All items may vary from photos, as everything is handmade and one of a kind.
D-33 Grand Strumstick & Soft Case
Our most popular Strumstick, the D-33 with Spruce Top is our best selling Strumstick by far.
The D is longer with a wider body than the G, is tuned lower, and has a fuller, richer tone. Spruce is the standard wood for soundboards for Guitar, Violin, Piano, and more, and makes a great sounding Strumstick. There is a high visual contrast between the white Spruce top and the red Padouk neck and sides, and you see white/red/white looking from the side.
Bob McNally
"I designed the Strumstick for people who don’t play an instrument, and are sure that they can’t play an instrument. Think of it like Tinkertoys; most people enjoy sticking the pieces together to see what they come up with. So it is with the Strumstick; since whatever you do sounds good, you can “stick the pieces together” and see what you come up with…Music!"
Bob McNally has been making instruments since 1973, and recordings since 1981. While holding a degree in plastics engineering, he is self taught in music and instrument making. He worked as an engineer for one year following college. After being laid off in a budget cutback, he turned to teaching, repairing, and eventually building guitars, banjos, and dulcimers. Around 1981, he developed and subsequently patented, the Backpacker’s Guitar, and began a career of inventing instruments (including the Strumstick, the Doorchime, and the Swingchime) which continues to the present. In 1983 he started Hand-crafted Recordings, using his own instruments to record Handmade Christmas Music, followed by other recordings, including The Flowers of Edinburgh (in collaboration with harper Laurie Riley). Presently residing in the hills of Northern New Jersey with his wife and two children, he pursues both recording and instrument making in a creative and sometimes unorthodox fashion.
Shipping
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Items purchased through our Craft Fair Exhibitors will have applied shipping rates set by the exhibitor and will vary. Allow 2 weeks for orders to ship.
Exhibition Shipping Rates are not calculated at checkout, but will be invoiced separately to reflect the exact shipping cost of the item.
*Please note that all online and in-person purchases of Exhibition work while the show is up will remain in the gallery until the show's end date. After the show's end date the work can be picked up or shipped to you.
Special Rate Items are items that are over-sized or not eligible for free shipping over $250. You total order will be charged a flat rate of $25 to ship. Special Rate Items will be noted as such in the item's description.
General Shipping Rates are calculated based on order total:
| Total Order | Shipping Charge |
| Up to $50.00 | $10.00 |
| $50.01 - $100.00 | $12.00 |
| $100.01 - $150.00 | $16.00 |
| $150.01 - $200.00 | $20.00 |
| $200.01 - $250.00 | $24.00 |
| $250.01 and up | FREE |
The shipping prices are for orders shipped within the Continental United States. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico or international orders, please call or email for special shipping requirements. Express shipping is available. Please call 973-948-5202 for a specific price quote.
Sales Tax
Peters Valley is required to charge sales tax on purchases shipped to New Jersey.
Insurance
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Pick-Up Only Items
Some items are only available for Local Pick Up.
If you are ordering online and see the error message below, these items will prevent you from choosing a Shipping Method. Please select "Pick Up" for your order to proceed. If you are ordering multiple items and would like deliverable items shipped, please create two separate orders: one for Pick Up items, and one for Delivery items.
