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How to Build a Hammered Dulcimer Book: Additional Notes, Cautions and Warnings

A Dulcimer Builder's Do-It-Yourself Guidebook

Chapter 4: Making the Rails

Maker's Caution To prevent "snipe" or "cupping" on the end of the rails, you may want to plane the rails to thickness before cutting them to length. That way you can cut off any cupping or snipe before fitting the rails to the dulcimer.