Dryandra Dulcimer 
Designed to be very light in weight while still big in tone. Its range is 3 octaves from c to d3, and is fully chromatic from low e. The Dryandra model has bronze, iron and steel strings in a smaller footprint than the Washington model below. Semitone bridges are placed on the far right hand side of the soundboard in just the place you'd expect them to be. This is the instrument I now play. I use King Billy pine for the soundboard which gives a gloriously clear tone. The wrestplanks are of Danish beech, a light enough but split resistant timber. I usually use Tasmanian blackwood for the fascias but you could choose from myrtle beech, cherry or mahogany.
American Style Dulcimer A versatile instrument which is very easy to play. It's range is 3 octaves from c to d3, and is fully chromatic from f# to d3, the range covered by most treble instruments. The interval across the treble bridge is a major fifth, and a fifth between the treble and adjacent bass strings. This makes the keys of D, G, C, and F major particularly accessible. The strings are steel down to g, and wound below that, and all courses are triple strung. This is the instrument for which my book and cassette tutor, Getting Started is designed. A fully professional instrument. Price: $2,250
Washington Model 
Woodgate Dulcimer This is designed as a budget instrument for the beginner. Its tuning is similar to the American style dulcimer without a few of the more obscure accidentals. A light weight instrument, it uses two strings per course. It is strung throughout in steel. Tuning wrench and hammers are supplied, as with all dulcimers. A monopod stand is supplied and fitted. Range is g-d3. 
Dulcimer after Smith of London 
