Yes -- at least go tune it and play it. If you like the sound, it is a good value for the money.
Can you help us identify the builder?
Jessica, I was the one that inquired about this MD and thanks to everyone for their help and info. I just got an email from the people having the estate sale and they said this was on the instrument: "The dulcimer is from the Dulcimer Company in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is priced $125.00 and appears to be in excellent condition."
So I suppose I should go buy it?
Yes, it does look very similar to a "The Dulcimer Factory" (Fredericksburg, TX) instrument that I own. It looks like this...
john and shirley naylor did work for cripple creek. they left there and started the dulcimer factory in friedricksburg texas. they built a lot
of instruments selling them in their own shop and in arts and crafts festivals. they wholesaled as well. for a while they supplied dulcimers
to the autoharp company of oscar schmidt. this instrument could be one of thiers or maybe a cripple creek although i think both of these
would have identifying lables
You're right Ken H. They are said to have learned from Bud Ford. I think I read the Dulcimer factory produced close to 30,000 dulcimer's . that's a lot of building.
Yeah -- yer right. Probably Ducimer Factory. Didn't they study on the Fords, or work for them, or something like that?
Ken you beat me to it, I thought that same thing. Great minds.lol
From Texas, I would think it is a Dulcimer Factory dulcimer from the Naylors. The owned and operated the Dulcimer Factory in Fredericksburg, TX.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."
I thought of Cripple Creek too, because of the soundholes. But they would have marked it, I'm sure.
No maker's mark inside.... Any idea how old it is? It reminds me of the Cripple Creek dulcimers from Bud & Donna Ford.
We (Pensacola Mountain Dulcimer Wildflowers) have had an inquiry about the builder of this dulcimer. Does anyone recognize it?
updated by @jessica-comeau: 06/08/16 09:24:05PM
