CARVED HANDMADE FRETTED DULCIMER AMBROSIA MAPLE AND WALNUT ELECTRIFIED MOP INLAY

Description

THIS HANDMADE DULCIMER HAS BEEN BUILT BY ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTIC PEOPLE YOU COULD EVER MEET
JUST LOOKING AT THIS INSTRUMENT SHOWS YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT FIND SOMETHING COMPARABLE TO THIS
MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN EVERY VENDOR TENT OR STORE TO COMPARE TO THE INTRICACIES AND FINE ARTWORK DONE BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL
HE IS IN HIS 70s BUT DID THIS
CIRCA
20 YEARS AGO
HE IS A WOODWORKER EXTRAORDINAIRE
I  ONLY PRESUME THAT THIS INSTRUMENT HAS AN AMBROSIA MAPLE TOP AND WALNUT SIDES AND BACK WITH MAHOGANY FOR THE CARVED BIRD HEAD
IT IS SET UP TO PLAY WITH AN AMPLIFIED SPEAKER JUST BY PLUGGING IN THE CORD TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE ADAPTER WIRE TO THE
AMPLIFIER THAT IS INCLUDED
THE
LIKE NEW TX15 COMBO
HAS 15W POWER, AN 8" CRATE WOOFER WITH A PIEZO TWEETER FOR CLEAN, FULL-RANGE SOUND, 2-CHANNEL OPERATION WITH XLR INPUT ON ONE CHANNEL FOR PLUGGING IN A MICROPHONE, 4-BAND MASTER EQUALIZER, DUAL RCA CD INPUT, AND A 1/4" HEADPHONE JACK. CRATE INCLUDES 120V WALL CHARGER/ADAPTER WITH THE
TX15 TAXI COMBO AMPLIFIER
.
FEATURES
15W BATTERY POWER
8" WOOFER WITH PIEZO TWEETER
2-CHANNEL OPERATION
XLR INPUT ON 1st CHANNEL FOR PLUGGING IN A MICROPHONE
4-BAND MASTER EQUALIZER
Dual RCA CD INPUT
1/4" HEADPHONE JACK
WITH THE AMPLIFIER COMES A
CRATE FACTORY PADDED
DOUBLE ZIPPER, WITH VELCRO CLOSURE AT THE BOTTOM, WITH
SHOULDER STRAP, HAND STRAP. AND BUILT-IN ACCESSORY POUCH
VOLUME CONTROL ON EACH INPUT
LOW/LOW MID/HIGH MID/HIGH ADJUSTMENTS
RUBBER FEET TO SET UP AT FRONT ANGLE, FLAT ON BACK SPEAKER UP, FLAT ON LEFT SIDE SPEAKER DIRECTIONAL ON 3 FEET
DUST IS FROM SITTING AND NOT BEING PLAYED
THE BACK STRAP IS A BUTTON TYPE RATHER THAN A SNAP WHICH IS MORE DIFFICULT FOR LADIES AND THEIR "FINGERNAILS"
THIS DULCIMER HAS NOT BEEN  PLAYED ON A REGULAR BASIS
THE CARVED HEAD OF A BIRD AND THE INLAID SCRIMSHAW OF THE COCKATIEL, EAGLE, LOVEBIRD, AND FEATHER GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF HIS ABILITIES
THE INLAY WOOD DESIGN AROUND THE TOP RIM ARE NOT TO BE FOUND ON MANY INSTRUMENTS LIKE THIS WHICH GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF HOW MUCH LOVE AND TIME WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS
THE BIRDS THAT ARE CUT OUT ON THE TOP AND THE BIRDS ON THE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAYS JUST LET YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT BE LISTENING TO THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF  BIRDS WHEN YOU PLAY IT
THE CLOTH COVER IS QUILTED INSIDE TO GIVE PROTECTION TO THIS MAGNIFICENT INSTRUMENT CLOSED AT THE END BY VELCRO
I WILL USE A PROFESSIONAL SHIPPING SERVICE TO SEND IT OUT
IF YOU NEED MORE PICTURES, LET ME KNOW.
FREE SHIPPING TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONLY