Holly Tannen Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) McSpadden Teardrop Dulcimer, handmade by Larry Mcspadden of McSpadden Dulcimers, Mountain View, Arkansas. Spruce top, walnut back and sides. Excellent condition, tuned and ready to play. Serial # FT34WS, made in March 2005. Vibrating string length 28 1/2 inches. This dulcimer is signed on the back by Larry McSpadden. Never seen one like it before! I’ll tell you the story if you like. Beautiful tone, best-quality tuners, low action (strings set close to fretboard to make it easy to play), satin finish. The flat peghead makes it easy to attach an electronic tuner. It looks like the bottom is made of solid walnut, rather than laminate (plywood) like earlier McSpaddens. I've polished and re-strung it. It comes with McSpadden backpack-style case, a set of spare strings, three large thin triangular flatpicks, a fretboard chart, teaching handouts, and your choice of dulcimer instruction books. $450 or best offer. Includes free shipping. Edited September 5, 2020 by Holly Tannen I made a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoterMan Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 "It looks like the bottom as well as the top is made of solid walnut, giving it a brighter ring than dulcimers with laminate (plywood) backs." FYI -- the top is NOT Walnut; it appears to be Spruce. And solid wood does not necessarily give a dulcimer a "brighter" ring; in fact, the glue between layers of laminate seems to have that effect -- the glue is harder than the wood and reflects sound differently than solid wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Tannen Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Oops, sorry. You're right, Noter Man. It's a spruce top. Gotta stop posting late at night. I didn't know that about laminate. I thought McSpadden upgraded from laminate to solid wood backs in 2008, but I could be wrong about that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoterMan Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Yes, they did change from plywood to solid woods at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark.Nelson Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Hi Holly! Hope you are well. You still got this puppy? I have a friend who is looking for her first instrument. Onward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Forget Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Is this beauty of a dulcimer still available? Cheryl Forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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