Ward Appalachian Dulcimer

Ward, M. · 1935

<p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by M. Ward in Tipton, West Virginia, in 1935. It is a double-bout dulcimer made of spruce and black walnut, with bouts hinted at by small indentations on each side of the “waist” of the instrument. The dulcimer has a wood nut and a wood bridge elevated on a wood slab, 17 metal frets, 2 f-shaped sound holes, and a guitar-like head with 6 mechanical side tuners with pearloid tops. There is a typed index card taped to the back of the dulcimer:</p>