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[Lawrence County Dulcimer #4]
David Schnaufer purchased this instrument from Carriage House Antiques in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, in the early 1990s. The instrument itself dates from the late 1800s, and although it is not signed, its likely builder is T. R. Goodman, as at least…
[Decatur County Dulcimer #2]
This instrument was manufactured by one J. W. Ashcraft, who called it a "harmonica".
[Gibson County Dulcimer #3]
This instrument was built by Almus Crowe of Milan, Tennessee, likely in the 1960s. According to the builder, his instruments were modeled on 19th-century instruments from the West Tennessee region. The label inside reads as follows:
"No 9 A.…
"No 9 A.…
[Coffee County Dulcimer #1]
This dulcimer was purchased by Paul Pyle of Tullahoma, Tennessee in the early 1970s, and later sold by his wife to David Schnaufer in 2002. It
A label affixed to the side of the instrument reads as follows:
THE HARMONICA
Mfg. & sold…
A label affixed to the side of the instrument reads as follows:
THE HARMONICA
Mfg. & sold…
[Lawrence [Wayne] County Dulcimer #7]
The current owner of this instrument reports that it belonged to her father, Joe Lee, of Waynesboro, Tennessee, who passed away in 1953 at the age of 83. He had grown up and lived in Wayne County, He was the only person she remembered playing it,…
[Gibson County Dulcimer #1]
The current owner purchased this instrument at an antique store in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee. The manager of the store knew nothing of this dulcimer's origin.
The top of the instrument was taken off at some point, then reattached via nailing,…
[Gibson County Dulcimer #2]
The current owner located this instrument at the same time as Gibson Dulcimer #1. No other information known of its origins.
[Davidson County Dulcimer #2]
Bought for $8.00 at a yard sale on Woodmont Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee. No other information given.
[Chester County Dulcimer #1]
This particular instrument is believed to have originated in Chester County, Tennessee. According to Mr. Evans of Henderson County, it came down through his family, where his mother had had it all his life. Interestingly, the instrument also features…
[Giles County Dulcimer #6]
This instrument, exhibiting a lot of noter wear, was probably built in the 1890s by Mark Page, grandfather of Alta May Page Hand, or possibly by her great-grandfather. Later owners tended to be in the Page family.
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[Decatur County Dulcimer #2]
This instrument was manufactured by one J. W. Ashcraft, who called it a "harmonica".