Monroe Burrage Dulcimer
Back in the early 2000s, I purchased this dulcimer at a little gift shop, “The Wormy Chestnut” located just off of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, Virginia. At that time, I already owned two other dulcimer since the 1980s, but I did not play very often. This new instrument had a very sweet sound and it revived my love of dulcimer playing. I realized that it was a superior instrument when compared with the other two that I owned.
The craftsmanship is gorgeous and the sound is wonderful. It is one of my favorite dulcimers.
The label inside the dulcimer shows that it was built by “Monroe Burrage, 2631 Harvard Ave., Durham, NC 27703 on May 18, 1999.” It is instrument #186.
Is anyone familiar with this builder? I would love to learn more about him and see other instruments that he built.
