1976 Hee Haw Plank Dulcimer

The Hee Haw Plank is a solidbody dulcimer designed by musician, Tut Taylor and marketed on the Hee Haw TV show in 1976. The instrument's shape hearkens to Tennessee music boxes, crudely built Appalachian dulcimers from the late 1800's and early 1900's, rectangle in shape and made without any curves in the body.

This Hee Haw Plank is complete with the original box. The photo above shows both the front and back of the instrument.

The Hee Haw Plank is a solid piece of wood, 2 feet in length. In order to facilitate an acoustic tone, the rear has been chambered out to provide a little extra resonance.

Although the fretboard and bridge are injection molded plastic, proper wood fretboards and bridges can be handcrafted in making your own. Here are the full dimensions:

Because of the simplicity of The Hee Haw Plank, you can make one longer and increase the scale length to a standard 26 or 27" dulcimer scale. However, if you want to recreate The Plank in its original form, here are the fret distances:

The Hee Haw donkey logo and Tut Taylor's signature are also branded into the instrument. Learn more about Hee Haw's cast member, Taylor on his Wikipedia page here.

The fretboard is numbered, allowing you to play ten different songs printed on the back of the box.

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