[Madison County Dulcimer #2]

[Madison County Dulcimer #2]

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

Madison-2

Madison County, Tennessee

C

Old Country Store, Jackson, Tennessee

Huron, Tennessee

S. Conatser; D. Schnaufer

27" x 10 3/4" x 4 1/16"

25 1/2" x 1 5/8"x 1 3/4"

poplar; very heavy; dark stain; hand-planed top; 3/8" wood; 1/2" lip; mitered corners; darkgreen triangles at corners; 16 frets, each 3/4" wide, have been filed to make them less low-action frets; shows evidence of having been refretted; first fret is on metal; 4 strings; two layers of metal at tuner end of fretboard; evidence of writing on back: "BMW" and "BW"