[Giles County Dulcimer #6]

[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.

Giles-6

Giles County, Tennessee

C

P., Pulaski, Tennessee

Pulaski, Tennessee

D. Schnaufer, S. Conatser

1997-10-30

27" x 13 3/4" x 3 3/4"

26 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 1 5/8"

poplar wood; tapered top; dark stain; strings are heavy piano wire, with 2 strings still left and are probably original; 15 frets, not staples; 4 strings; 3 of 4 eyescrew tuners present; flathead nails, 5 scallops on fingerboard