The Black Dulcimer sold

The Black Dulcimer is a primitive hybrid instrument made from a painted metal tin with a long scale neck, fretted dulcimer style. It has four stings, two bass drone strings and two high strings tuned to the same note which are fretted together to create the melody. The fingerboard is made from a piece of maple with steel wire threaded through it to make primitive, but effective frets, a technique I'd like to experiment with more in the future. When played, The Black Dulcimer sounds like a banjo played through bagpipes in a bathroom.

The Grubby sold

This is a 24.5 inch scale, three string guitar made from a Hoyo de Monterrey de Jose Gener cigar box. The neck is maple, with interior bracing made from cedar and pine. The entire thing has been distressed and then stained to make it look like it was just unearthed from the estate of some old Mississippi bluesman.