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“Mike Clemmer is one of the foremost innovators and builders of the mountain dulcimer. His handcrafted instruments have taken the Appalachian dulcimer into the 21st century while remaining true to the nostalgic sound we all know and love. They are a true pleasure to play.” — Michael Shull

All Clemmer Dulcimers Feature Walnut Backs and Sides.

“I’ve never seen an ugly piece of walnut and the wood is very consistent.” — Mike Clemmer

a Variety of Hand-rubbed lacquer finishes

customized sound Hole carvings

fully customizeable fretboard

“I would buy a Clemmer capo as soon as I buy my dulcimer. You know you’re going to need it down the road. They’re hard to find. Mike’s are good quality and they seem to fit about any width fretboard.” — Maureen Sellers

“My wormy chestnut dulcimer from Mike Clemmer has a warm old-time voice in that Tennessee-Violin body. From tunes played with a noter to accompanying contemporary choral works, to playing rich 4-note jazz chords with the extra bass note we customized, it is a versatile instrument. And people always comment on the beauty of its look and sound.”— Steve Eulberg

“One reason Mike Clemmer is a great dulcimer builder is because he is a great dulcimer player. He knows what musicians are looking for and he knows how to make it happen.”— Steve Seifert

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All my instruments begin with high grade solid woods. The tops are air dried down to 6 or 7 percent humidity, book matched, and then hand tuned by using a fiddle bow and rosin. After determining the resonant frequency, I scrape the wood until the tone is consistent for both pieces. — Mike Clemmer

Guitar Scale Length Dulcimer Butternut TopWith Budded Cross and Vines CarvingsStandard Length DulcimerWormy Chestnut TopWith Vine Carvings

Courting DulcimerWormy Chestnut TopWith Vines and ƒ Hole Carvings

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Only The Best Grover Tuning MachinesChrome, Gold or Black Nickel

Standard Tops

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Wormy ChestnutAmbrosia

Birds Eye MapleLacewood

Curly Soft MapleCurly Cherry

“Helen, my Mike Clemmer MC-2 is a dream come true: great tone, awesome functionality, and beautifully designed. She upstages me every time!” — Bing Futch

“Its smooth, woody tone was the perfect sound for my Christmas album. Its like the Gibson 335 of dulcimers.” — Butch Ross

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“The Ban-Jammer made by Mike Clemmer plays with the greatest level of clarity and ease of any banjo-dulcimer being made today. The instruments are also beautifully made, highlighting the talent and skill of a gifted luthier.” — Sarah Elizabeth

“I love the old-time sound of the Ban-Jammer. If Steve Martin is right that it is hard to be sad when you play a banjo, playing a Ban-Jammer makes one grin from ear to ear, all while playing a dulcimer!” — Steve Eulberg

“I had the pleasure of being the first to record with Mike’s prototype Ban-Jammer #1. It gave us that old-time banjo sound we needed for my Appalachian Sunday CD. They have only gotten better since then.” — Michael Shull

“For those of us who always wanted to play banjo, but just aren’t coordinated enough for all those strings and all those frets, give one of Mike’s Ban-Jammers a try. His “Road Kill” flat board design produces an amazingly big and authentic sound.” — Tull Glazner“The first time I played a Clemmer Ban-Jammer, I knew I had found the tone I had been looking for in a banjo-style dulcimer. I love playing my Clemmer!” — Steve Seifert

“I had been looking for a distinct sound in a banjo style dulcimer and I found it in the Ban-Jammer. It really rocks!” — Jeff Hames

“Mike Clemmer’s Ban-Jammers are fun to play and sound great! I love mine!” — Maureen Sellers

“All the fun of a banjo, all the sound of a banjo,

all the ease of a dulcimer.17 frets of drum headed

goodness! — Lee Rowe

We have a very simple philos-

ophy at the Wood-N-Strings retail store in Townesend, TN: Stock the store with instru-ments and accessories that we, as musicians, enjoy. Some folks tell us they love our store so much they plan their vacations around a visit.

We have a huge selection of acoustic instruments but we also keep an eye on the small stuf, like pickin chairs, music stands short enough for dulcimers, a va-riety of picks includ-ing Herdim, Dun-lop and Pointless, bowed psalty bows, Black Beuty Strings, Wedgie pick holders, strap locks, autoharp fingerpicks, Gro-ver machine heads, instrument stands, electronic tuners of all sorts, dulcimer themed jewelry from wood to gold, and perhaps the largest selection anywhere of dulcimer related CDs and books, includ-ing hard to find books from the most popular performers.

Visit our website for pictures and pric-es, but if you can’t find it, give us a call!

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Give us a call today. Our business hours are 10 to 6 (Eastern) Monday - Saturday. Better yet, stop by if your in the neighborhood and join us for a friendly Saturday evening of music on our Pickin Porch, May - October (schedule on website). 7645 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. • PO Box383 •Townsend, TN 37882

(865) 448-6647www.ClemmerDulcimer.com