Customer Comments Thistlegate Music About Lee Spears Contact Lee   "I build for the person looking for that final hammer dulcimer, who requires a more sophisticated and complex range of sounds."   A Spears hammer dulcimer is made by an expert craftsman with the sensitive ear of a fine musician. Spears Instrument  Thistlegate Music Finely crafted hammered dulcimers and hammer dulcimer music from North Carolina luthier Lee Spears. From the top-of-the-line Symphony Chromatic model to the astoundingly resonant European Light-Weight model, the Spears hammer dulcimer is guaranteed to have a balance of tone and volume throughout. Few can make this claim. With three decades of instrument-building experience and ingenuity behind it, the Spears hammer dulcimer is a highly sought-after item. Lee Spears has built more than 2,100 hammer dulcimers over the years, but nowadays he turns out a smaller number--adding to the mystique. Order Spears CDs from CDBaby or print an order form and order via mail. Special touches--a delicate mahogany tree standing in the sound hole-- make the hammered dulcimer made by this NC luthier a true collector's item. A Spears hammer dulcimer is crafted from the perspective of an expert engineer (he also enjoys dismantling and rebuilding Volvos) who has the finely-tuned ear of a musician. He also makes beautiful hammered dulcimer music. See a pic of a dulcimer-in-progress in Lee's shop or view close-up. A North Carolina luthier, Lee Spears also makes hammers that are prized for their impeccable balance and response. They are two-sided: wood on one side gives the traditional, bright sound and the leather-trimmed side yields mellow, muted tones.  _______________________________________________________________ N C  luthier Lee Spears makes hammer dulcimers and hammered dulcimer music Spears Instrument Company (704) 637-1334          "Each note resonates  long enough to play sweet arpeggios and decays quickly enough to play dance music...."   -Satisfied customer         Free Hit Counter