Scottish Dulcimer for sale on Flog It!

[Dick Glasgow]

ATTENTION Dulcimer Players!
There is a Scottish Hammered Dulcimer on 'Flog It' BBC 2 right now!

Very like the Antrim Dulcimer in size & shape, but being sold in Paisley, I think.
3 Strings per course, black sound board, Gold coloured Chess Men Bridges & two triangular sound holes with two Shamrocks on a stem, in each!
Time is now 4pm & it'll be coming under the hammer very soon!

Flog It! BBC 2

Cheers
Dick

[Dick Glasgow]

It sold for £90!

Looked like all it needed was a duster ........ & a new set of strings!

Cheers
Dick

[Dick Glasgow]

You can watch it again here:

Flog It!

It is discussed from 3:15 to 5:50 & sold from 19:38 to 21:12!

N.B. It belonged to her Grandad & is described as a C19th instrument!

Cheers
Dick

[jack]

Interesting, I'm surprised it made so much.
It looks fairly typical construction and although the chess men bridges were less common in Scottish dulcimers, they were used sometimes. Although it's only an 8/8, octave bass tuning would still give 2 1/2 octaves.

I have an old dulcimer that belonged to Jimmy McHugh that has chess men bridges and f shaped sound holes. Unfortunately most of the bridges are missing but one of these days I'll get round to doing something with it.

[Dick Glasgow]

Just think Jack, once you retire, you'll have plenty of time to fix it up!