A musical work of art

It may not be a painting or a sculpture or a digital piece of art but it is a work of art nevertheless.

One of my prized music instruments is my McSpadden mountain dulcimer. I haven’t been playing it the past few years and I decided it was high time I get it out and use it. It’s a lot of fun to play and listen to. Christmas is coming soon so I’m practicing and relearning some songs just in case I get brave and play in public should an opportunity present itself.

It has an ebony fret board, spruce top, cherry body, and geared tuning pegs. The case is solid built. I also bought a brass capo and a strap. It is a beauty to look at and touch.

My custom made mountain dulcimer by the McSpadden company in Arkansas. I had a couple of extra frets installed when I ordered it that aren’t normally on most dulcimers. I also had it made with double top strings and extra slots on the nuts just in case I wanted to use four strings instead of three. The two top strings are positioned close together and tuned the same and played together.