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The first dulcimer up using persimmon I harvested a while back.

That is a very nice looking dulcimer. The only persimmon I had was a very unimpressive plain looking sand color with a few black dots.

Make sure you come back here with more pics once the finish is done. The pics you put up on facebook show off the curly grain better than this pic.

Here are a couple more pics

That's some good looking wood Dale.

How is persimmon to bend? Would it be good for binding?

I have built some guitars with persimmon backs and sides. It bent quite easily for me. I have used it for bindings. Again, it bent easily. The wood I had was a bit grayer (or greener depending on how you perceive the tint), but against walnut sides and a redwood top, it made nice binding.

Thanks Bob! I'm always on the lookout for locally available woods for binding.

Yes, it's good binding stock.

I've only gotten a couple of fingerboard pieces with black streaking; mostly it's grey.

Brian, I found it one of the easiest woods to bend. Didn't think of this before, but maybe I should cut some binding strips from some of the boards with little heartwood and wormy sapwood.