The Ultralight is a design Russell Cook started in 1983 after watching an older couple attempt to load their large 45 pound hammer dulcimer into the trunk of their automobile. After decades of fine tuning, Master Works has managed to get the weight of this cutting-edge instrument down to approximately11 pounds!
It is the most instrument for the dollar available on the market. — Russell
This performance-quality hammer dulcimer includes a Sipo soundboard, Morado bridges, Maple pinblocks, and Cherry or Walnut endrails.
The Ultralight includes these features:
Choice tapered soundboard to improve vibration and response as well as reduce weight
Precisely designed pinblocks to reduce weight
Solid Alder back to improve sound quality and reduce weight
Wound strings on lower courses
Available in Three Configurations
Ultralight
16 treble and 15 bass courses.
Ultralight Chromatic
5 additional notes make this dulcimer fully chromatic from bottom to top.
Ultralight Chromatic Extended Range (XR)
The extended range option adds an entire octave to the bottom range of the Ultralight Chromatic.
