your instrument

in a parked car under General Care (page 5).

ese work quite well for protecting your instrument from

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