Researching a dulcimer I think it is a Bob Lazenby
General mountain dulcimer or music discussions
I'm completely new to dulcimers and am attempting to learn to play this instrument.
I'm sure Mr. Lazenby get's tired of people asking him questions, so I won't ask it directly. Maybe somebody else knows. This dulcimer was given to my by my dad. He didn't know much about it other than he got it on a trip to Tennessee and enjoyed it over the years. He said he watched a guy making instruments through a window and he bought this one. There is a music store tag inside it from Pigeon River Music with an address of 101 Marshall Street, Pigeon Forge, TN and a phone number that is no longer in service. There is also a sticker that is coming lose and is smudged that looks like it says "Bob Anne Lazely" in cursive blue ink with a date that says 1/(not decernable)/80 in the same blue ink. The instrument is made completely of a blond type wood, had 5 wooden tuning pegs, three nails for the string loops, lower "F" style holes at the bottom, and two round holes at the top of the body. After a little research, I concluded that it was probably Bob Lazenby that made the instrument based on the Pigeon River Music store. After finding his profile on this site, the "Anne" makes more since to me.
The questions: 1. What kind of wood is this probably made from? 2. I ordered a set of Roosebeck 5 string dulcimer strings. What do I tune them to? I can find what you tune 3 string dulcimers to. Any other info about this dulcimer (model, tuning, etc) would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Dewey Landrum
