David Lindsey first discovered the hammered dulcimer in June of 1978 while vacationing at Silver Dollar City, Missouri. Later that summer he bought a dulcimer kit, put it together, and taught himself to play. David and his wife Annette helped found the Sweet Song String Band, a group that is still active today. While playing in those early days, audience members began to ask where they could purchase a hammered dulcimer and join the growing community of players for themselves. Once they learned that David had built his own dulcimer, he was soon asked to make dulcimers for them, and David’s Dulcimers was born. David's Dulcimers are renowned for their low sustain and high dynamics. The floating soundboard as well as the internal bracing and external bridging is what makes the difference. No other dulcimer offers this quality.

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