Handmade Appalachian Dulcimer "Moonglow" made with ancient Kauri Wood from New Zealand
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Description
Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted, plucked musical instrument which is also referred to as a "mountain dulcimer", "lap dulcimer", "hog fiddle", "fretted dulcimer" or simply "dulcimer"
Named Moonglow, this hand crafted dulcimer is hourglass shaped with a diatonic fretboard. The top (soundboard) and sides are made from Ancient Kauri Wood, that is mined from tar pits in New Zealand where it fell more than 30,000 years ago.
Special Instructions
Radio carbon dating places the age of the Ancient Kauri trees that are being excavated from the northland of New Zealand at 50,000 years old. This is the maximum limit of radio carbon dating, it is probable that this wood is even older. The harvesting of Ancient Kauri is an ecologically sound practice. Because the harvesting of this wood entails no cutting of any standing trees, and all of the land that the trees come from is redressed to its original contours, Ancient Kauri is totally eco-friendly.