Most mountain dulcimers have three or four strings over a fretboard laid out diatonically. A common tuning is D A d, from the bass string to the melody string, though players use several others.
On a four-string dulcimer, the melody string is usually doubled into a pair. Our DUL1220 set follows that standard four-string arrangement:
- .012 and .012 for the doubled melody course
- .012 for the middle string
- .020 for the bass string
If your dulcimer has three strings, the set still fits. You'll just have a spare melody string.
DUL1220 is loop end, so it fits the pins on a traditional dulcimer without any adaptation. Its gauges are chosen to feel even across the strings and suit a lightly built instrument.