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[Lawrence County Dulcimer #9]

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This instrument bears a label on its back as well as a stenciled "HARMONICA" in its front.

[Lawrence [Wayne] County Dulcimer #10]

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This instrument was bought for $1.00 by the current owner from his aunt, who in turn had received from her husband, Charlie Gamble, who had bought it from a traveler who built such dulcimers in 1890. The purchase took place in Holly Creek in…

[Lawrence County Dulcimer #11]

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This instrument was owned by its current owner's mother, Sarah Elizabeth (Brewer).

[Lawrence County Dulcimer #12]

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The current owner bought this instrument for 25 cents from his uncle, Whiz Gamble, before which it was stored in a barn.

[Lawrence [Wayne] County Dulcimer #13]

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This instrument was strung by Henry Beckman with piano wire. It was found in a house that was built in 1895 on Chesum Creek, in western Lawrence County. A log house was at this location before the 1895 house was built, a homestead of the current…

[Madison County Dulcimer #1]

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The current owner purchased this instrument in October 1993 at Yarbro's Antiques Mall in Jackson, Tennessee. They did not know anything about its origin.

[Madison County Dulcimer #2]

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This instrument was acquired for the Old Country Store in Jackson, Tennessee, by one Brooks Shaw. Its earlier provenance is unknown.

[Madison County Dulcimer #3]

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This instrument is held by the Old Country Store in Jackson, Tennessee. Its earlier provenance is unknown.