The Cumberland is a cousin to the Little Lynzie Ann travel dulcimer.
The Cumberland is named after the Cumberland mountain region of the Appalachian mountains where I live.
The Cumberland is set up for noter/drone or fingerdance style playing only.
I make two versions. One has a longer peghead and the other has a short.
They have a 19.5 inch vsl.
1 inch wide by 1 inch tall fretboard. The narrow width allows for faster, smoother strumming of those fast fiddle tunes. And the height gives you plenty of room to run the fretboard with your noter and not drag your knuckles on the soundboard.
The long version measures approximately 27 inches long and 3.5 inches wide.
The short version measures approximately 24.5 inches long and 3.5 inches wide.
Here's some photos of the first prototype long version.
And below is some photos of the short peghead version of the Cumberland:
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