Special bass hammered dulcimer
Special model with curved bridges
The pictured instrument is a special bass hammered dulcimer. Thanks to its extremely curved bridges, it cannot only be played with hammers, but also with a bow.
- tone range from contra C to c0
- systematic-chromatic arrangement of the tones in half-tone steps, alternating right and left
- one, two and three-string chorus
- the contra C has an oscillating length of 99 cm (39 inches)
- electronic sound pickup if requested
- pedal-operated muting system
- available in different kinds of wood
- resonance board made of slow-growing solid spruce
- a keyboard stand can be used as a mount
- size of the instrument:
length 144 cm, width 44 cm, thickness 24 cm (57 × 17 × 9 inches) - size of the case with compartment 150 × 56 × 30 cm (59 × 22 x 12 inches)
- weight including case approximately 30 kg (66 lbs)
Marc Ramser and Remo Crivelli play the bass dulcimer together (with a bow and hammers)