I built this all walnut dulcimer from a kit. The kit was made by Cedar Creek Dulcimers. It is a very nice kit. I ended up making a few modifications to the kit: I hollowed out the underside of the fret board, the top and bottom overhang the sides and I used violin tuning pegs. I replaced the plastic nut and bridge with those made from ebony. I inadvertendly cut the grove on the underside of the fret board the entire length. To hide that, I added a small piece near the nut and a piece at the bottom of the dulcimer. I finished it with my own concoction of tung oil and polyurethane. The dulcimer looks nice and I find the sound to be very pleasant. I will post a sound video once I get a bit better at playing the dulcimer.