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Adam Lawrence of Jam Court Mountain Dulcimers has been professionally involved in the music industry for over twenty years. As a Music Business major at Anderson University in Indiana, he studied classical guitar and voice and he has performed in numerous venues as a soloist and as the founder of a contemporary Christian music group that included dulcimer instrumentation. Adam is currently an active member of the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimer Club. and all of this passion for music and his wide experience in music production goes into each an every Jam Court dulcimer.

What makes Jam Court dulcimers different from other dulcimers? Well primarily it’s because you can have one crafted to your own complete custom design. Unlike most “off the shelf” instruments, for a dulcimer that expresses your unique personality and playing style you need more than a choice of two or three walnut/spruce models that a dealership may offer. As Adam explains “If you want Bolivian rosewood back/sides, Honduras mahogany top, and a curly maple fretboard with ebony overlay then we can do that. We let you select the wood type for every piece that goes into your dulcimer. You can even give us your dimensions for side depth, fretboard width and fretscale! We also do custom inlay using pearl and wood marquetry and we have a few unique soundhole themes from which to choose or we can work with you to incorporate your own hole shapes. As well as that we offer side binding (to enhance beauty) and a double back (to enhance resonance).”

At Jam Court various selections of hardwood can be used to overlay the fretboard and head. This allows for a softer wood to be used for the fretboard, for increased resonance, while protecting the playing surfaces with a more durable, dense wood. Also, using a contrasting overlay color enhances the beauty of the strum hollow and the curved relief carved into the head.

The sound hole themes on the dulcimers are non-traditional insofar as the holes are offset at an angle from one side of the soundboard to the other. The shapes themselves vary in size and orientation to give a more natural look. The unique bridge pin cover hides the pins while providing a surface for decorative inlay, while the side binding, a decorative wood trim along the edges of the sides, can dress up a dulcimer and make it extraordinary. To personalize your dulcimer, Jam Court can also inscribe under one of the sound holes with something that is personal or meaningful to you, for example a bible verse, poetic phrase or a person’s name.

And at 37 ½ inches in overall length and a standard 2 ½ inch side depth, Jam Court’s dulcimers have a big sound that stands out in a crowd.

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To go to the Jam Court Mountain Dulcimer webpage, click here.

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