Not a great photos, but here you can see what I am looking at.
Again, it's a TK-4, teardrop, but looks very similar to what you show in your photos. Tail cap, nut, and bridge look the same too.
The reason I am thinking TK-9, is I have a TK-4 sitting here with the exact same scroll head, and tuners. I have an email form Jim Woods from a month ago that reads "The TK4 was an early kit offering from McSpadden. It makes a very nice dulcimer but with a small voice. It was superceded in the late 70s by the TK9 which was slightly larger. Then in the mid 80s McSpadden changed to only offering one kit model, the Sweet Song, with an hourglass shaped body and a flat peghead."
Keep us posted, please. Interesting!
Ah, well good luck pristine2.
Yes, email info@mcspaddendulcimers.com I am sure they will be happy to confirm or deny. 
I'm with Ken. It looks like it's maybe a McSpadden TK-9 kit.
Thanks Kandee! I sew, but I don't quilt. Please share a photo of yours when you are done creating. I don't have any trouble finding my stand when coming back from a break at a workshop, and I think it's fun to be different.
Joe, I'm curious, how did you remove the lacquer from the frets without damaging the fretboard?
Dusty, you had me going. What great story. 
Welcome fellow Tar Heeler. Not sure where on the OBX you are, but there is a group listed that meets in Morehead City that can probably help you out. Contact information can be found at www.everythingdulcimer.com under the Clubs tab.
Also, there is the North Carolinians Plus group, here on FOTMD you can join, if you haven't already.
Good luck, enjoy your dulcimer journey.
Enjoy them Terry, I know our house is happier with them playing upstairs. (They're a little loud) I always know that my son is happy when I hear him play.
Shared this video with my so who plays ocarina. He told me he has seen a lot of David Erick Ramos' videos, and that the wall of ocarina's seen in this video are about 1/10th of what he owns.
I picked up one at a sale shaped like an Armadillo for my son who plays ocarina. I don't think anyone even knew what it was, because they sold it to me for a quarter. It's definitely unique!
Rob N Lackey, Thanks for sharing. This is a goal for me; I think I will be ready having watched and learned from others, in 2016. There are many fun places in the Raleigh where we could do this. I'd also like to try different days, hence the Meetup platform, because that mixes it up a bit too. Some venues will be better on a Saturday afternoon, some on a Friday night, or whatever.
I gave up on the d'Addario calculator when I got to the part where I needed to enter tension. 
Rob N Lackey, I really like your idea about having the beginner part 1st. Since the advanced players have the option of arriving later, it takes the guilt out holding them up by us beginners.
Do any of you have experience with running a Meetup group for dulcimer jams? Our many groups in Carolina have good, reliable, meeting places, like community centers and churches, but maybe moving around to places like bottle shops, and country stores would help to recruit new players.
It looks like 6 strings, maybe, because there are 6 machine heads. It looks like Galax to me, and there is a noter under the strings at the top. Also no 6+ fret. It's at an estate sale this weekend, so I don't know what they are asking, but it does sure look interesting. The people are moving to the beach, taking very little, and apparently not in love with the dulcimer, or never learned to play it...
Does anyone recognize this dulcimer, and if so, what’s a fair asking price?
Seems to work well on Old Joe Clark. I vote for Sticks for the name.
I was at a workshop on Saturday and the instructor was handing out little patches of moleskin for our thumbs because some of the beginners didn't have callouses on their thumbs yet. That's not my problem; I may need bigger gloves to accommodate my callouses! Just kidding.
Good portable solution too Robert. How did you attach it to the tripod?
Wout, ik heb genoten van je video's van u het spelen van de botten. Je spreekt erg goed Engels. Bedankt voor het delen.
Ah, the Green Stamp book...How far we have come!
My memory is not what it used to be either. Playing instruments, learning new songs, and striving to play better helps me focus. Which in my opion, sure beats forcing myself to do Sudoku and crossword puzzles!
Good things take time, and come in little boxes. But not too little.
I hope you will share some photos of your finished projects!
Interesting style. Produces a much quieter sound.
K0k0peli, Interesting lyrics. Jimmy Buffett would be proud. Glad you found your avatar. I can almost see you strumming around your house amid your many musical toys, but maybe a little less blue.
I am about to switch to .011 on my melody string, .013 on my middle, and .024 from .012- .014- .024. My VSL is 27, but I will stay with DAd (probably spelled that wrong) as I am playing with so many other players who are in that tuning. These string gauges were recommended to me by a respected instructor at a recent workshop I attended. He played my dulcimer, appeared thoughtful, then told me to try those gauges. He's either a genius, or well, not. We'll see!
For anyone wondering, Wahine (wah-Hee-neh) is my moniker on the Ukulele Underground forum. It's Hawaiian for woman, or female. Seemed appropriate. 
k0k0peli, what is the meaning of your screen name?
Same places as you D, but since recently recruiting my little finger, I am working on building one up on the side of my pinky too.
Strumelia, What about your shortest middle finger? 
K0k0peli, Just joined the UU forum. Beginner Uke player, with lot's to learn. Looks like a great place to do it. Thanks for your recommendation. ~Wahine
My family doesn't mind my practicing, as long as it is outdoors. 
Your's, and Bob's, bones (spoons) playing videos were very inspiring.
