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Annotated Checklist of Appalachian Dulcimers
Makers
Davis, Bill
Good, Jim
HERE, Inc.
McKinney, E. D.
Stokes, Raleigh
Thomas, J. E.
Wimer, Mr.
Checklist in Chronological Order
NMM 1123. Appalachian dulcimer attributed to [Yethro?], Harlan County, Kentucky, ca. 1885-1900. Double-bulged sound box, upper bout narrower than lower bout. Carved-out pegbox with simplified scroll; friction pegs. U-shaped fretboard/box. Four of 4 strings fretted on 17 frets. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: L. Allen Smith, A Catalogue of Pre-Revival Appalachian Dulcimers (Columbia: University of Missouri, 1983), p. 93.
NMM 1122. Appalachian dulcimer by J. E. Thomas, Bath, Kentucky, July 4, 1912. Double-bulged sound box, upper bout narrower than lower bout. Carved-out pegbox with simplified scroll; hand-carved, wooden friction pegs. Incised lines along edges of top and bottom, as well as fretboard. Two of 3 strings fretted on 17 frets. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
Lit.: L. Allen Smith, A Catalogue of Pre-Revival Appalachian Dulcimers (Columbia: University of Missouri, 1983), p. 83.
NMM 4358. Appalachian dulcimer by Mr. Wimer, near New Martinsville, West Virginia, ca. 1925-1950. Double-bulged sound box, upper bout narrower than lower bout. Angular sides with concave, cut-away corners. Carved out pegbox with simplified scroll; carved, eight-pointed star on each side. Fretboard missing. Three, laterally-inserted friction pegs (missing). Inlaid soundboard design around soundhole. Gift of Editha and Patty Looman, Mannington, West Virginia, June 1988.
NMM 13074. Appalachian dulcimer by Raleigh Stokes, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1967. Double-bulged sound box, upper bout narrower than lower bout. Carved-out pegbox with simplified scroll; machine tuning pegs. Top- and back-wood cut on diagonal. Solid fretboard, not carved into U-shaped fretbox. Inlaid wooden position markings at 3rd, 4th, and 6th frets. Three of 3 strings fretted on 17 frets. Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.
NMM 13073. Appalachian dulcimer by E. D. McKinney, Yukon, Missouri, May 1975. Serial No. 3. Double-bulged sound box, upper bout narrower than lower bout. Carved-out pegbox with simplified scroll; friction pegs. Purfling along edge of top and bottom of sound box. U-shaped fretboard/box. Inlaid mother-of-pearl position markings at 4th, 8th, and 12th frets. Four of 4 strings fretted on 15 frets. Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.
NMM 4359. Appalachian dulcimer by Jim Good, Gandeeville, West Virginia, ca. 1975. Master Tone Model. Split-log resonator with bark; rectangular soundboard. Carved-out, open-backed pegbox with stylized, elongated scroll; friction pegs. U-shaped fretboard/box. Three celluloid position markings at 3rd, 6th, and 10th frets. Four of 4 strings fretted on 17 frets. Gift of Editha and Patty Looman, Mannington, West Virginia, June 1988.
NMM 13072. Appalachian dulcimer by HERE, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, ca. 1975. Single bulge in sound box near saddle end. Incised lines following curve of exterior wall on sound board, imitating purfling. Pegbox integral to fretboard; machine tuning pegs. U-shaped fretboard/box. Three of 3 strings fretted on 17 frets. Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.
NMM 13075. Double (courting) Appalachian dulcimer, U.S.A., ca. 1975. Rectangular sound box with slightly convex sides. Two pegheads, integral to fretboards, positioned at opposite ends and sides of sound box; machine tuning pegs. U-shaped fretboards/boxes straddle joints of three-piece top. Three of 3 strings fretted on 17 frets for each fretboard. Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.
NMM 5947. Appalachian dulcimer by Bill Davis, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1976. Double-bulged sound box, upper and lower bout of equal size. Carved-out pegbox with simplified scroll; friction pegs. U-shaped fretboard/box. Celluloid nut and bridge. Five of 5 strings fretted on 17 frets. Gift of Lydia Lund, Wilmette, Illinois, in memory of her husband, Armon Lund, 1996.
NMM 13071. Appalachian dulcimer, U.S.A., ca. 1985. Single bulge in sound box near saddle end. Carved out pegbox with traditional three-dimensional scroll; friction pegs. Typical, U-shaped fretboard/box straddles joint of two-piece top. Tailpiece integral to fretboard/box. Four of 4 strings fretted on 15 frets. Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.
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