Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer Made by HORA, Romania
Dulcimer Description
Mountain Dulcimer made in Romania, 615 mm scale length, laminated spruce top, laminated lime back, maple sides and neck. This dulcimer has a special design to take up the minimum of space and give the maximum sound at a very reasonable price.
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Appalachian Dulcimer History
Although the Appalachian dulcimer first appeared in the early 19th century among Scots-Irish immigrant communities in the Appalachian Mountains, the instrument has no known precedent in Ireland or Scotland. Because of this, and a dearth of written records, the history of the Appalachian dulcimer has been, until fairly recently, largely speculative.
Because few historical records of the dulcimer exist, the origins of the instrument were open to speculation until recently when Ralph Lee Smith and L. Alan Smith reconstructed the instrument's history by analyzing older dulcimers. The organological development of the dulcimer divides into three periods: transitional (1700 to mid-1800s), pre-revival or traditional (mid-1800s to 1940), and revival or contemporary (after 1940).
The overall shape of the instrument has taken many forms, but the most popular are the hourglass, the ellipse, the teardrop, and a long narrow trapezoid or rectangle.
Optional Accessories
- Dulcimer Synthetic Cover, padded interior, zipper closure - $19.97
Hora Reghin History
HORA was founded in 1951 by the master luthier Roman Boianciuc who built the first violin in Reghin.
With a tradition of almost 60 years, a turnover of 5 million euros and about 300 workers, HORA is the biggest factory for bowed instruments and guitars in Europe. Now the factory produces yearly more than 50.000 guitars, 5.000 mandolins, 10.000 violins and 2.500 cellos and double basses.
In the last years, HORA has had more and more success with traditional ethnic instruments like mandolins, mandolas, Irish bouzoukis, cobzas, domras, balalaikas, hammer dulcimers, Appalachian dulcimers, psalteries, cimbaloms, panflutes. There are not many producers of such instruments at a professional standard and HORA found a good market niche for them.
The concern for the environment made HORA use more and more water based lacquers which suit even better not only the traditional instruments but also the guitars and even violins. The finish with this kind of lacquers produces open and powerful sound of the instrument.
The spruce and maple wood is from Romanian Carpathians Mountains seasoned naturally for 5-10 years. Exotic wood like mahogany, rosewood, ebony is also used.
HORA distributes its instruments all over the world through distributors and also by retail. 80% from the production goes to well known distributors from U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Israel, Russia, Japan etc.
The musical instruments produced by HORA are quality confirmed by ISO9001 certificates and comply with the demands of a very broad spectrum of customers. They provide support to beginners, are reliable for experienced players and give inspiration to virtuosos.
Shipping and Handling
We ship WorldWide, usually within 1-3 business days after payment is received, using Priority Shipping service provided by Romanian Post. Please allow 7 – 14 business days to receive the instruments to your country. All sales taxes and shipping cost are the responsibility of customers.
The instruments are sent in mint condition, with fragile supplement, wrapped in bubbles, with polystyrene plate top and bottom.
Please check your instrument at arrival! If item arrives damaged because of improper handling or it is lost we will NOT be made responsible unless the buyer will report this at the local post office and give me a registration number of the claim.
Return Policy
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with the goods that we have supplied, please return them to us within 30 days of receipt. Goods must be unopened and in a condition suitable for resale. We will process a full refund as soon as we can. You are responsible for the cost of returning the goods, unless the goods are damaged or broken in which case we will pay for return postage costs. You may cancel your order within 30 days of receiving the products.
Goods must be unopened, unused and in a perfect condition, fit for resale. You must inform us of your cancellation by email or letter within 30 days. Keep a receipt of postage of your cancellation notice or a confirmation of sending a cancellation email.
Payment Details
We accept credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal payments right away. For security reasons all payments will be processed by PayPal.
All sales taxes and shipping cost are the responsibility of customers. International customers won’t pay taxes but additional custom charges could apply.
