brass or delrin rod for hammer dulcimer

[Dave Rudolph]

I am building a hammer dulcimer and i was wondering if there is a big difference between delrin and brass? And would there be a difference in sound if I used brass on the side bridges only?

[Charlie Schultz]

Hi Dave and welcome to the forum. Have you looked in our library? There is a lot of stuff in our library on HDs- here are a couple links that talk about brass vs. delrin:
http://www.mimf.com/old-lib/hamdul3.htm
http://www.mimf.com/old-lib/hamdul4.htm

See http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php ... 965#p18277 to search further.