Lexie, that looks nice. I think the perfection pegs look good with it in lieu of the traditional wooden pegs. I do understand why you went with them verses wooden pegs, due to physical issues in your hands. Ultimately, it is *your* instrument, and as long as you are thrilled with it, that is all that should matter.

Friends, I would have liked to get my Thomas with wood tuners, but I have lots of damage in my hands from RA. Some days it is difficult to pinch regular tuners to tune my dulcimer and stringing up takes lots of time.

I just accept that I need to find ways to work around my limitations and pay lots more for it.

I am really happy there are perfection tuners for those who have difficulty using their fingers

Lexie, Kevin built you one beautiful instrument. It will be a joy to play. Please keep the wooden tuners if at all possible. With the right balance of beeswax and chalk on the pegs there should be easy to tune. I guess I am old fashioned but I feel a traditional looking dulcimer looks best with wood tuners. Looking forward to a video of you playing this beauty.

Thanks everyone, it is a beauty and Kevin is a good luthier and a great person to work with I really enjoy him.

I know what your saying Ken Hulm, my hands and fingers just don't work well for wood tuners, I am disappointed that perhaps I won't get an absolute traditional instrument one day. This is why I went with perfection tuners, I want to be able to play it and tune it up where I won't be getting frustrated.

I am just thrilled that I am able to give myself a Ed Thomas Replica, it is kinda my big birthday present to me, sense my birthday was at the beginning of the month.

I will try a video with it as soon as I can.

Absolutely lovely! I'm sure you will enjoy it!

Yep! Kevin made another beauty

Another great job done by Kevin. It's a beauty, Lexie.

Great work Kevin. Lexie you will really enjoy that dulcimer.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

That's really nice, Lexie. Kevin does beautiful work.

Learn to work with the real wooden tuners. They are not that hard to get used to. I have a Thomas replica from John Knopf, and its wooden pegs tune as smoothly as autoharp pegs; not quite as easily as geared tuners, but still easy. If you're going to have a traditional style dulcimer you owe it to yourself to keep it traditional.

That's beautiful Lexie. I'm sure you will enjoy it. I can't wait to see a video of you playing it

That's a beautiful dulcimer! I hope you enjoy it.

Really really lovely, and mean tone too! Ya done good, kiddo.

I haven't received it yet, but soon. Kevin did beautiful work on my Dream Dulcimer.

I will be so very pleased, it will be such a treasure for me. Yes, it is all walnut.

Is that all walnut? It's beautiful!