Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer built by the late luthier E. Dale Eckard under his popular label, Smoky Ridge Dulcimers.Eckard was a well-respected craftsman based out of Claremont, North Carolina. He specialized in building these lightweight, hourglass-shaped folk instruments, typically using native solid hardwoods like cherry, maple, and walnut. Your instrument is pictured resting vertically inside its custom, heavily padded hard-shell case.About the InstrumentType: Appalachian Mountain Lap DulcimerShape: Classic Hourglass body configurationStrings: Usually setup with a 3 or 4-string configurationFretboard: Diatonic fretting system, which makes it highly accessible and easy to learn for beginners sold as is included is 1 pick and 3 replacement strings