There's something about mahogany and spruce that makes a lively zingy dulcimer.  This is the 2nd mahogany/spruce dulcimer (#5 was the first), and immediately the sound jumped out at me.  I took extra steps on this dulcimer, filling the pores on the fretboard with Crystalac and inlaying abalone fret dots, then oiling the fretboard with a mixture of Tru-oil and Minwax Antique oil until it is slick and smooth.  The rest of this dulcimer was finished with Tru-oil.  This dulcimer was sold to a Woodcraft store manager who also plays the guitar.

Name: #12
Composition: Sitka spruce top, African mahogany fretboard inlaid with abalone fret dots, African mahogany sides, blocks, one-piece figured back, scroll head, Bolivian rosewood bridge and nut, VSL: 25-11/16"
Strings:  012, 012, 014, 024 bronze wound

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