PDF/ slideshow how to make the hard case for your Stick Dulcimer, simply go to my website at:
http://www.michaeljking.com/stickmaking.htm
scroll down and either click to view the slideshow, or click on the download link to get the download.
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Disclaimer: Always follow safe practices while working with tools. What is safe for one woodworker under certain conditions may not be safe for others in different circumstances. Viewers should undertake the use of materials and methods as shown in these videos after evaluation, and at their own risk.
@ImperialistRunningDo Lacrosse bags as travel/gig bags, great idea thanks! The cases I make are shower proof, but not waterproof, you can add a lip/overhang/seal if you wish to improve its water shedding, maybe spray rubber finishes rather than paint
michaeljking 9 months ago
Finding a HARD case is almost impossible. If you're like me and live in a rainy environment (Oregon, in my case) it's easy to find a gig bag. I got mine from a thrift store for under $5 US. So it wasn't MARKED as a gig bag... it was a LACROSSE bag, and I've added a bit of padding to it (lacrosse sticks don't need much padding).
Michael, next time I have to fly, I will definitely build one of your hard-sided cases. United breaks guitars. And pickin' sticks. Etc.
ImperialistRunningDo 9 months ago
@MrRandomWritings If I can buy a case I do, and I enjoy putting a freshly made instrument in a good case but these long skinny instruments have strange requirements so it is hand made all the way!
michaeljking 9 months ago
Cool stuff Michael - I keep meanng to make a guitar case... another project for another day!
MrRandomWritings 9 months ago