[Lawrence County Dulcimer #6]
Title
[Lawrence County Dulcimer #6]
Description
This instrument originally belonged to the mother of the current owner, Rhoda Hood Newton, who had had it since before she was married. She was born in 1890 in Grassy, Alabama, and moved to Lawrence County when young. The current owner does not remember hearing the instrument played.
Identifier
Lawrence-6
Coverage
Lawrence County, Tennessee
Dulcimer type
C
Owner
T., Five Points, Tennessee
Dimensions--overall
27 5/8" x 13" x 3 1/4"
Dimensions--fretboard
26 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1 5/8"
Physical description
American chestnut top; poplar bottom; feet chestnut; four feet; seam down length of bottom; alternating sound holes; sides may originally have been wood for a window casing or door casing; on the nut end, the tin is bent over a nail; brass brads in tin
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“[Lawrence County Dulcimer #6],” Appalachian Dulcimer Archive, accessed June 6, 2023, https://dulcimerarchive.omeka.net/items/show/29.