Mike and Connie were just as welcoming as their instruments as we could have just sat out in their river side pavilion all day.
This close up of one of his hammered dulcimers gives an idea of his humor...
What a beautiful piece of Chestnut on that one Dulcimer. You wouldn’t believe all the wood I have squirreled away. Everything from a stunning piece of fiddleback Maple to Tasmanian Blackwood. I know and old man getting Alzheimer’s disease now, but he made 50 top quality guitars in his life, played by some of the most renowned musicians. He let me play one once. What a treat.