The Instruments of Homer Ledford
Dulcimer Numbers 4001 to 5000 (updated 6/25/2010)
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| 4001 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Goodman, Judy | 2505 Windsor Ave | Owensboro | KY | Both [4001 and 4002] purchased by Judy Goodman. (One gave to Mildred & Jack Foster, Downers Grove, IL.) | ||
| 4002 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Goodman, Judy | 2505 Windsor Ave | Owensboro | KY | Both [4001 and 4002] purchased by Judy Goodman. (One gave to Mildred & Jack Foster, Downers Grove, IL.) | ||
| 4003 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Robinson, Mrs Halbert | R #1, No 9, Kenny Ln | Imperial | MO | Special. Full frets, tuners, carved scroll. | ||
| 4004 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Van Arsdale, Jamie | R #8, Louisville Rd | Harrodsburg | KY | |||
| 4005 | 1976 | Roshi | No. 004 Bicentennial model. Fingerboard from Shakertown, Ky. Over 200 years old. | ||||||
| 4006 | 1976 | Babb, Dr M C | 1404 N Scott | Wheaton | IL | No. 005 (same as 4005) [Bicentennial dulcimer] | |||
| 4007 | 1976 | Roenecke, Alice | Murray | KY | No. 006 (Bicentennial) | ||||
| 4008 | 1976 | Sep | 9 | McGill, James | 400 Ranson St | Chapel Hill | NC | No. 007. Shipped 10/20 [Bicentennial dulcimer] | |
| 4009 | 1976 | Beavler, Bonnie B | 756 McBrayer Dr | Harrodsburg | KY | No. 008. Back & fingerboard from Shakertown over 200 years old. [Bicentennial dulcimer] | |||
| 4010 | 1976 | Oct | Wray, Mr | Berea | KY | No. 009. Bicentennial. Special rosewood body. White pine top ("quartered") | |||
| 4011 | 1976 | Oct | YP-1900 | Berea Fair. Full frets, fine tuners. | |||||
| 4012 | 1976 | Oct | YP-1900 | Brown, Hugh Allen | R #9, Box 118 | Greenville | TN | (Same as No. 4011) Berea Fair '76 | |
| 4013 | 1976 | Oct | YP-1900 | (Same as No. 4011) Berea Fair '76 | |||||
| 4014 | 1976 | Oct | Perry ?, Margaret | Special white pine top - Berea Fair. 4 string, [stylized heart-shaped] sound holes. | |||||
| 4015 | 1976 | Oct | YP-1900 | Berea Fair '76 (Oct.) | |||||
| 4016 | 1976 | Oct | 0446 | Watts, Allan | Morehead | KY | Berea Fair | ||
| 4017 | 1976 | Oct | 0046 | White pine top - Berea | |||||
| 4018 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Leach, Bob & Sharon | 4028 Orange Ave | Cypress | CA | |||
| 4019 | 1976 | 0446 | Linville, Albert E | 1056 E Central Ave | Miamisburg | OH | Ken Henderson model - full frets | ||
| 4020 | 1976 | Jackson, Mr & Mrs George | Dayton | OH | [number starred] Bicentennial dulcimer, no. 010 (for Mrs Jackson) | ||||
| 4021 | 1976 | Sweetheart | Ambrose, Martin | Berea | KY | Sweetheart dulcimer | |||
| 4022 | 1976 | 0046 | Spragens, George F | Box 302, Merrywood Dr | Midway | KY | |||
| 4023 | 1976 | 0046 | Blevins, Joe | 221 W Ave | Plain City | OH | |||
| 4024 | 1976 | 0446 | Downs, Betty J | 520 N 4th | Bardstown | KY | |||
| 4025 | 1976 | 0446 | Richardson, Gary | Box 412, Milligan College | TN | "Ken Henderson" model (full frets) | |||
| 4026 | 1976 | 0446 | McCollum, Sylvia | Rt 2, Box 360 | Clayton | IN | Same as 4025 ["Ken Henderson" model (full frets)] | ||
| 4027 | 1976 | 0046 | Rupp, Edward J | 6749 5 Mile Rd | Cincinnati | OH | Given to: Ann Burgett & Joyce Burgett, Arlington, VA 22205 [See 4028] | ||
| 4028 | 1976 | 0046 | Rupp, Edward J | 6749 5 Mile Rd | Cincinnati | OH | Given to: Ann Burgett & Joyce Burgett, Arlington, VA 22205 [See 4027] | ||
| 4029 | 1976 | 0446 | Kelly, Mrs Wallace M | 457 W Walnut | Lebanon | KY | Old back | ||
| 4030 | 1976 | 0046 | Summe, Eleanor | 20 W Orchard Rd | Fort Mitchell | KY | |||
| 4031 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Yesso, Andy | 203 Shawnee Trail | Georgetown | KY | |||
| 4032 | 1976 | 0446 | Full frets - Harry Schmidt's friend | ||||||
| 4033 | 1976 | 0046 | Royce, Micky | Winchester | KY | ||||
| 4034 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Brown, Tom C | R #5, Mockey Pike | Nicholasville | KY | By John France | ||
| 4035 | 1976 | Nov | 23 | 0446 | Brown, Marilyn | 314 S 3rd | Richmond | KY | Fine tuners |
| 4036 | 1976 | 0446 | Henderson, Mrs Robert | 145 Orchard St | Williams Bay | WI | Black walnut top (real old) | ||
| 4037 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Carnito, James | 1142 Fleetwood Ave | Madison | WI | _$95.00 | ||
| 4038 | 1976 | 0446 | Jones, Louise | Madison Apt #1 | Richmond | KY | |||
| 4039 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Sivek, Linda | Box 26, Miller Hall, Eastern Kentucky Univ | Richmond | KY | |||
| 4040 | 1976 | Jackson, George | 138 Wisteria Dr | Dayton | OH | [number starred] Bicentennial (model no. 011). Fingerboard from Shakertown over 200 years old. Resold to Bonnie Jean Thomas Aug. '85. | |||
| 4041 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Stintz, Katherine | Route 1, Delaneys Ferry Rd | Nicholasville | KY | |||
| 4042 | 1976 | 0046 | Perry, Norma | 256 Tahmra [Tahoma?] Rd | Lexington | KY | 200 year old back from Shakertown, Ky. | ||
| 4043 | 1976 | 0046 | Johnson, Raymond | 1904 Happy Rd | Oak Ridge | TN | |||
| 4044 | 1976 | 0446 | Wilson, Mrs Wayne | R #1 | Starr | SC | |||
| 4045 | 1976 | 0446 | Smith, Larry | 10329 Short Rd | Harrison | OH | Full frets, tuners | ||
| 4046 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Boyer, Carl F | Box 84 | Paoli | IN | _$95.00 | ||
| 4047 | 1976 | 0046 | Dickinson, J H | 149 Hilldale Dr | Nederland | TX | |||
| 4048 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Sneddon, T R | 132 N 5th | Montpelier | ID | Full frets, 4 tuners - professional musician | ||
| 4049 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Gunderman, Marlin D | 101 S 4th Ave | Villisca | IA | |||
| 4050 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Singh, Dr Jane M | 530 Hillside Ave | State College | PA | Full frets | ||
| 4051 | 1976 | YP-1900 | Wilson, Peggy | Box 232 | Whitley City | KY | Full frets, 4 tuners | ||
| 4052 | 1976 | Dec | 10 | 0446 | Brunton, Grover | 9162 Ferry Rd | Waynesville | OH | Full frets "Ken Henderson model" |
| 4053 | 1976 | Dec | YP-1900 | Justice, Mattie | Box 2024 | Pikeville | KY | Tuners | |
| 4054 | 1976 | Dec | YP-1900 | Morehead | KY | Full frets, 4 tuners (4 star shaped sound holes) | |||
| 4055 | 1976 | Dec | 0446 | Peterman, Mrs Charles | R #3 | Conneautville | PA | White pine top | |
| 4056 | 1976 | Dec | 0446 | Light, Leslie | Richmond | KY | |||
| 4057 | 1976 | Dec | Owens, Dr Byron M | R #4, Combs Ln | Somerset | KY | [number starred] 012 "Bicentennial model" $195.00 | ||
| 4058 | 1976 | Dec | YP-1900 | Elam, Martha | 1087 Meadow Ln | Lexington | KY | ||
| 4059 | 1976 | Dec | YP-1900 | Grissin, Steven L | 11103 Benson Way | Louisville | KY | Full frets, 4 tuners, $115.00 | |
| 4060 | 1976 | Dec | 0446 | Murray, Mark | 735 Cooper Dr | Lexington | KY | Ken Henderson model. Made in Dec 1976. (By Mrs. Glen Murray) | |
| 4061 | 1977 | Jan | 12 | 0046 | Sweeney, Diana | Box 699 | South Shore | KY | New fret scale starts with 4061. First dulcimer made Jan 12th 1977. |
| 4062 | 1977 | Jan | 0446 | Bradley, Mrs Fred | R #2, Indian Rich Farm | Frankfort | KY | White pine top [customer info scratched out] | |
| 4063 | 1977 | 0446 | Schaeffer, Sharon | 3824 E Kessler Blvd | Indianapolis | IN | |||
| 4064 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Hamilton, Brent | 321 S Park Ave | Jasonville | IN | Full frets, tuners [Earlier entry scratched out: David Jones, 1900 Prairieton Rd, Terre Haute, Ind. 47802] | ||
| 4065 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Fitzgerald, Casey | Guerrant | KY | ||||
| 4066 | 1977 | Frankel, Joan | Canton | OH | [number starred] "Bicentennial model" no. 13, $195.00 (last one to be made) | ||||
| 4067 | 1977 | 0046 | Harrell, Lorna | 738 Winston Hill Dr | Covington | KY | 1-431-5807 | ||
| 4068 | 1977 | 0046 | Keightley, Glen | 463 Lyndon Ave | Harrodsburg | KY | For Kurt Urmcraft, $75.00 | ||
| 4069 | 1977 | 0446 | Beigale, Martha | 7704 US 42 | Florence | KY | _$80.00 | ||
| 4070 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Huff, Jana | Box 192 | Leesburg | OH | |||
| 4071 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Spencer, William L | 1321 Bull Rd | New Lebanon | OH | _$105.00 | ||
| 4072 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Harris, Mrs E G | 8205 Corteland Dr | Knoxville | TN | |||
| 4073 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Mills, Robert L | 444 E Main | Georgetown | KY | Full frets, 4 tuners, $115.00 | ||
| 4074 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Harrod, John | Box 341 | Campton | KY | Full frets, ["S"-shaped] sound holes | ||
| 4075 | 1977 | TD-1900 | Ayers, Charles B | 2944 Creek Rd | West Palm Beach | FL | _$150.00. Was damaged by UPS [and replaced by 4075B] | ||
| 4075B | 1977 | TD-1900 | Ayers, Charles B | 2944 Creek Rd | West Palm Beach | FL | Special [replacement for 4075 which was damaged] | ||
| 4076 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Fisher, Tom | 1400 Newton St NE | Washington | DC | |||
| 4077 | 1977 | 0446 | Shine, Faith | Lexington | KY | Full frets - "Ken Henderson model" [Earlier entry scratched out: John Puckett, Bx 147, 57 W Jefferson St, Jamestown, Ind. 46147] | |||
| 4078 | 1977 | 0446 | Puckett, John | Box 147, 57 W Jefferson St | Jamestown | IN | Full frets - "Ken Henderson model" | ||
| 4079 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Jones, David | 1900 Prairieton Rd | Terre Haute | IN | Full frets, 4 tuners | ||
| 4080 | 1977 | Mar | 16 | YP-1900 | Cardello, Ralph | 169 Foch St | Eugene | OR | Special full frets, 4 tuners |
| 4081 | 1977 | Mar | YP-1900FT | Harbison, Steve | Lexington | KY | |||
| 4082 | 1977 | Mar | Sweetheart | Shine, Faith | Lexington | KY | "Sweetheart Dulcimer". Poplar top over 100 years old | ||
| 4083 | 1977 | Mar | YP-1900F | Mason, Prudence | 404 Wapping St | Frankfort | KY | Phone 1-502-223-8289 | |
| 4084 | 1977 | Mar | 0446 | White pine top, full frets (Ken Henderson" model) | |||||
| 4085 | 1977 | Mar | YP-1900FT | Miller, John K | 107 N Market | Marion | IN | ||
| 4086 | 1977 | Mar | YP-1900FT | Jones, David | 1900 Prairieton Rd | Terre Haute | IN | Pearl inlaid fingerboard. Special. [2nd name added in margin:] Lela Cornell, R #52, Box 584, Terre Haute, Ind.] | |
| 4087 | 1977 | Mar | YP-1900FT | Siler, David | 2009 E Elm | New Albany | IN |
(Ph. 1-812-945-4205) 2/25/2010 I just purchase one
of Homer’s dulcimers on Ebay, Number 4087 =SP= is the number on the
label inside the dulcimer. It also says Yellow Popular top from old
house near Lexington, Kentucky. Over 100 years old. I do not plan to
sell it. Received it today 2/25/10 Ralph and Shirley Hall Richmond, Kentucky |
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| 4088 | 1977 | Mar | 31 | Pappas, Carole & John | 3017 E Rahn Rd | Dayton | OH | Special. 2 piece back, white pine top, carved sound holes [heart-shaped], 150 year-old fingerboard from Winchester house. | |
| 4089 | 1977 | Jones, David | 1900 Prairieton Rd | Terre Haute | IN | Redwood top, holly inlaid fingerboard, ivory nut, full frets, 5 tuners. [2nd name added:] Mardecka Willis, 1105 So. Miller, Terre Haute, Ind. | |||
| 4090 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Van Vliet, Louise | 109 High St | Troutwood | OH | |||
| 4091 | 1977 | Apr | 0046 | Moore, Charles | 1105 The Lane | Lexington | KY | Tuners | |
| 4092 | 1977 | Apr | YP-1900 | Cohan, Priscilla D | 1043 Waycross | Cincinnati | OH | ||
| 4093 | 1977 | Apr | YP-1900 | Stanford, Mrs Bonnie | c/o Dover Corp, PO Box 1739 | Tulsa | OK | ||
| 4094 | 1977 | Apr | YP-1900FT | Holly inlaid 150 year-old fingerboard, 2 piece inlaid back | |||||
| 4095 | 1977 | Apr | Special. White pine top, curly walnut back, full frets, fine tuners, 150 year-old fingerboard. | ||||||
| 4096 | 1977 | Apr | YP-1900FT | Fowler, Debra | 2790 Millville Ave | Hamilton | OH | Special | |
| 4097 | 1977 | Apr | 18 | Frankel, Joan | 2366 36th St NE | Canton | OH | Birdseye pine top, butternut fingerboard with 150 year-old walnut top surface [stylized heart-shaped] sound holes (2), 2 round sound holes, full fretted, 4 tuners, $150.00 net. | |
| 4098 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Jones, David | 1900 Prairieton Rd | Terre Haute | IN | 4 pearl positions, 2 piece back inlaid, fine tuners, full frets | ||
| 4099 | 1977 | TD-1900 | Pappas, Carole | 3017 E Rahn Rd | Dayton | OH | Friend of the Jacksons | ||
| 4100 | 1977 | YP-1900 | LeBauer, Larry | 309 Orchard Way | Merion Station | PA | Fair at Cincy '77 | ||
| 4101 | 1977 | Bittman, Eileen | 2425 Adams Rd | Cincinnati | OH | Birdseye pine top | |||
| 4102 | 1977 | 0446 | O'Rourke, Jean | 614 Hillview St | Knoxville | TN | |||
| 4103 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Fingerboard undercuts [arched gaps in bottom] | ||||||
| 4104 | 1977 | YP-1900 | |||||||
| 4105 | 1977 | YP-1900 | McElroy, Joy | 1290 Bordeaux Dr | Lexington | KY |
[number circled] Frets long, old fingerboard. This selling eBay, June
20, '06 5/13/2008Dear Webmaster, Thank you so much for making the Homer Ledford Dulcimer List available online. I just discovered it yesterday and would like to add to/correct the listing for my dulcimer. I am Joy Jerkatis from Lexington, KY. Formerly known as Joy McElroy and the original and current owner of dulcimer 4105 - 1977 -YP-1900. The dulcimer has never been listed for sale on eBay or anywhere else. I bought it from Homer at the Berea Craft Fair and although I don't have the dated reciept, 1977 sounds about right. From the label in the dulcimer and other papers I received with it as well as visual examination, #4105 is described as: Special, top-yellow poplar from a house over 100 years old near Lexington, KY; fancy grain walnut back and matched sides, fine sweet tone, limited production due to scarcity of woods, 4 string, butternut fingerboard, traditional hourglass shape, 33.5" long by 6.75" wide by 1.75" deep; special whittled heart shape sound holes, rosewood tuning pegs, dogwood blossom carving at 3-5-7&10th frets, "SP" on last fret, L and dogwood "scene" on end of fretboard. Inside label signed and numbered. #4105, Homer C Ledford. ------ I really enjoy returning to this website from time to time and always discover something new. Thank you! Joy Jerkatis |
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| 4106 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Stamper, Evelyn | 100 Summit Dr | Stanton | KY | Old fingerboard | ||
| 4107 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Old fingerboard | ||||||
| 4108 | 1977 | Pirtle, Sally | 2303 Bellfield Rd #3 | Cleveland Heights | OH | White pine top, full fret[s], ivory nut | |||
| 4109 | 1977 | May | 22 | YP-1900 | McCord, Louis | R #9, Hillcrest | Richmond | KY | Frets, [undercuts in fingerboard], ivory nut |
| 4110 | 1977 | May | YP-1900 | Halton, Mary | 728 Darden Place | Nashville | TN | Frets - ivory saddle | |
| 4111 | 1977 | May | 0446 | Kornbluh, Joyce | 1005 Berkshire | Ann Arbor | MI | Full frets | |
| 4112 | 1977 | May | 19 | YP-1900FT | Perry, Lucy | Route 8 | Richmond | KY | |
| 4113 | 1977 | May | 25 | YP-1900 | Greenberg, Stephen | c/o Artista Camera Specialists, 2194 White Plains Rd | Bronx | NY | Top 150 years old, fingerboard 135 years old |
| 4114 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Kaplan, Martin | Fox Craft School | Middleburg | VA | |||
| 4115 | 1977 | 0046 | Allard, William | Newman Center, St Thomas Aquinas Chapel, Lyddane Hall, 1403 College St | Bowling Green | KY | |||
| 4116 | 1977 | 0446 | Reed, Ronald A | R #1, Grayson Rd | Eldorado | IL | (White pine) "Ken Henderson model" | ||
| 4117 | 1977 | Hall, Eli | Carnahan House | Lexington | KY | [number starred] Cherry special - white pine top [undercuts in fingerboard], full fret, tuners, inlaid one piece back. $150.00. | |||
| 4118 | 1977 | Caulkins, Irving | 225 Alfan Ct | Winchester | KY | 2 piece inlaid back, cherry top & walnut fingerboard over 100 years old, full frets, tuners, ivory nut (special) | |||
| 4119 | 1977 | 0446 | Stewart, Carolyn | (Poplar top) | |||||
| 4120 | 1977 | Jun | 15 | Sassaman, Rita | 2038 Birchard St | Toledo | OH | Special cherry (old) white pine top, pearl inlaid fingerboard, fine tuners, full frets, undercut fingerboard. $125.00 | |
| 4121 | 1977 | Jul | 2 | 0446 | Burkhardt, Rebecca | RFD #1, Box 330-E | Wellington | OH | |
| 4122 | 1977 | Special cherry over 100 years old in fingerboard and back, 2 piece inlaid back, undercut fingerboard, full frets, 4 tuners - sold at Black Mountain | |||||||
| 4123 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Auliff, Lois | 511 3rd Ave SW | Independence | IA | Undercut fingerboard =Special= Sold at Black Mountain, NC | ||
| 4124 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Pearl inlaid fingerboard | ||||||
| 4125 | 1977 | [number circled] Cherry model - pearl in fingerboard, undercut, spruce top, cherry 150 years old, tuners, full frets. "Exhibition model" | |||||||
| 4126 | 1977 | Blanchard, Fran | Winchester | KY | [number circled] Cherry over 100 years from old mansion in Winchester, Ky. Pearl inlaid fingerboard & undercut, full frets, tuners. "Exposition model". Back finish damage repair 9-26-0, otherwise perfect condition. | ||||
| 4127 | 1977 | YP-1900FT |
Fingerboard undercut 3/24/2009 Just found your
website while I was investigating what to sell my dulcimer for (my
musical desire doesn’t match my musical ability!) Didn’t realize you had a list. My number is 4127. Bought it from Homer when I was camp counselor down in Hendersonville, NC about the year 1977. He was gracious enough to let some of us play along with him on some of those “campfire evenings”. It’s the 4 string style with metal tuners and the 100 year old yellow poplar wood top. I live in Rochester NY. Regards, Marcia Mundrick |
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| 4128 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Lukey, Katherine | Box 2555, Christians Ltd | Saint Croix | VI | [number starred] Virgin Islands. Repaired Jan '91. | ||
| 4129 | 1977 | Lyons, Gene M | 1521 Watavia Rd | Toledo | OH | All old cherry except white pine top (old) (old table they furnished) | |||
| 4130 | 1977 | 0446 | Voorhees, John | Box 420, R #5 | Covington | KY | For Pauline Bolnater[sp?] | ||
| 4131 | 1977 | 0446 | Keller, Linda | 612 W Line St | Minerva | OH | |||
| 4132 | 1977 | 0446 | Boiko, Patty | School of Nursing | Harlan | KY | Undercut fingerboard | ||
| 4133 | 1977 | YP-1900 | |||||||
| 4134 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Burkhardt, Rebecca | RFD #1, Box 330-E | Wellington | OH | |||
| 4135 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Leach, Richard | 4 St Andrews Dr | Glen Falls | NY | Special model - 2 piece back - pearl - tuners | ||
| 4136 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Garren, Mr William R | R #3, Box 264 | Travelers Rest | SC | |||
| 4137 | 1977 | 0446 | Nelson, Arthur | 2019 Franwall Ave | Wheaton | MD | Sold at Black Mountain 1977 | ||
| 4138 | 1977 | Aug | 30 | YP-1900FT | Hembree, Mrs Carolyn T | 5501 Milan Ave #3 | Cincinnati | OH | 2 piece back, Sold at Black Mountain 1977 |
| 4139 | 1977 | Schwartz, Wynne | 741 President St | Brooklyn | NY | Old spruce top - all cherry tuners, full frets, [undercut] fingerboard. Sold at Black Mountain. | |||
| 4140 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Garrison, Mildred L | 102-G Lamancha Dr | Asheville | NC | Fingerboard same as 4139 - 4 pearl markers, 2 piece inlaid back. (Black Mountain) | ||
| 4141 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Horton, William S | 9428 Emory Grave Rd | Gaithersburg | MD | |||
| 4142 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Poole, Rory | 135 Combs Ferry Rd | Winchester | KY | |||
| 4143 | 1977 | 0446 | Tipton, Sylvia | 6078 Latonia Ave | Cincinnati | OH | |||
| 4144 | 1977 | Sep | 13 | YP-1900 | Harris, Marty | Box 15044H | Tampa | FL | Tuners |
| 4145 | 1977 | Conna, Ted | One Folly Ln | Westboro | MA | Special. Fine tuners, pearl positions (4), 2 piece back, full frets. Sold at Black Mountain. | |||
| 4146 | 1977 | 0446FT | Ovington, Patricia | 3312 Michael Rd | Kalamazoo | MI | 4 pearl dots | ||
| 4147 | 1977 | [number starred] Curly maple (special model at Berea Fair, Oct 1977 - value $250.00) | |||||||
| 4148 | 1977 | Oct | 23 | 0446FT | Harling, David E | 3405 Lenox Ct | Greensboro | NC | Sold at Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 4149 | 1977 | Oct | Special FT, [stylized diamond] sound holes O. Berea Fair. | ||||||
| 4150 | 1977 | Oct | 1 | Boyes, Jacqueline | 760 Prindle | Sharon | PA | Special old spruce top - full frets. Sold at fair (Berea Fair). | |
| 4151 | 1977 | Oct | Yoke, Esther | 8262 Chesswood Dr | Cincinnati | OH | Special cherry 2 piece back, ivory, spruce top, tuners, full frets, pearl inlaid fingerboard. | ||
| 4152 | 1977 | Oct | YP-1900 | Yankovich, Mrs Melba | 3391 Winthrop Dr | Lexington | KY |
Exhibition model, Berea Fair, 1977 $295.00
3/17/2009 Just wanted to drop you a line and give you the status on
this dulcimer and a little bit of it's history. It is still in the hands
of the original owner, Mrs. Melba Yankovich and after several moves, it
is now with her in Sherman Texas. Melba first came to Homer Ledford's door to have he fathers fiddle repaired. While there in his shop, she saw this dulcimer, which has a 5 pointed star inlayed on the fretboard and fell in love with it then and there. (Texas gal from the *Lone Star* *State*). At the time, Homer wanted to hang onto this dulcimer since he had built it as a show piece for the upcoming Berea Fair. Melba being Melba worked on him till he gave in, (Did I mention she's a Texas gal?) and he eventually sold her the Dulcimer. (If I know her husband Uncle Johnny, he was probably offering Homer plenty for it. He loves her like none other and he would see her happy no matter the cost.) (I still have this image in my mind of a bewildered Homer Ledford standing in his shop with a handful of cash trying to figure out how he was going to build that replacement dulcimer in time.) Dulcimer #4155? About 2 years ago, I came across someone playing a dulcimer on the net and thought it had a beautiful sound and it might be something I could learn to play. I went on to do as much research as I could, learning about the Luthiers of today and the great Luthiers of the past including Homer Ledford. Eventually, I settled on a builder and placed an order. While I was waiting for it to be delivered, the subject of dulcimers came up during a phone conversation with Aunt Melba. She mentioned that he had a dulcimer too. I was thinking since she had played the piano some that she must mean a hammered dulcimer, but she said no, it was a mountain dulcimer and that she bought it from a very nice man in Kentucky name of Ledford. I about fell out of my chair! Here I am just about to start my journey and already there is Homer Ledford in the family! Melba and Johnny moved from Kentucky to Austin Texas around 1980 and had been living there until just recently when Johnny's failing health forced them back to Sherman. The dulcimer is in great shape and I insist she keep it out so she can enjoy it. I have left her some CD's of dulcimer music and I bring my dulcimer with me when we visit for added inspiration. Happily, she is now taking some tentative steps on learning to play. Regards, Whit Dieterich Shady Shores, Tx. |
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| 4153 | 1977 | YP-1900 | |||||||
| 4154 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Chlumsky, John | Box 1535 | Topeka | KS | [number circled] Full frets installed, 11/15/77. This dulcimer was stolen and later recovered - I removed block lettering the thieves put on it, May '82. | ||
| 4155 | 1977 | Pober, Ken | 214-A Rebecca St | Pittsburgh | PA | [number circled. Original entry scratched out] Special cherry 2 piece back, pearl inlaid, old spruce top. Was sold to Ben Hunt, High Point, NC, instead, Dec '77 | |||
| 4156 | 1977 | 0446 | Wright, Roger | 2524 32nd St, Apt 12 | Northport | AL | "Ken Henderson model" | ||
| 4157 | 1977 | 0046 | McGahan, Audrey J | 2507 Gettysburg Rd | Camp Hill | PA | |||
| 4158 | 1977 | 0446 | Fudenski, Rev Chuck | 401 Oak | Keosauqua | IA | "Ken Henderson" model | ||
| 4159 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Copple, Mike | 302 S Walnut | Salem | IL | Tuners | ||
| 4160 | 1977 | TD-1900 | Kennedy, Elsie | Frankfort | KY | ||||
| 4161 | 1977 | 0446 | Rice, Larry | Lexington | KY | [Earlier entry scratched out:] Rebecca Burkhardt for Mary Jo Weales, 1102 Sarasota Dr, Tallahassee, Fla. 32301 | |||
| 4162 | 1977 | YP-1900 | |||||||
| 4163 | 1977 | Baumohl, Art | Lexington | KY | Cherry 150 years old - matched pine top (old), full frets, 4 pearl markers, tuners [stylized heart and circular sound holes] | ||||
| 4164 | 1977 | 0046 | Adamski, Daniel | 3920 Homewood | Toledo | OH | |||
| 4165 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Cornett, Terry | 378 Bob-O-Link Dr | Lexington | KY | Tuners | ||
| 4166 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Burkhardt, Rebecca | Full frets. For Mary Jo Weales, 1102 Sarasota Dr, Tallahassee, Fla. 32301. | |||||
| 4167 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Fisher, Vera | Dayton | OH | [number starred] With tuners & 4 dots. George Jackson's friend, Dayton, O. Fishers. Full fretted Apr '79. | |||
| 4168 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Harbison, Jane | 161 Preston Ave, Apt 1 | Lexington | KY | 1-266-0389 | ||
| 4169 | 1977 | Nov | 18 | Smith, Joseph E | 324 Conway | Frankfort | KY | Rosewood, spruce top, F. T., carved scroll. (564-7130) | |
| 4170 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Bullington, Judy | R #3 | Carlisle | KY | |||
| 4171 | 1977 | Angermeyer, Kathy | 150 year old cherry, 20 year old spruce, 2 piece inlaid back, F. T. Fiddler with "Cabin Creek Band." For her father, Xmas - Wisconsin. | ||||||
| 4172 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Lovett, Mrs Wells | 2829 Eastern Pkwy | Owensboro | KY | 2 piece back, F. T. - pearl positions | ||
| 4173 | 1977 | 0046 | Rallings, Gene | 109 Stamper St | Corbin | KY | |||
| 4174 | 1977 | 0046 | Newman, Lilly | R #6 | Richmond | KY | 1-527-3131 extension 42 | ||
| 4175 | 1977 | 0446FT | Schenck, Jo Ellen | 4160 Stone Creek Way | Cincinnati | OH | |||
| 4176 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Burkett, Joe | Dayton | OH | Tuners. Jackson's friends | |||
| 4177 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | Slabuda, Steven | R #1, Box 276 No 1 | Eagle Creek | OR | |||
| 4178 | 1977 | 0046 | Fly, Rev David | 1801 Anderson | Manhattan | KS | |||
| 4179 | 1977 | YP-1900FT | McGee, Phil | R #1 | Charlestown | IN | |||
| 4180 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Peacock, Barbara | 12 Seaview Dr S | Rolling Hills | CA | [number circled] Damaged in shipment. Will replace. | ||
| 4181 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Greenthaler, Janis | 59 Pittis Ave | Allendale | NJ | |||
| 4182 | 1977 | Weales, Mary Jo | Sarasota | FL | (Rebecca Burkhardt's mother) | ||||
| 4183 | 1977 | YP-1900 | Hotchkiss, Dr William | Box 397 | Broadway | VA | |||
| 4184 | 1977 | 0046 | Flucker, Terri | 379 Rogers Ave | Macon | GA | |||
| 4185 | 1977 | 0446FT | Crim, David G | Winchester | KY | ||||
| 4186 | 0446 | Meyer, Mrs Patricia | 918 S Lombard | Oak Park | IL | ||||
| 4187 | YP-1900 | Ervin, W J | 2613 Oriole St | Brunswick | GA | ||||
| 4188 | YP-1900 | Hanninger, Steven J | 1776 Willoway Circle S | Columbus | OH | ||||
| 4189 | 0446 | McCown, Susan | 301 Shelby St | Frankfort | KY | [number circled] Repaired side 4-20-05 | |||
| 4190 | Burton | Special cherry 2 piece back, full frets, tuners | |||||||
| 4191 | YP-1900FT | Hicks, Donna | 547-B Crestview |