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[Lawrence County Dulcimer #12]
The current owner bought this instrument for 25 cents from his uncle, Whiz Gamble, before which it was stored in a barn.
[Lawrence County Dulcimer #9]
This instrument bears a label on its back as well as a stenciled "HARMONICA" in its front.
[Lawrence County Dulcimer #8]
This dulcimer was built by the accordionist Daniel McGee, who lived between West Point and Piney, Tennessee, probably in the late 1800s. His daughter, Beatrice McGee, was born in 1904, and had the box in later years, passing it on to its current…
[Lawrence County Dulcimer #2]
This instrument was owned by David Schnaufer, and dates from the early twentieth century. Its unusual sound hole is identical to that of another instrument owned by G. of Pulaski, Tennessee. Given the unusual height of the bridge and nut, this…
[Lawrence [Wayne] County Dulcimer #1]
This dulcimer originally came from Collinwood, Tennessee, and belonged to the Tucker family there as far back as the great-grandmother of one Mr. Tucker, now of Tiptonville. The nut and bridge of the instrument were replaced by its current owner.
[Hardin County Dulcimer #2]
The current owner of this instrument reported that this instrument was given to his mother (b. 1906) when she was 13-14 years old by one Edna Garner, from Hardin County. The builder of this instrument reportedly made another like it. This particular…
[Hardin County Dulcimer #1]
The previous owner, James Brady from Lexington, Kentucky, got this dulcimer from Crump, Tennessee, HW 64 between Adamsville and Savannah, Hardin County. It was found in the attic of a red log house near Shiloh National Park. Mr. Brady sanded it,…
[Giles County Dulcimer #2]
This dulcimer was purchased by the current owner for his grandmother when he was in high school to replace her dulcimer which had burned years earlier in a house fire. He remembers hearing her talk of it often and located this one which had…
[Giles County Dulcimer #1]
According to its oral history, this instrument originally belonged to Mary Elizabeth (Mary Lizzie) Follis Thurman (b. 1898), who was one of twelve children, and lived in Giles County, Tennessee, all her life. The current owner remembers it being in…
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"Jet Engine" Side Sound Hole [Dulcimer]
David Schnaufer acquired this instrument in May of 2005 through an online auction on eBay. It appears to be a mid- to late 19th century instrument.