sweet sounding instrument!

First chance that I got to hear this. Sounds good and I like the way you explain about the Mawhee.

Kevin.. it was my pleasure! Getting to play the little booger was a joy once I got used to the short vsl. 25" is mighty short. Robin C... you're right about the string bands. In fact, in the pictures of old string bands which have dulcimers, even tho' you can't see them as well as we'd like, they all seem bigger than a Thomas. Now, does that mean they were made on the Prichard design, even if they weren't made by him? We'll never know now I'm afraid. Patty, Carrie, John K, thanks for the kind words. Kevin's craftsmanship was what made it, though.

Robin T... I did not know Kern used sound posts? That may be why they sound as they do! Maybe you should have it x-rayed to really find out what's there . Thanks for the kind words!

Rob, have you ever had a look at any old WV dulcimers with the sound post-type bracing? I'm wondering because of how WV maker A.R. Kern used the sound post-type bracing. (I need to get a flashlight and have a really good look inside my Kern sometime.)

Thanks for the tour, my friend! That MawHee has nice punch and that scroll & fiddle edge are a treat to see!

Thanks for taking the time to do such a nice job introducing the MawHee. Can't thank you enough. Kevin..

I can't believe to ring and sustain that body kicks out! This little dulcimer with its 7 sound posts throws a whole load of contemporary design concepts into touch in terms of generating volume and sustain. I think that if the Mawhee design had been more widely known then a lot more string bands would have had dulcimer players!

Robin

Sounds great Rob. Thanks for the demo on the table Great job Kevin

Nice visual tour of the dulcimers. At the end, we get to see how raised the fretboard is on the Mawhee replica. It REALLY sounds great on the table.