[Davidson County Dulcimer #3]

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Title

[Davidson County Dulcimer #3]

Identifier

Davidson-3

Coverage

Davidson County, Tennessee

Dulcimer type

C

Owner

Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Date of cataloging

1998-04-28

Dimensions--overall

27 1/4" x 9 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Dimensions--fretboard

26 1/2" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/2"

Physical description

poplar; reddish stain; sound holes 1 1/2" wide including bevel, and 3/4" apart; remnants of a painted border around the body; slightly rounded corners, more so on the bottom than the top, perhaps from wear; corners are also butt-jointed, not mitred; nails machine-made in the 1870s; fretboard is not scalloped; 1 string; 2 smaller tuners; 15 frets

Geolocation

Citation

“[Davidson County Dulcimer #3],” Appalachian Dulcimer Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://dulcimerarchive.omeka.net/items/show/5.