[Giles County Dulcimer #5]

[Giles County Dulcimer #5]

This instrument belonged to the current owner's mother, Ella Whett Faulkenberry (maiden name), b. 1892, from Lincoln County, Tennessee. She had learned to play when she was very young, playing with a noter stick, or sometimes a clothes pin, and with the fingers of her right hand. She played mostly church songs, and sang with herself.

Giles-5

Giles County, Tennessee

C

B., Prospect, Tennessee

Prospect, Tennessee

Top: 26 1/2" x 12", Bottom: 29 3/4" x 13", x 3 1/2"

26 3/8" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

chestnut wood; top 3/8" thick; 15 staples for frets; sides of body and of fretboard are grooved.