McNally Strumstick
Alternate name(s)
- Appalachian dulcimer
Maker
McNally Instruments
Date2001, November
Place MadeHibernia, New Jersey, United States, North America
ModelStandard Strumstick G-29
Serial No.32802
SignedPrinted in black ink on clear label: [the following printed on left side of label: M / c [underlined] / November / 2001] MCNALLY STRUMSTICK® / [illegible signature in blue ink] / [illegible signature in black ink] / # 32,802DescriptionThree steel stringsSoundboard: one-piece spruce
Back: slab-cut maple
Sides, neck, and head: one-piece padauk
Head: separate recesses for each string with translucent tan plastic insets at front edge of each
Heel cap: none
Binding: none
Fingerboard: integral with neck; 12 diatonic nickel-silver frets
Nut: nickel-silver fret
Bridge: walnut
Tuners: one worm-gear machine tuner made from half of a guitar tuner assembly; chrome-plated with decoratively-stamped plate
Rosette: none
Finish: clear
Linings: none
Neck block: none
End block: none
Top bracing: none
Back bracing: none
Strap: black and silver cord
DimensionsTotal McNally strumstick length: 754 mm (29-11/16″)
Back length: 280 mm (11-1/32″) Lower bout width: 109 mm (4-9/32″)
Rib height (including edging): 26 mm (1-1/32″)
Head length: 96 mm (3-25/32″)
Head width: 22 mm (7/8″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 391 mm (15-3/8″)
Neck width, nut: 22 mm (7/8″)
Neck width, heel: 22 mm (7/8″)
Soundhole diameter: 19 mm (3/4″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 576 mm (22-11/16″)
Credit LineGeoffrey Robert Rezek Collection, 2014
Object number14939
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