JRS Concertmaster

This is the JRS Concertmaster.  All Concertmasters are one of a kind.  This is for the serious, professional player and/or recording artist, who is looking for a hammered dulcimer with the purest tone and best tonal balance available today.
 
2/19/19/9 Bridge Configuration—4.5 octaves (3.5 Chromatic)
Range - D2 to A6
Weight - 16 lbs to 20 lbs depending on wood selections
Asymmetrical Body (Vertical Treble Bridge, closer Bass Bridge)
Tapered Double Arched Variable Gradient Density* Soundboard
VGD* - Sitka Spruce over African Sapele or Sapele over Spruce
Triple Spline Finger Joints at Bass Chamber
Double Spline Finger Joints at Treble Chamber
Tapered Pin Blocks
Laminated End Rails (Wide Variety of Exotic or Figured Outer Laminations)
Solid Tulip Poplar Back
Tapered, Coved, Beveled, Scalloped and Inlaid Exotic Hardwood Bridges
Inner Body and Bracing totally sealed
Signature JRS Double Rosette Design
Standard JRS Corner Scrolls
18 Graduated String Gauges
10 - 14 coat Nitrocellulose Lacquer Hand Rubbed Finish
Individually “Voiced”
Signed and Sealed Document of Origin and Authenticity
 
Base Price:  $4495
 
This instrument is available in an XR model with the extended notes on the right, or an XL model with the extended notes on the left.
 
(Includes Tuning and String Gauge Chart, Star Tip “T” Handle Tuning Wrench, Battery Powered Digital Chromatic Tuner, JRS Hammers, String Polishing Cake)
 
Many upgrade options are available.
 
Accessories to Consider:
Song of the Wood Case for $159
Premium Case for $265
JRS Fully Adjustable Stand
JRS Signature Hammers