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Thanks very much, Steve!
I know this is an old post, but I love this John.
John, all I can say is "Wow". You've exceeded all my expectations once again. For others interested in the dulcimers of Nathan Hicks I've attached a link to a website I discovered tonight recognizing the Nathan Hicks House as part of the National Registry of Historic Places. It's over 40 pages of photos taken on Beech Mountain (most of historic homes of the Hicks family) and related architectural information and Hicks family history. Enjoy.
http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/ER/ER-Reports/ER%2018-0245.pdf
Nice looking work, as usual, John.
Well, I finally got this huge dulcimer (almost) finished! It's a replica of a poplar dulcimer built in 1934 by Nathan Hicks of Watauga County, NC. As you can see, there are nails all around the top and bottom. Maybe Nathan didn't trust the strength of his glue? I don't know. It's heavy, but it sounds real good. The original dulcimer is at the U of K in Lexington, KY, in the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music.
The wood is poplar, same as the 1934 one it's patterned after in Lexington, except for the modifications done to it by John Jacob Niles.
Looks like a faithful reproduction of one of Hick's dulcimers now at the Met. What wood did you use, John?